Maybe I am just dumb or something, but sometimes I feel the P-51s, especially the P-51Ds are a bit off in the way they fly. I have flown Yaks, Spits and Zeros, and all I have studied footage of P-51s flying, and something feels off. When I fly the P-51, it seems extremely unstable and hard to control, unlike other planes. Please feel free to prove me wrong, or just say your ideas. :)
Any particular block of P-51D?
I know that the early P-51D-5 is absolutely terrible in rudder and high-speed control for dogfights, but the later P-51D-20 and D-30 all have improved handling and flight performance onwards.
Can’t say much for the premium/Wetmore’s ace pack P-51D-10, since those are hidden and I do not own them.
The D-20-NA has the lower WEP power like the D-5, but has the improved vertical stabilizer.
The D-10 (Wetmore) has higher WEP power and the improved vertical stabilizer.
The P-51s got crappy rudders. The Ds in particular are garbage.