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    New Hanger 9 p-51 mustang **Trainer?!?** - 6/23/2005 9:27:26 PM   
    rcfury



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    Status: offline     		Allright now everyone needs to check this one out.. P-51 mustang PTS
    One of the benifits of being in the hobby business i get to see the latest and greatest coming out. Hanger nine is releasing a new design of trainers called the Progressive trainer system. I myself is having a hard time concieving the idea. Granted its great you could start flying with a standard looking plane but i think this breaks all the rules.
    This RTF comes pakaged with the same stuff in their alpha 40 trainer, but a warbird... They state with the droops attached to the front of the wing will prevent a tip-stall of any kind which could cause the plane to start to spin..
    I would like to hear what the rest of the pilots think of this..


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    RE: New Hanger 9 p-51 mustang **Trainer?!?** - 6/23/2005 9:40:22 PM   
    shakes268



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    Status: offline     		Wing droops and speed brakes - it's a Nexstar in Mustang clothing hehe.

    Not sure about this - and why would they put flaps on this when the 60 size doesn't get them??

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    RE: New Hanger 9 p-51 mustang **Trainer?!?** - 6/23/2005 9:45:58 PM   
    DiscoWings



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    Status: offline     		wow this would be pretty good.
    I know alot of people that want to fly really want to fly warbirds.
    but as you know, they are little hard to fly.

    So something that is a trainer and looks like a warbird would be great.

    Its good to see they are using the h9-mustang scheme so people won't feel like a newbie when they get in the air with this one.

    I'm just not so sure about the low-wing design... and its also a tail dragger :/

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    RE: New Hanger 9 p-51 mustang **Trainer?!?** - 6/23/2005 9:53:02 PM   
    carrellh



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    Status: offline     		There are plenty of people on RCU, and elsewhere, who say a four star or other low wing plane makes a good primary trainer. With all the 'stuff' on it this plane probably flies a lot like a four star or similar model.

    It might work for some students. I do wonder about the toughness and durability as a trainer. I suspect my first landing attempts would have ripped the gear blocks out of the wings of this thing; unless the ribs are all made of 1/8" ply and glued in with epoxy (which I doubt).

    My "box with wings" has a substanial gear block with a lot of plywood supporting it.

    With a good enough, and patient enough, instructor; any airplane "can" be a trainer. Based on descriptions of most low wing planes, this one probably is a 'go where you point it' model with little or no self leveling tendency.

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    RE: New Hanger 9 p-51 mustang **Trainer?!?** - 6/23/2005 10:39:05 PM   
    rcfury



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    Status: offline     		I know what everyone is saying. Once i saw it was a low wing + a tail dragger and the word trainer in the same sentance.. Something clicked in my head.. who knows. I think H9 knows what their doing, mike mcConville says nothing but good things about it.
    So why does this plane have flaps and their 60 size dont? hmmmm

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    RE: New Hanger 9 p-51 mustang **Trainer?!?** - 6/23/2005 11:33:05 PM   
    ICE_MAN



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    Status: offline     		Yeah But think how many people enter this hobby cause they want to fly scale... Alot of these people will sya "Hey there's a P-51 that can be used as a TRAINER!"

    But I don't know how succesful they will be..

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    RE: New Hanger 9 p-51 mustang **Trainer?!?** - 6/24/2005 4:05:46 AM   
    PlaneKrazee



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    Status: offline     		I think they have a winner. High wing trainers are harder to taxi in a crosswind than a low wing plane.

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    RE: New Hanger 9 p-51 mustang **Trainer?!?** - 6/24/2005 5:23:45 PM   
    rcfury



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    Status: offline     		Allright now if we can stuff a Satio 100 in it...

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    RE: New Hanger 9 p-51 mustang **Trainer?!?** - 6/24/2005 5:48:35 PM   
    DiscoWings



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    Status: offline     		e-conversion!
    hacker C50-L with a 8s2p 4000 mah TP batteries will work on this one.


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    RE: New Hanger 9 p-51 mustang **Trainer?!?** - 6/24/2005 6:53:34 PM   
    ilrcflyboy



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    Status: offline     		I think it's a great move. You get your first and second airplane by only buying one. Mike even admits on the site that folks have to adapt and give into the conventional way of thinking that a trainer has to be a high winged airplane made of bricks. It may give those who accel and solo within 10-or less flights their money's worth.

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    RE: New Hanger 9 p-51 mustang **Trainer?!?** - 6/25/2005 3:54:30 AM   
    ICE_MAN



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    Status: offline     		I could not seem to find it... Anyone gotta link?

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    RE: New Hanger 9 p-51 mustang **Trainer?!?** - 6/25/2005 6:19:10 AM   
    rcfury



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    Status: offline     		ICE Man... Go here P-51 PTS

    Still waiting on the price for it. their alpha trainer RTF we were selling for $269.. I think it probally start around $300 considering some of the hefty features on it. Ill keep everyone up to date. Kinda wish it was an ARF though. Gives beginners a little more freedom on what they want.

    < Message edited by rcfury -- 6/25/2005 6:25:09 AM >

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    RE: New Hanger 9 p-51 mustang **Trainer?!?** - 6/25/2005 7:51:45 PM   
    ICE_MAN



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