I have to agree with the rest of the guys. If you want to build the Mustang, build it as a rubber powered free flight or display plane.
IF you want to build a plane that will fly and fly well, I'd go with a Kadet MKII or, better still, one of them and a Kadet Sr. Yes, you're going to be looking at spending money but, at the same time, you will have a plane that will fly and fly well.
The Mustang, being small, will be overweight and nose heavy with what you are wanting to do. To quote the owner's manual for a full sized kit built aircraft, the Glasair II or III, it actually says that it can handle no more than the weight of two passengers and 100lbs in a rear cargo area, regardless of which engine you install, options being a Lycoming O-540 flat four cylinder or the Lycoming flat turbo six. The turbo six has 120 more HP than the four and gives a top speed of 290mph, 52mph higher than the four. In exchange for the higher speed and hp ratings, you will burn 4.3 gallons more of gas per hour and have a range that is 281 miles less at 65% power.
Last edited by Hydro Junkie; 12-15-2018 at 07:38 AM.