# P-51D Mustang

Escort fighter. A new engine. A longer reach.

Object · Fictionalized · Established

Stable ID: `margin-aces-aircraft-p51` · Revision 2 · Updated 2026-10-30

Context: [Margin Aces](/field-guide/collections/margin-aces/)

[Web page](/field-guide/entities/margin-aces-aircraft-p51/) · [JSON record](/field-guide/entities/margin-aces-aircraft-p51/record.json)

## At a glance

- A steady hand. Tight twin guns and balanced handling reward a clean firing line. In this notebook its specialty is precision twin guns. All twelve aircraft are available from the hangar; the selection is a playful comparison of handling, not a reconstruction of historical opposing forces.

- Real aircraft design · fictional arcade handling and matchups.

## Appearances

- [Margin Aces encyclopedia](/gamelab/projects/marginaces/) (context: [Margin Aces](/field-guide/collections/margin-aces/))

- [Margin Aces: About the Machine](/tiltlab/machines/margin-aces/about.html): Named in this published page.

## Dated changes

- 2026-10-30: Added from the named source to the Field Guide.

## Open questions

- What changed the Mustang’s high-altitude prospects? The Merlin installation changed its high-altitude performance. Engine development and fuel range mattered alongside the visible shape of the airframe.

## Sources

- [Margin Aces encyclopedia](/gamelab/projects/marginaces/)

## Reference library

### Source reference

![P-51D Mustang, from the Margin Aces aircraft sprite.](/field-guide/assets/references/margin-aces-aircraft-p51/01-notebook-aircraft-v1-1200.webp)

P-51D Mustang, from the Margin Aces aircraft sprite.

[Download full-size image](/field-guide/assets/references/margin-aces-aircraft-p51/01-notebook-aircraft-v1.webp) · [Original project image](/gamelab/marginaces.html) · v1 · SHA-256: `294da73e201bcdd7b0e8cb1c372c6cde94802abc942cc0dff17bb1dae0eeb128`