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North American P-51 Mustang

Mechanical warbird controls with speed-dependent stick loading, elevator-trim relief and separate piston-engine cues.
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North American designed the Mustang for a British requirement in 1940. Early aircraft used Allison engines; Merlin-powered developments became associated with long-range escort missions. The P-51D introduced the familiar bubble-canopy configuration.

Postwar service was followed by civilian display and racing. Racing Mustangs can carry extensive modifications, with equipment and handling that differ from wartime or restored warbird configurations.

North American P-51D Mustang

Powerplant
Packard V-1650-7 Merlin, 1,490 hp↗
Seats
1↗
Max takeoff weight
12,100 lb (5,490 kg)↗
Wingspan
37 ft 0 in (11.28 m)↗
Length
32 ft 3 in (9.83 m)↗
Never exceed
505 mph (439 kt)↗
Max speed
437 mph at 25,000 ft↗
Cruise
≈275 mph typical escort cruise↗
Service ceiling
41,900 ft↗
Range
950 mi internal fuel↗
Internal fuel
184 US gal↗
First flight
1940 (NA-73X prototype)↗

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British origins and the Merlin transformation

North American proposed a new fighter when Britain approached it about manufacturing P-40s. The resulting NA-73X flew in October 1940. Later experimental installations of the Merlin engine led to the P-51B and C, giving the Mustang a major role in long-range escort over Europe. Those two designations reflected production at Inglewood and Dallas respectively.

The bubble canopy and a postwar return

The P-51D’s bubble canopy improved the pilot’s view, while revised armament and ammunition feeds were among its other changes. After the war, jets displaced many Mustangs from frontline service. Redesignated F-51s returned to combat in Korea, where their range supported missions from Japan and they subsequently served in close-support and interdiction roles.

A first Mustang solo at sixty-nine

Schiff had wanted to fly a Mustang for years before finally asking owner David Price. The invitation was immediate, but the preparation took more work: T-6 practice was followed by the insurer’s requirement for a Mustang instructor’s endorsement. At Stallion 51, Lee Lauderback provided extensive ground instruction and flight exercises. Schiff compared the seriousness of the course with his airline transition training.

Waiting to take off alone in Cottonmouth, he felt as anxious as he had on his first solo decades earlier. Once airborne, the acceleration and view were memorable, along with the need to keep adjusting rudder and elevator trim as speed and power changed. He found the aircraft manageable when flown with care.

A wartime encounter he remembered for decades

Anderson’s chapter opens with a mission that continued returning to his thoughts long after the war. Escorting bombers in a P-51B, he became engaged with German fighters and found himself in a close encounter with an opponent whose ability he respected. He remembers being occupied with the immediate work of flying, watching the other aircraft and protecting his wingman; the fear became easier to recognise afterwards.

The recollection also describes the less visible effort behind the manoeuvring. His hands and feet continually adjusted power, trim and control inputs as the Mustang changed speed. Experience had made much of that coordination automatic. He credited the aircraft with helping him survive, while acknowledging luck as well as skill. The episode remains his personal memory of combat, including the sensations and judgments he carried away from it.

Meeting an aircraft from childhood

Rankin had especially looked forward to the Mustang during his effort to fly fifty-two aircraft in a year. He remembered having a toy Mustang as a child and seeing that interest repeated in his son. Approaching the real aircraft felt like meeting someone famous: he wanted to do it justice. The Collings Foundation flight with Cliff Atkins gave him the chance to use the controls in a two-seat TF-51.

The impression that surprised him most was its smoothness. In the interview, he describes how comfortably it held a straight course once trimmed and how little vibration he noticed. The flight included aerobatics, with Atkins demonstrating an eight-point roll, and Rankin stayed airborne longer than he usually did for the project. His enthusiasm reflects this short introduction to a dual-control Mustang, alongside an experienced instructor.

Openbare bronnen 13
  1. North American P-51 MustangResearch background · Wikipedia revision 1373879916 · retrieved 2026-09-12
  2. Microsoft Flight Simulator aircraft manuals
  3. MSFS 2024 FAQ and edition aircraft inventory
  4. P-51D MustangOfficial developer / designated store catalogue · checked 2026-09-12
  5. North American Aviation P-51D Mustang: Lone RangerBarry Schiff · 1 August 2007
  6. To Fly and Fight — Chapter OneC. E. “Bud” Anderson with Joseph P. Hamelin · authorised book excerpt
  7. From the Cockpit Part 50: TF-51 MustangPhilip Lederer interviews Ryan Rankin · 14 December 2017
  8. North American P-51D MustangFamily development, escort and postwar roles
  9. ICAO Doc 8643 — aircraft type designatorsPublic search data retrieved 2026-09-14; authority update 2026-09-03
  10. Aeroplane Heaven - You're virtually there.™ North American P-51D for MSFS2020Product listing captured 2026-09-30; edition scope from the reviewed catalogue
  11. Mustang P-51 XP12 HD exact product classificationProduct listing captured 2026-09-24; edition scope from the reviewed catalogue
  12. AAF Manual AN 01-60JE-1Gedrukte of gearchiveerde bron; geen openbare link
  13. North American Aviation recordsGedrukte of gearchiveerde bron; geen openbare link

Hoe het profiel het modelleert

Aeroplane Heaven P-51D Mustang

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MSFS 2020Aeroplane Heaven

North American designed the Mustang for a British requirement in 1940. Early aircraft used Allison engines; Merlin-powered developments became associated with long-range escort missions. The P-51D introduced the familiar bubble-canopy configuration.

This profile selects Aeroplane Heaven P-51D Mustang for MSFS 2020.

Reversible fighter controls motivate aerodynamic stick loading. Spring resistance builds with the selected airspeed response. A separate aerodynamic term adds speed-dependent control load.

Elevator and aileron trim independently relieve their axes. Valid trim provides the configured pressure relief. Autopilot following is off.

Deze exacte revisie is nog niet beschikbaar voor openbare installatie.

The selected implementation

Aeroplane Heaven’s Mustang has separate elevator and aileron trim controls. Its emergency release disables accessory hydraulics used by the landing gear and flaps.

Aeroplane Heaven - You're virtually there.™ North American P-51D for MSFS2020Original PDF pages 13,15-16,26,29

About the values

The gains are normalized profile settings. They describe the chosen effect balance; hand force depends on the device and its output limits. IAS references are tuning values rather than operating limits. Physical acceptance of this revision remains pending.

Master gain & control system

Master gain85%

De uiteindelijke totaalschaal over alles wat het model produceert, vóór de apparaatbegrenzing.

Meer: alles (veer, belastingen, effecten) wordt samen sterker.

Minder: alles wordt samen zachter.

Waarom hier: Scales overall profile strength while preserving effect balance, subject to device and output limits.

Forces

Spring strength74%

De basiscentreerkracht die de stick terug naar het midden trekt. Elke andere kracht stapelt hierop. Te laag en de stick voelt slap in normale vlucht; te hoog en hij vecht tegen je hand en maskeert de kleinere signalen erbovenop.

Meer: een steviger centreren dat de hand meer weerstaat.

Minder: een slappere stick die alleen op aerodynamische belasting leunt.

Waarom hier: Reversible fighter controls motivate aerodynamic stick loading. The baseline spring is 0.74. Its low-speed blend reaches baseline strength at 65 KIAS.

Aeroplane Heaven - You're virtually there.™ North American P-51D for MSFS2020Original PDF pages 13,15-16,26,29Mustang P-51 XP12 HD exact product classificationP-51D MustangMustang Performance TestsMustang IV Dive TestMustang Tactical TrialsNACA Mustang report — NASA Technical Reports record 19930092576North American Aviation P-51D Mustang: Lone RangerP-51B Fuselage Tank Report 4-43-23-1
Spring deadband4%

Een kleine neutrale zone rond het midden waar de veer stil blijft, zodat minieme bewegingen in rust niet ratelen. Breder is rustiger maar losser; smaller is preciezer maar kan rond het midden trillen.

Meer: een rustiger maar losser midden, met meer speling.

Minder: een strakker midden dat in rust kan trillen.

Waarom hier: Sets travel around the centre before the baseline spring resists. Smaller values engage it sooner.

Overall aerodynamic load95%

Een masterschaal over beide aangehouden asbelastingen, toegepast vóór hun onafhankelijke balans. Profielen laten dit normaal met rust en stemmen de twee asbelastingen af.

Meer: beide assen laden zwaarder.

Minder: beide assen worden samen lichter.

Waarom hier: The aerodynamic-load gain is 0.95 with an indicated-speed reference of 240 KIAS. This supplies speed-dependent loading alongside the spring.

Airspeed blendingTrue

Schakelt het lage-snelheidsvenster van de veeraangrijping in (start/vol-knopen hierboven). Uit betekent een constante veer op alle snelheden.

Waarom hier: Allows baseline spring strength to rise with indicated airspeed where the control law permits it.

Low-speed spring floor55%

Hoeveel van de veer overleeft bij stilstand, voordat luchtsnelheid aerodynamische kracht kan opbouwen. Een hoge vloer houdt de geparkeerde stick stevig; een lage geeft het losse, kabelslappe gevoel van een geparkeerd licht vliegtuig.

Meer: een stevigere stick geparkeerd en tijdens taxiën.

Minder: een slappe stick geparkeerd die pas met snelheid ontwaakt.

Waarom hier: Sets low-speed spring strength as a fraction of baseline when blending is enabled. One keeps full strength.

Spring engagement start8 kt

De snelheid waarbij de veer vanaf zijn lage-snelheidsvloer richting volle sterkte begint te klimmen: de besturing die 'tot leven komt' tijdens de startrol.

Waarom hier: Sets the IAS where the low-speed spring blend starts rising. This is a feel threshold, not a flight limit.

Spring engagement full65 kt

De snelheid waarbij de veer volle sterkte bereikt. Tussen het begin en dit punt wordt het centreren geleidelijk steviger naarmate de luchtstroom over de roeren groeit.

Waarom hier: Sets the IAS where the low-speed blend reaches baseline strength; high-speed stiffening also uses it.

Snelheid voor krachtafstemming240

De aangewezen snelheid waarbij de aerodynamische belasting haar ontworpen volle niveau bereikt. Hij verankert de hele belastingscurve aan het echte snelheidsbereik van het vliegtuig: een 172 laadt op tegen 110 knopen, een jet veel later.

Meer: belastingen komen later; de stick blijft langer licht.

Minder: belastingen komen eerder en de kruisvlucht weegt zwaarder.

Waarom hier: Sets the IAS reference for aerodynamic loading. It is an estimate, not published cruise TAS or a flight limit.

Centre firmness vs speed10%

Hoeveel het centreren zelf met snelheid verstijft, bovenop de uitslagbelastingen. Nul houdt het middengevoel constant; meer laat de stick harder centreren op kruissnelheid en losser in het circuit.

Meer: een midden dat duidelijk verhardt met snelheid.

Minder: een constant middengevoel op elke snelheid.

Waarom hier: The high-speed spring-stiffening gain is 0.1. It strengthens the permitted spring response above 65 KIAS, with the squared-speed ratio capped at 5.

Centre stiffening cap5

De bovengrens van snelheidsgedreven centreerverstijving, zodat zeer snelle vlucht de veer niet onbegrensd kan opwinden.

Meer: meer totale verstijving toegestaan op hoge snelheid.

Minder: de verstijving stopt eerder.

Waarom hier: Limits the squared airspeed ratio used for high-speed spring stiffening; it is not a device-force cap.

Aileron load72%

De aangehouden rolbelasting uit rolroeruitslag en snelheid, onafhankelijk van pitch gebalanceerd. Samen met de hoogteroerbelasting bepaalt dit de stuurharmonie waar recensenten het over hebben.

Meer: zwaardere rolkrachten.

Minder: lichtere, levendigere rolroeren.

Waarom hier: Roll and pitch aerodynamic scales are 0.72 and 1, respectively. They set the aerodynamic axis balance. No custom spring-travel curve is enabled.

Elevator load100%

De aangehouden pitchbelasting uit hoogteroeruitslag en snelheid, onafhankelijk van rol gebalanceerd. Dit is de hoofdhendel achter het pitchgewicht van een type. Hij raakt rolroer-, veer-, trim- of buffetkrachten niet.

Meer: zwaardere aangehouden pitchkrachten op snelheid.

Minder: een lichter hoogteroer, minder spierkracht om vast te houden.

Waarom hier: Scales pitch aerodynamic loading; pitch spring travel and trim responses are separate settings.

Max output force55%

Een plafond op elke gestage pitch- of rolkracht voordat die het apparaat bereikt, ter bescherming tegen beuken of verzadigen van de hardware bij stevige manoeuvres.

Meer: hogere gestage krachtpieken vóór afkapping.

Minder: een zachter plafond; harde manoeuvres vlakken eerder af.

Waarom hier: Caps directed-force output. Native spring effects and device limits remain separate.

Trim

Trim relief (elevator)30%

Hoe sterk hoogteroertrim de vastgehouden pitchkracht verlicht en verschuift waar de stick tot rust komt. Op 100 % heeft een goed getrimd vliegtuig geen vastgehouden druk nodig, de trim-de-last-weg-werkwijze van echt vliegen.

Meer: trim neemt meer vastgehouden kracht weg; op 100 % heft volle trim hem op.

Minder: je blijft kracht houden, zelfs getrimd.

Waarom hier: Elevator and aileron trim independently relieve their axes. Pitch authority 0.3 provides load relief and permitted centre movement; roll authority is 0.15.

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Trim relief (aileron)15%

Dezelfde verlichting voor roltrim. De meeste GA-types hebben geen echte rolroertrim, dus dit blijft op nul; types met roltrim krijgen een passende waarde.

Meer: roltrim neemt meer vastgehouden kracht weg.

Minder: roltrim doet minder.

Waarom hier: Scales supported roll-trim relief and permitted centre movement. Zero removes roll response.

Effect gains · Ground

Runway rumble42%

Rollende oppervlaktetrilling uit wielsnelheid en ondergrondtype: asfalt, gras of grind onder het onderstel.

Meer: een sterkere oppervlaktetextuur in de stick.

Minder: gladder taxiën.

Waarom hier: Sets rolling texture strength, modified by speed, surface and undercarriage configuration.

Gear bumps30%

Korte losse stoten van uitzetvoegen, sporen en ruw oppervlak, die het doorlopende gerommel accentueren.

Meer: scherpere stoten van voegen en sporen.

Minder: zachtere gronddetails.

Waarom hier: Sets gear-bump texture during ground motion, separate from touchdown impact.

Effect gains · Airframe

Stall buffet35%

Casco-schudden bij het naderen van de overtrek en terwijl de overtrekwaarschuwing actief is: hoe luid deze vleugel aankondigt dat hij ontevreden is. Types met een scherpe afbreek krijgen bescheiden buffet en laten de hoorn de waarschuwing dragen.

Meer: een sterker trillen vóór de overtrek.

Minder: een discretere vleugel; de hoorn draagt de waarschuwing.

Waarom hier: Sets stall-buffet strength. Zero removes the cue without changing simulator stalls or warnings.

Mach buffet0%

Transsoon buffet bij het naderen van de Machlimiet. Betekenisvol voor jets nabij MMO, nul voor zuigers en turboprops die er nooit komen.

Meer: een sterker transsoon buffet nabij de Machlimiet.

Minder: gladder vliegen op hoge Mach.

Waarom hier: Sets high-Mach buffet strength; onset and full-strength thresholds are separate.

Flap buffet0%

Laagfrequente casco-trilling met kleppen uitgeslagen in de luchtstroom, in het snelheidsvenster waar ze de lucht echt bewerken.

Meer: ruwer vliegen met werkende kleppen.

Minder: zachtere naderingskleppen.

Waarom hier: Sets flap buffet at the configured position and speed gates. Flap movement texture is separate.

Gear buffet0%

Casco-getrommel van intrekbaar onderstel dat in de luchtstroom hangt. Nul voor types met vast onderstel, waar het casco nooit van vorm verandert.

Meer: meer getrommel met het onderstel uit.

Minder: schoner vliegen met onderstel uit.

Waarom hier: Sets gear aerodynamic buffet; movement and ground-contact cues are separate.

Stick shaker50%

De speciale stall-stickshakerzoem, geactiveerd door het eigen overtrekwaarschuwingssysteem van het vliegtuig. Alleen types met een echte shaker krijgen een waarde; de rest steunt op aerodynamisch buffet en de hoorn.

Meer: een hardere shaker.

Minder: een discretere shaker.

Waarom hier: Sets triggered shaker strength; inactive while the shaker feature is disabled.

Effect gains · Engine, mechanical & drag

Touchdown thump75%

De eenmalige dreun als de wielen de baan raken, geschaald op daalsnelheid: een zachte landing fluistert, een stevige aankomst bonkt.

Meer: een hardere dreun bij de landing.

Minder: zachtere aankomsten.

Waarom hier: Sets landing-impact strength; landing telemetry and response shape determine the pulse.

Reverse rumble0%

Uitroltrilling terwijl reverse thrust of props in beta werken. Nul voor types zonder reverse.

Meer: ruwer uitrollen onder reverse.

Minder: een discretere reverse.

Waarom hier: Sets reverse-thrust vibration with valid reverser and engine conditions. Zero removes the cue.

Engine rumble12%

Doorlopende motortrilling die het toerental volgt tussen stationair en vol vermogen, de altijd aanwezige herinnering dat er voorin iets brandstof verbrandt.

Meer: meer motor in de stick.

Minder: een discretere motor.

Waarom hier: Sets estimated engine vibration using configured telemetry and response, not measured cockpit vibration.

Flap motion12%

Doorlopende trilling alleen terwijl de sim meldt dat de klepvlakken daadwerkelijk bewegen. Volgt echte actuatorbeweging en storingen, geen geschatte timer.

Meer: meer trilling met bewegende kleppen.

Minder: discretere klepbewegingen.

Waarom hier: Sets texture from observed flap movement; a command without movement does not establish the cue.

Autopilot follow

AP follow authority5%

Hoe ver autopilootcommando's de stick fysiek mogen bewegen. Piepklein gehouden in MSFS, waar een bewogen as kan worden teruggelezen als pilooteninvoer; nul schakelt volgen volledig uit.

Meer: de autopiloot beweegt je stick zichtbaar meer.

Minder: een nauwelijks merkbaar volgen.

Waarom hier: Sets admitted AP-follow gain, not a percentage of travel. Runtime ownership and input limits still apply.

Stick feel

StickFeel · Trim feel enabledFalse

Whether this feature is active in this profile.

Waarom hier: Retained for compatibility and group membership. Trim relief, rather than this flag, controls centre movement.

StickFeel · Trim relief enabledTrue

Whether this feature is active in this profile.

Waarom hier: Allows trim relief with supported control law and valid telemetry. Axis authorities set its amount.

StickFeel · Force trim enabledFalse

Whether this feature is active in this profile.

Waarom hier: Enables local force trim, separate from aircraft-owned trim and add-on integration qualification.

StickFeel · G load enabledTrue

Whether this feature is active in this profile.

Waarom hier: Allows load-factor changes to modify permitted spring laws. Passive fly-by-wire feel can suppress it.

StickFeel · Rate damping enabledTrue

Whether this feature is active in this profile.

Waarom hier: Enables rate damping with the configured coefficients and control law.

Autopilot

Autopilot · Follow enabledFalse

Whether this feature is active in this profile.

Waarom hier: Autopilot following is off; the configured spring and load retain the hardware feel.

Autopilot · Neutral hold enabledFalse

Whether this feature is active in this profile.

Waarom hier: Permits centering hold during a supported AP state, separate from following a moving target.

Autopilot · Neutral hold strength0.6

Waarom hier: Sets admitted AP neutral-hold strength; inactive while neutral hold is disabled.

Aero

Aero · EnabledTrue

Whether this feature is active in this profile.

Waarom hier: Enables aerodynamic cues; each still needs nonzero strength and its simulator conditions.

Aero · Max flap index5

Where this effect reaches full strength (or has fully faded, for washouts).

Meer: a more gradual build to a later peak.

Minder: a quicker build.

Waarom hier: Sets the final flap index for detent normalization. UP plus three detents uses maximum index3.

Aero · Min flap index2

Where this effect begins fading in.

Meer: the effect begins later.

Minder: it begins earlier.

Waarom hier: Sets the first flap detent that admits buffet; this is a handle index, not degrees.

Aero · Shaker enabledFalse

Whether this feature is active in this profile.

Waarom hier: Permits shaker at supported warning conditions; the switch does not establish aircraft equipment.

Ground

Ground · EnabledTrue

Whether this feature is active in this profile.

Waarom hier: Enables ground effects; each still needs its own strength and contact or motion telemetry.

Engine

Engine · EnabledTrue

Whether this feature is active in this profile.

Waarom hier: Enables engine cues with nonzero settings and valid running-engine telemetry.

Mechanical

Mechanical · EnabledTrue

Whether this feature is active in this profile.

Waarom hier: Enables accessory cues with configured strengths and observed accessory movement.

Mechanical · Gain0.12

The strength of this effect.

Meer: a stronger effect.

Minder: a weaker one.

Waarom hier: Sets texture from observed gear movement, separate from aerodynamic and touchdown effects.

Alle profielinstellingen
Geschatte profielinstellingen
ParameterWaardeWat het regelt en waarom
Spring strength0.74 Reversible fighter controls motivate aerodynamic stick loading. The baseline spring is 0.74. Its low-speed blend reaches baseline strength at 65 KIAS.
Spring deadband0.04 Sets travel around the centre before the baseline spring resists. Smaller values engage it sooner.
Force gain0.95 The aerodynamic-load gain is 0.95 with an indicated-speed reference of 240 KIAS. This supplies speed-dependent loading alongside the spring.
Master gain0.85 Scales overall profile strength while preserving effect balance, subject to device and output limits.
Dynamic-pressure blendTrue Allows baseline spring strength to rise with indicated airspeed where the control law permits it.
Minimum spring factor0.55 Sets low-speed spring strength as a fraction of baseline when blending is enabled. One keeps full strength.
Spring wake-up speed8 ktSets the IAS where the low-speed spring blend starts rising. This is a feel threshold, not a flight limit.
Spring full-strength speed65 ktSets the IAS where the low-speed blend reaches baseline strength; high-speed stiffening also uses it.
Snelheid voor krachtafstemming240.0 ktSets the IAS reference for aerodynamic loading. It is an estimate, not published cruise TAS or a flight limit.
Airspeed spring stiffening0.1 The high-speed spring-stiffening gain is 0.1. It strengthens the permitted spring response above 65 KIAS, with the squared-speed ratio capped at 5.
Airspeed stiffening cap5 Limits the squared airspeed ratio used for high-speed spring stiffening; it is not a device-force cap.
Aileron force scale0.72 Roll and pitch aerodynamic scales are 0.72 and 1, respectively. They set the aerodynamic axis balance. No custom spring-travel curve is enabled.
Elevator force scale1 Scales pitch aerodynamic loading; pitch spring travel and trim responses are separate settings.
Maximum output force0.55 Caps directed-force output. Native spring effects and device limits remain separate.
StickFeel · Trim feel enabledFalse Retained for compatibility and group membership. Trim relief, rather than this flag, controls centre movement.
StickFeel · Trim relief enabledTrue Allows trim relief with supported control law and valid telemetry. Axis authorities set its amount.
StickFeel · Elevator authority0.3 Elevator and aileron trim independently relieve their axes. Pitch authority 0.3 provides load relief and permitted centre movement; roll authority is 0.15.
StickFeel · Aileron authority0.15 Scales supported roll-trim relief and permitted centre movement. Zero removes roll response.
StickFeel · Force trim enabledFalse Enables local force trim, separate from aircraft-owned trim and add-on integration qualification.
StickFeel · G load enabledTrue Allows load-factor changes to modify permitted spring laws. Passive fly-by-wire feel can suppress it.
StickFeel · Rate damping enabledTrue Enables rate damping with the configured coefficients and control law.
Autopilot · Follow enabledFalse Autopilot following is off; the configured spring and load retain the hardware feel.
Autopilot · Follow authority0.05 Sets admitted AP-follow gain, not a percentage of travel. Runtime ownership and input limits still apply.
Autopilot · Neutral hold enabledFalse Permits centering hold during a supported AP state, separate from following a moving target.
Autopilot · Neutral hold strength0.6 Sets admitted AP neutral-hold strength; inactive while neutral hold is disabled.
Aero · EnabledTrue Enables aerodynamic cues; each still needs nonzero strength and its simulator conditions.
Aero · Gain0.35 Sets stall-buffet strength. Zero removes the cue without changing simulator stalls or warnings.
Aero · Gain0 Sets high-Mach buffet strength; onset and full-strength thresholds are separate.
Aero · Gain0 Sets flap buffet at the configured position and speed gates. Flap movement texture is separate.
Aero · Max flap index5 Sets the final flap index for detent normalization. UP plus three detents uses maximum index3.
Aero · Min flap index2 Sets the first flap detent that admits buffet; this is a handle index, not degrees.
Aero · Gain0 Sets gear aerodynamic buffet; movement and ground-contact cues are separate.
Aero · Shaker enabledFalse Permits shaker at supported warning conditions; the switch does not establish aircraft equipment.
Aero · Amplitude0.5 Sets triggered shaker strength; inactive while the shaker feature is disabled.
Ground · EnabledTrue Enables ground effects; each still needs its own strength and contact or motion telemetry.
Ground · Gain0.42 Sets rolling texture strength, modified by speed, surface and undercarriage configuration.
Ground · Gain0.3 Sets gear-bump texture during ground motion, separate from touchdown impact.
Ground · Gain0.75 Sets landing-impact strength; landing telemetry and response shape determine the pulse.
Ground · Gain0 Sets reverse-thrust vibration with valid reverser and engine conditions. Zero removes the cue.
Engine · EnabledTrue Enables engine cues with nonzero settings and valid running-engine telemetry.
Engine · Gain0.12 Sets estimated engine vibration using configured telemetry and response, not measured cockpit vibration.
Mechanical · EnabledTrue Enables accessory cues with configured strengths and observed accessory movement.
Mechanical · Gain0.12 Sets texture from observed flap movement; a command without movement does not establish the cue.
Mechanical · Gain0.12 Sets texture from observed gear movement, separate from aerodynamic and touchdown effects.
Openbare bronnen 19
  1. North American P-51 MustangResearch background · Wikipedia revision 1373879916 · retrieved 2026-09-12
  2. Aeroplane Heaven - You're virtually there.™ North American P-51D for MSFS2020Exact product, simulator declarations and configuration featuresProduct listing captured 2026-09-30; edition scope from the reviewed catalogue
  3. Original PDF pages 13,15-16,26,29Original PDF pages 13,15-16,26,29
  4. Mustang P-51 XP12 HD exact product classificationXP12 features and flight/engine modelProduct listing captured 2026-09-24; edition scope from the reviewed catalogue
  5. P-51D MustangOfficial developer / designated store catalogue ·Official developer / designated store catalogue · checked 2026-09-12
  6. Mustang Performance TestsNorth American P-51 Mustang
  7. Mustang IV Dive TestNorth American P-51 Mustang
  8. Mustang Tactical TrialsNorth American P-51 Mustang
  9. NACA Mustang report — NASA Technical Reports record 19930092576North American P-51 Mustang
  10. North American Aviation P-51D Mustang: Lone RangerBarry Schiff · 1 August 2007
  11. P-51B Fuselage Tank Report 4-43-23-1North American P-51 Mustang
  12. Microsoft Flight Simulator aircraft manuals
  13. MSFS 2024 FAQ and edition aircraft inventory
  14. To Fly and Fight — Chapter OneC. E. “Bud” Anderson with Joseph P. Hamelin · authorised book excerpt
  15. From the Cockpit Part 50: TF-51 MustangPhilip Lederer interviews Ryan Rankin · 14 December 2017
  16. North American P-51D MustangFamily development, escort and postwar roles
  17. ICAO Doc 8643 — aircraft type designatorsPublic search data retrieved 2026-09-14; authority update 2026-09-03
  18. AAF Manual AN 01-60JE-1Gedrukte of gearchiveerde bron; geen openbare link
  19. North American Aviation recordsGedrukte of gearchiveerde bron; geen openbare link

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