North american p-51 mustang 3D Модель

the north american aviation p-51 mustang is an american long-range, single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber used during world war ii and the korean war, among other conflicts. the mustang was designed in april 1940 by a team headed by james kindelberger[of north american aviation (naa) in response to a requirement of the british purchasing commission. the purchasing commission approached north american aviation to build curtiss p-40 fighters under license for the royal air force (raf). rather than build an old design from another company, north american aviation proposed the design and production of a more modern fighter. the prototype na-73x airframe was rolled out on 9 september 1940, 102 days after the contract was signed, and first flew on 26 october.