What a privilege sir, I love the p 51 !

Hot damn that's a gorgeous sight !

Put a go pro in the pilots seat

Hi Duane. Thanks for sharing that memory. We should never forget the men who flew the full scale warbirds, their skill and bravery. It's a privilege to recreate a small piece of that history.

Man, the stories you're father must have had.

"Blue Nosed Bastards of Bodney", George E. Preddy,Jr.'s unit.

People who can't afford these high-end planes, electronics, and engines, THAT's who (which is most of us in RC, btw).

Superrrrrr!

Wish I had thought to say that, but much appreciated. 2 blade is purely for max performance, but there is a 4 blade for static display amd I'll try it next season to see how it compares.

Thanks for the explanation; I'd been wondering why so many RC planes run a 2 blade prop instead of the prototypical 3 blade - makes sense.

My money's on too rich

These engines need to be rich down low.. Helps cool the engine Also being new.. the tune gets richer as it beds in. It took 12 flights if my kolm to bed in

Seems like gas takes forever to break in, methanol engines are quicker.

Or a G.I Joe or Barbie Doll. 😉

Oh yeah!!

​@hamiltonshangar kinda makes you want a giant scale don't it. 😊

Je viens de voir votre poste. Merci beaucoup. Bonne annee.

Performance wise. Yeah.

Could be wrong, but I think 1/3 scale.

At that size, the cost is prohibitive for the average RC'er. The engine alone lists for around 8,400 US dollars.

@@johngunther6333 right, thought so, tnx!

Scale is 1/3.7 and wingspan is 114"

@@stephenperlbinder1671 Thank You Steve. I'm trying to build an all aluminum p-51d and am using the Ziroli prints plus other sources . I have never built an RC airplane before but I am disabled and my old hobby was reloading but components dried up and I needed something else so after thinking about it I thought I would try it. I don't know how it will turn out or even fly but I am enjoying myself. You did a beautiful job on yours, I really love the paint choice. Take care and GOD Bless.

@@chrismaurer2075 Hi Chris. Thank you and please let me know how your project works out.

@@stephenperlbinder1671 I will keep you posted for sure.

The 2 blade is much more efficient. He might be able to run a 4 blade once it’s broken in. You can’t see it in the air anyway.

These are first flights on this Mustang and hole on bottom added temporarily to improve airflow over cylinders until inflight telemetry temps can be taken. Will be removed.

@@stephenperlbinder1671 I think he meant why did the engine seem to cut out quite a bit - seemed a few times after takeoff you had engine sputters OR cut the throttle to idle for a couple of secs over and over.

@@stephenperlbinder1671 beautiful model btw, conrats

@@TheRealPDaveTH Yes, missed that. The engine still low time and running at factory carb settings which are on the rich side. In the case of this video, the model had not been flown in a few years, and throttle settings were initially changed more often than usual to get a better sense of how well the engine was responding to throttle commands. Once comfortable that the engine was not going to pack it in, the rest of the flight was flown at more normal and constant throttle setting. After another hour, leaning process will begin but on the cautious side. Thanks for your comments on the original question.

Down and Locked, but don't know if they are still in business

Hi Peter. I would agree with you that the Mustang seems to fly tail heavy, mostly in slower flight I think, but CG was set using Xicoy scale system and is slightly forward of recommended position. Very few flights on this plane, but I have flown many giant scale warbirds and this one doesn't fly or feel tail heavy, especially in landing, full flap configuration where elevator feel is most important to me. Thanks for the comment. I hope to get a chance to look at CG more critically when I get more flights on the Mustang next season.

@@stephenperlbinder1671 Ok, thanks for your comment. But if the CG is correct: Have you checked the angle of incidence of the elevator? The Mustang needs not more than 1.5°, if profile of wing is a 2415 or similar. The plane sometimes seems like to drop an anchor in the air.

@@peterbremberg3900 Hi Peter. Thanks for getting back. This Mustang was built by a gent in Germany, I think, about 10-12 years ago. I acquired it from a friend getting out of the hobby. Not sure what his source material was for incidence data, etc, but that's how I got it and it was successfully test flown back when it was built. This was only my second flight on the Mustang and I was very nervous about engine reliability even with factory rich needle settings. You are right, when power is reduced on this one is does seem as though an anchor was thrown out. Good pick up and I appreciate your obvious knowledge of what goes into this size project. I think for now I'll just fly as is and maybe take a critical look at incidence next season. Thanks again for commenting.

Hello. I've been wanting to mount a camera in the cockpit but am trying out different tracking systems so that the onboard camera feeds a video signal back to an FPV headset that can "look" out of the cockpit as a pilot would and not have a fixed viewing position. Will be working on that next season.

@@stephenperlbinder1671 Hello😃I am looking forward to it. Good luck👍I subscribed to your channel. （楽しみです。がんばってください。チャンネル登録しました。)

​@@stephenperlbinder1671 very cool. I look very forward to seeing this. This would be awesome to see from the pilot seat. 👍👍

I use a 4 blade but only for display. Max performance, unfortunately, is with the 2 blade you see in this video. I can use the 4 blade for flying, but the model takes a serious performance hit.

@@stephenperlbinder1671 yes you are right, more mass to spin.. More resistance

All settings for now are factory default and engine has low time. Kolm recommends leaving all carb settings as delivered for a reasonable break in period, and then carefully leaning high and low. No more flying time on this engine until next season. Most people feel the three cylinder has a smoother sound through the power band, but does not develop quite as much power as the 4 cylinder. I'm satisfied for now with the engine running reliably and temps staying below 220.

Even when this engine is broken in, it will always sound rough. To me it's what makes it sound incredible!!

sep 34X18 2 blade, 4 blade 30X18 to try next season.