Shadenfraud

Id just like to know, What plane is this? What company makes it, what model is it, and can you give me a link to the plane specs? Thanks

el_xero

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im no expert but it looks like some kind of a mustang to me

with a nitro fuel engine and the the engine ont he ground looks like a gas engine

but again im no expert

Cyclic Hardover

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Looks like a really beat up P-51

el_xero

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yup definately a mustang... i think its beautiful

carrellh

I gree with everyone else that it's a P-51.

If you want more info, you're going to have to give more clues.

What is the wing span? Overall length? What engine is on it.

Cyclic Hardover

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Looks to me like that GP Arf where the wings and fuselage had some kind of soft foamy covering thing to it. Looks .40 size with that engine up front

el_xero

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but isnt great planes ART an electric though? that engnie looks close to a .40 to me.. but then again what do i know

el_xero

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Hey carrellh
man i remember you.. thanks so much for all you help in my other post man.. really really helped a lot hehe

finally gonig to get air borne soon too

Cyclic Hardover

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No, GP made a 40 size arf just a few years ago and discontinued it, The covering was really strange. Felt like foam under neath it.

el_xero

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you know what... your right..

that covering does look too smooth to be the usual balsa and plastic covering..there are no dips where the ribs usually are... it could be balsa covered foam or just foam as you said..

altought i doubt its just foam. i think maybe balsa is on top with a foam core.

Aerohead

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That is the EZ Models P-51 Mustang, marketed by Sportsman Aviation in the early 1980's. It has been out of production for at least 15 years. The framing, both fuselage and wings was lite ply and balsa, and the covering was a prepainted mylar bonded to a 1/8" dense foam sheet, stretched over the frame. The wing fillets and wing/stabilizer, and rudder tips were a thin ABS plastic, molded in a color that was a fairly accurate match to the printed mylar covering. There were several models in the EZ line, including an FW-190 and Zero, as well as several civilian sport planes. The Mustang, FW and Zero were designed to fly with a 2-stroke .40 through a 4-stroke .90, and sold for about $225 in the early 80's. The plane came with fixed gear, but retracts were available for about $30. All the warbirds in the EZ line were fairly good fliers, but the retract mounts were weak, needing to be beefed up before flying, especially off of a grass surface.

F2G-1

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EZ mustang, circa late 80's (or ez clone - same thing)
looks like the .40 size - underpowered w/40 needs .91 fx (LOL!)
weight: too freakin heavy
plastic wingtips and stab tips, plastic "H" molding connecting the fuse skin together along top of fuse.
Big $ in the day.
brings back memories.....................arfs in their infancy.

Ted

Cyclic Hardover

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Well, I was close eh?

el_xero

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me three and im a noob at that hehe

Shadenfraud

So this plane is about 20 years old? Holy crap!
Is it good? Nice controls? Is it worth anything? Im thinking about doing a trade. That plane pictured, for a modded up nitro rustler (Moded up with almost ALL aluminum) and he will add. Do you think I should do it? And if so, how much should he add?

el_xero

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im sure you can find people who love old timers although.... most people who do i think like them in brand spanking new condition.still there are those who like to re-encarnate them aswell.

if you get someone who wants it

hey why not go for it...

cant help you with what its worth though im new to the whole RC scene but my two cents....

if you dont want it or the trouble it may take to get it air worthy again.. trade it up!

warhwk

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I owned two of the EZ Mustangs in the early 90's. (91-93?). Good flyers, but I wasn't ready for them at the time. I planted the first one after a snap roll and spin, the second one I planted on the 3'rd flight when I hit the "Snap Roll" switch instead of the retract. (DOH!)

Fast forward 15 years, and I picked up the latest EZ Mustang .45. (The all chrome version.) I needed to break the "Mustang curse". The third once fly's perfectly with a Saito .82. They really do fly nice and I haven't had any tipstall problems at all.

I would call Altech Marketing and find out if the current Mustang cowl and canopy would still fit. It does not seem that the plane has changed all that much.
http://www.modelrectifier.com/contactus/index.asp

el_xero

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man i love that quoat

"the probability of survival..."

i know what you mean about not being ready for a plane... im still on cheapo trainer foamies lol and just when i think i got it all going dandy i do someting stupid and well

you can finish it from here... i can fly turn land all right .. but sometimes i expect too much from the lackluster performing foamies and er well push it lol....
idiotic i know but... i do learn a lot from those experements hehe plus aerofly allows me to try out stuff too.. maybe a little too much perhaps thats why i punch it with the foamies lol

oh well you live you learn and spend a whole lot more hehe

xero.

NM2K

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ARFs were around in the mid Sixties. <G>


Ed Cregger

sj3cub

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EZ ARF's were/are some of the best quality planes around. They all fly great and the quality is outstanding. Though they are not for beginners, they are not hard to fly at all. If you can't handle a EZ Mustang, then you had better stick to some low wing trainers for a while.

Scott

kingdom802

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I think that it is one of the EZ series or the Pilot series, either way it is old!!

TexasAirBoss

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The EZ Mustang was popular around 1992-93 in my neck of the woods.

I have a brand new EZ Voo Doo Mustang in the box from 4 years ago when OK imported them.

These were indeed high quality ARFs in their day and even by todays standards. They have two weak links. The firewalls weren't always sealed to the fuselage well. Over time fuel would penetrate into the plane and attack the minimul ply structure and attack the foam board / plastic skin from the inside. Typically an EZ kit was falling apart in about 4 or 5 years. The other weak link also pertained to the foam/plastic skin covering. If you did have an accident and crush or accordianed the fuselage, it was very difficult to rapair.

gregplv

100% EZ Mustang. No question. The colors and the glued on gun ports give it away. I had the Focke-Wolf and my flying buddy had this one. Both with OS .50. With those they were very fast a weak .40 isn't nearly enough engine.

deckerv

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EZ mustang indeed

PointMagu

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Here's my "foamie"...

NIB FW-190, I picked it up for $125, dropped a TT Pro 45, Hobbico mechanical retracts and Futaba guidance.

Haven't flown it yet as I'm still tinkering with the linkages. NOTE: these planes are a radical departure from traditional buidling and finishing methods. CA use is limited unless you invest in foam-safe CA($$). This one will be my 1st and last of this type model.

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