Performance of the Fw 190A on the Deck?

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Originally Posted by Franek Grabowski

Bill, it is obvious that P-51B/C was aerodynamically slightly different than D/K. I cannot say for sure, but I suppose there might have been some other slight differrencies, eg. in props.

Forgot to answer this in detail. The external differences were to remove turtledeck, change the slope of the windscreen, add the bubble canopy, increase the Root chord to five a steeper angle of the inboard wing to fuselage.

Internal differences, Uplocks for wheels, increased thickness of ammo doors and add 2x .50's plus 660 rounds of ammo, and beef up the vertical stabilzer spar/fuse attach structure..slight change in horizontal stabilizer incidence

Props same except K had a slightly different prop, only to extent of removing sleeve at propeller hub. Same wing except as noted above

Later the D got metal elevators, tail strake.

Net - 51D cleaner, heavier, slower than P-51B-15 with same prop and engine in both airframes - about 10-12 mph on a statistical average via flight tests at Wright Pat and Eglin and NAA facilities.