A Giant P-51 Mustang Warbird YOU Can Fly

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FMS created a beast of a model - while slightly underpowered, it's so beautiful you hardly even notice. It handles big, it flies big, and it's worth having in your collection. Like what you see? Pick it up via the following links to support what we do at no additional charge to you: bit.ly/P51-1700mm
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0:00 FMS P-51 Overview
1:35 Takeoff w/ SMC 4400 6s LiHV
3:00 Touch & Goes
4:34 Stick Smashing
6:12 Inverted Performance
6:49 Hovering, Touch & Go
8:26 Knife Edge Performance
10:05 Landing & Battery Swap
11:20 Takeoff w/ SMC 3600 6s LiHV
11:57 KE Performance
13:20 Tumbling
14:25 Slow Speed Performance
15:02 Inverted Performance
16:00 Touch & Goes
17:11 Landing & Review
18:49 TwoBros Score
19:48 Takeoff & Landing Advice

Пікірлер: 87

@williewideback Жыл бұрын

Just pulled the trigger on this P51 Mustang and made the purchased through your site from FMS, been eyeing it for years

@TwoBrosRC Жыл бұрын

We saw that, thank you so much! It's a huge help to us and fortunately doesn't cost anything extra on your end. Please consider continuing to use our affiliate links if you'd like to support us at no additional cost!

@williewideback Жыл бұрын

Been looking at this particular warbird from day one, The looks and performance is scale as it gets, once you get the P-factor and landing technic's down, it should be a very smooth dorsal flying warbirds.

@markhyde43 Жыл бұрын

Love the FMS warbirds. I almost bought this 1700mm but settled on the 1450mm version of the same for transporting. I've owned 4 of them. Flying the Red Tail. V8 version now and have a 2nd new one in the box (insurance policy). Non of my FMS 1450mm have had the main strut problems you mentioned. Probably because they are a little lighter. But the P Factor on takeoff and landing rollout is equally challenging.... Always wants to veer off track and hard to keep straight . I did bump my motor up to the next FMS size motor... the 580kV as a drop in replacement to the stock 540. Just that simple small swap out made a huge difference in vertical climb out power.

@soundknight Жыл бұрын

Oh man! That looks awesome! I love the way it flies!

@rey3468 Жыл бұрын

I got this as my first plane lol. I haven’t put it together yet or anything. It’s a goal plane for me. I practice with my aeroscout for now and a few other more beginner friendly planes like my carbon cub s2 and T28 Trojan 1.2 but I’m always staring at the box dreaming of the day I finally maiden her. Thanks for showcasing her, most of the videos I can find about this plane are years old lol.

@ltfadl1 Жыл бұрын

Wow, she is a beauty! Nice job and thanks for sharing.

@larsulrich3356 Жыл бұрын

P-51 radiator was badass. It produced boost by tapering the heat exhaust out the back end creating a heat force.

@mfh9780 Жыл бұрын

Nice video. I notice my eflite P-51 1.5 flies much better without the drop tanks. Thanks for the review.

@mikeholt7881 Жыл бұрын

I'd love to see you fly a Hobbyking Funfighter from a few years ago. 600mm(ish) wingspan and a relatively cheap 150mph with an upgrade to motor/esc. They sharpen the reflexes, trust me!

@hughwiedman9711 Жыл бұрын

Learning all kinds of tricks from you lately! 😜 I've had this one for 6 years, initially everyone was flying it on an >800 gr 6000 mah, which you can imagine added to it's under powering, so eventually tried a 4000 and it flew much better without much time loss. Then went to Danny's standard 5300 at 684gr and it flew nice. Haven't thought to try the HiV 4400 (didn't think it needed the higher C like an EDF and the HiV 5300 is 730gr and didn't want more weight), but after seeing this video, next time out I'll try the HiV 4400 which weighs the same as his standard 4500 did. If you know offhand, where are you balanced, I'm at 125mm, maybe too nose heavy, but with tail dragging prop warbirds, I tend to be closer to manual recommendations, unlike EDF's where I like it 15-40mm further aft. The FW 1600mm Corsair and Spitty are over powered and need the extra nose weight so an SMC 6200 works perfect and gives flight times over 10-12 minutes, but I'm sure you're better at throttle management than me. 😤 The Corsair with exaggerated landing flaps needs to be landed at 45% throttle, similar to this P-51. The Spitfire is lighter and lands at 32% throttle. I also have a sound system in all of them and the Merlin really makes the P-51 sound great. 👍 Gotta check out your other videos as well.

@sambuvca22 8 ай бұрын

Im not confident enough to fly it this way but you definitely demonstrate that it can be done. i preferer all the torque the stock motor has rather than giving it higher RPMs with a bigger motor. Why challenge the manufacture, Thats my moto . thanks for the vid

@txkflier Жыл бұрын

BTW.. Cavitation is a phenomenon in which the static pressure of a liquid reduces to below the liquid's vapor pressure, leading to the formation of small vapor-filled cavities in the liquid. Since an airplane propeller doesn't cause the air around it to change from a liquid to a gas, cavitation isn't the correct word. An airplane propeller makes that sound because its blades are stalled. We've called it cavitation for years, but it's not really correct. As someone said, "A lie told once remains a lie, but a lie told a thousand times becomes the truth."

@TwoBrosRC Жыл бұрын

Stalled, got it. Thanks!

@dominicbonadies6021 Жыл бұрын

Another excellent video guys!!!

@rcplanesandfriends3067 Жыл бұрын

Nice work! love me some P-51!!

@craigbeaven8445 Жыл бұрын

Jon , You are rite about the retracks , the struts are mostly plastic , they can be broken , easly , Been there , Done that , I had issues with the inner gear doors with mine , not clearing the tires , an not fulling closing , No RENO Speed runs !! I used an 5000 , an " doctored the lower part of the hatch , so I could move it rearward a little more , made a difference !1 It would slow for landing , with no flap's needed , wit the prop mod , had an upline of 400 hundred plus feet , slam it an go !! so many guys saw that , I sold it , an made some money !! How about that !

@crutch958 Жыл бұрын

Nice job guys beautiful aircraft , y0o0u can really see it! 👍👍

@txkflier Жыл бұрын

Updated: The manual I originally found had the wrong motor and prop listed. I have corrected the specs and re-run the numbers in eCalc.. According to the manual, it weighs about 9 lbs. With a wing area of 808 sq-in, the wing loading is about 26 oz/sq-in which isn’t too bad. eCalc says that the stock FMS 5060-360KV motor in the V2 version can handle the 17x9 prop and will give a level flight speed of 62 mph, a power-to-weight ratio of 208 watts/lb, and a thrust-to-weight ratio of 1.82:1. It should climb great, but won't be terribly fast. If I increase the KV to 450 using the custom setting, eCalc says I'd have to decrease the prop diameter to 14" to keep from burning the motor up. Just for fun, I set the battery to 8S and eCalc said I had to decrease the prop diameter to 13" to keep the stock motor and ESC from burning up. A higher KV motor would help the speed, but will need to be larger and require a heavier, higher capacity battery to keep from shortening the flight time with the stock 17x9 prop. I think I'd leave it alone and enjoy it. It's way better than the FlightLine 1410mm P-51D I bought a few years ago..

@sgcdialler Жыл бұрын

I’m not sure why they list a 10x8 prop in the manual, because that’s patently wrong. The prop this model uses is a 17x9, but as you’ve asserted, the problem really is the motor. At 300Kv, it would be much better on 8S, assuming the motor can handle the wattage. Otherwise, a higher Kv motor (in the 500-600 range) would be a significant improvement.

@txkflier Жыл бұрын

@@sgcdialler Yep, I’m seeing 17x9 at various websites. I’ll redo my calculations. A 500-600 KV motor would have to be a larger size to turn a 17x9. I think a 400-450 KV would be more reasonable.

@txkflier Жыл бұрын

@@sgcdialler The manual I used also had the wrong motor listed. I've updated my first post..

@billbright1755 10 ай бұрын

Extremely excellent flying.

@stark1758 Жыл бұрын

your video's help, thank you

@craigbeaven8445 Жыл бұрын

Jon , Theres an easy prop mod you can do to it , an get a very good change to it's performance !! You might try it out , Thinking you would be happy with it , Mine had the 360 motor , , after the change , On HELL OF A UPLINE !! Did not overly effect the flight time , pack ws good for 4 to 4: 30 ..........

@fastr144 Жыл бұрын

upgrade the motor and she flies so much better!

@M4rkmcc21 Жыл бұрын

What motor did you put in? The Corsair 1.7m motor? Cos that's been rated for 8s.

@gisall8205 Жыл бұрын

Death Slide. I like that term. Great video.

@TwoBrosRC Жыл бұрын

It's also a 3D maneuver!

@cross7776 Жыл бұрын

I would recommend a 1.5 from E-flite that Mustang is sweet and with it being on 6s has all the power

@alainrac56 Жыл бұрын

I enjoy mine, but had to change the main landing gear for a more powerful one, as retraction was not good. Some foam cutting must be done to relocate the battery, as CG is too much forward. It’s an old model in FMS catalog, and new models are with better hardware

@steelrainfpv3383 Жыл бұрын

Personally for me, and in my own opinion from experience, the 1400mm to 1500mm warbirds are much better all around birds to own, transport, and fly. I've owned and still fly the V7 FMS P51 1450mm Mustang, and all I've done is upgrade the 4s esc and motor to modern standards since it was underpowered from the factory as well. Also, many of the guys I fly with rant and rave over the Eflite 1.3m P51, and I can pretty much agree since I've got the same size Eflite F4U Corsair, but my two favorite and most stunning warbirds that I own and garner the most most attention at the field, are my Eflite 1.5m Folke Wolfe and FMS 1.5m P47 Razorback.

@TwoBrosRC Жыл бұрын

There is something to be said for transportability, but the huge scale makes for quite the presence in the sky.

@sambuvca22 10 ай бұрын

with a slight head wind you cant go wrong on landing. the plane flies really good outside of that. much better than its predecessor p40

@ArthurRC Жыл бұрын

Gentle giant 🎉 that thing is so cool but a bit underpowered yes 😢 well done for that review bro

@TwoBrosRC Жыл бұрын

Definitely a bit underpowered, you're not joking.

@jared6072 Жыл бұрын

Its funny how the old warbirds feel heavier. I did the same thing with the eflite fw190. Thought it was really heavy when i picked it up and was surprised it was only 8 pounds with battery. I was guessing 15😅. Those strong tendacies for ground looping are why i dont fly my taildragger war birds much. Been too impatient to get that nailed down and just bring out the jets😂. Im inspired though to give it a real go to master that p factor ground looping.

@TwoBrosRC Жыл бұрын

We were going by the FedEx package info which was 20 pounds. Hard to believe the total packaging weight was 10 pounds on top of the weight of the plane.

@jared6072 Жыл бұрын

@@TwoBrosRC wow, thats crazy to think you need the same weight as the plane in material to safetly ship it

@RichieRich980215 Жыл бұрын

I have this FMS plane still in the box! I don't want to assemble it till I get my skills back after a 27 year hiatus. I plan on using Specktrum 5000mAh 30C & 50C G2's Li-Po's in it. Jon, what are your thoughts on replacing the wheels with robarts? The stock ones are suppose to have ball bearing's in them, but not sure of that yet. Thank you in advance Jon! 😃👍

@TwoBrosRC Жыл бұрын

Replacing the wheels isn't a bad idea at all.

@Alino-lz3bq Жыл бұрын

this is a huge huge plane

@nirlachman007 Жыл бұрын

Great video Jon! I was wondering what’s the benefits of using AS3X on these kinds of airplanes? Would love to hear your opinion. On EDFs, I totally understand and use them since I saw your video (and I helps a lot)! But the warbirds are much more stable.

@TwoBrosRC Жыл бұрын

There's always benefits to having a gyro that's properly configured. Turbulence-related instability can be significantly alleviated with a gyro keeping the model stable and tracking like a full scale aircraft. While bigger does fly better, it also doesn't hurt to have the plane automatically correct for turbulence.

@nirlachman007 Жыл бұрын

@@TwoBrosRC thanks 🙏🏻

@air-headedaviator1805 Жыл бұрын

Bigger may be heavier but lift scales by a power of 2! You gain far more lifting power at more speeds than a smaller craft

@tthanhchannel3285 Жыл бұрын

Can u make a video review about the Mig21 80mm? This is a model i like most, thanks!

@TwoBrosRC Жыл бұрын

It's discontinued, so that's not likely unfortunately.

@bryanspanjer3213 Жыл бұрын

Very cool. Kinda want to get one. Not sure what P-factor is. As in P-51?

@TwoBrosRC Жыл бұрын

Google P-factor - it's the tendency of an aircraft to pull left (usually) with throttle.

@dominicbonadies6021 Жыл бұрын

Beware because i have the FMS 1700mm Ferocious Frankie and I've had it for about 8 years and after a while the aileron hinges wear and start to tear way from the wing so I used ca fiberglass hinges and now they will never tear away again.

@williewideback Жыл бұрын

I have both the new upgrade 1700mm Corsair and the Tigercat. both those models have the fiberglass connecting hinges on the aileron and elevator. I'm disappointed, FMS didn't make the effort to upgrade the hinges on this 17.0mm P-51, but still its a pretty impressive model to have

@looneytunes47 Жыл бұрын

Minus the Lipo Battery you use the plane is roughly around 9 lbs dry

@TwoBrosRC Жыл бұрын

Right, so 10lbs is accurate given the battery. Hence the on-screen correction. ;)

@memcrew1 Жыл бұрын

That’s a red tail mustang flown by the Tuskegee airmen in WWII.

@mj01011980 2 ай бұрын

nice video of this amazing P51Mustang; I have the same one and would like to know which CG to you have? it seems that the centering is very backward? maybe i am wrong

@TwoBrosRC 2 ай бұрын

Check out our latest vid on this airframe, it should have that info.

@mj01011980 2 ай бұрын

@@TwoBrosRC i have just check on your latest video of P51 and there is no info about CG, sorry. If you remember the figure, that woud be great, thanks

@TwoBrosRC 2 ай бұрын

No idea offhand, we just shoved a 4400 battery all the way forward.

@mj01011980 2 ай бұрын

Maybe as it showed on the manual ( 120mm from the leading edge) 🤷‍♂️

@ruger1420 Жыл бұрын

Cross wind ? Tail drager? Hold. My beer he says.

@thomasgallien4371 Жыл бұрын

Did you have a mix of elevator with flaps for landing ? Im flying the 1.5 eflite on the sim and having a hard time landing without ballooning.

@TwoBrosRC Жыл бұрын

You should generally always have a mix of down elevator to trim the flap setting.

@thomasgallien4371 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the heads up ! I'm still learning the ropes !

@Truthstillmatters2 Жыл бұрын

Which one do you prefer to fly between this one and the TigerCat?

@TwoBrosRC Жыл бұрын

The Tigercat is way more powerful and honestly a bit easier to fly.

@larsulrich3356 Жыл бұрын

Does she have true to scale laminar flow wing design or is it a falsey with a leading edge wing?

@TwoBrosRC Жыл бұрын

At this scale, airflow is almost entirely laminar.

@josemunoz7368 Жыл бұрын

Does that one have the new 360kv motor or does it have the original 300kv?

@TwoBrosRC Жыл бұрын

Check the link in the description. It should have the current info.

@richardk302 Жыл бұрын

So...why is it called a "hot swap" vs just a battery swap. I do it all the time, is it not recommended?

@TwoBrosRC Жыл бұрын

"hot swap" is terminology we use that means "we're not waiting for the ESC or motor to cool down, we're going right back up immediately"

@dionpayne280 8 ай бұрын

whats your thought's on a 18 x 11 prop on this

@TwoBrosRC 8 ай бұрын

No idea. A motor upgrade is a better idea.

@Shortsircut1 4 ай бұрын

I have been eyeballing this bird for years. My biggest question is, how does it come apart for transport? Is it easy or a giant pain in the butt?

@TwoBrosRC 4 ай бұрын

It's not difficult at all.

@scottyd035ntknow Жыл бұрын

Pffft that's barely 20cc size. :) Nice plane! Tbth unless you buy a real high dollar arf or build a kit yourself these things are now nicer than most of the budget arfs. And it doesn't hurt that it takes an hour to get them ready. Thing is begging for a sound system! For more power you can probably change the prop out. I've had great luck just with simple prop swaps after running ecalc. If 18x12 clears you get 230oz thrust on a 2 blade with 72mph vpitch.

@craigbeaven8445 Жыл бұрын

control horns screws , was ugly , it flys , !!!!!!!!! Again the prop mod is easy , some spacers on the spinner backplate to increase the pitch of the blades , Makes a difference Bro !!!!

@boogiehasfun Жыл бұрын

I’ve tried to fly a plane like this in DCS World. I crashed it trying to take-off. They are hard to fly.

@TwoBrosRC Жыл бұрын

Taking off is difficult with taildraggers unless you're used to applying rudder to keep the tail straight to avoid ground looping. It's a dedicated skillset in full scale flying.

@larsulrich3356 Жыл бұрын

I fly a 109 without a license.

@TwoBrosRC Жыл бұрын

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