Hangar 9 P-51 Mustang 150
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Okay,The 1st few pics here are the same I had poted previously. Box, parts assortment. Well package, and some interesting historical info listed on both the side of the box and the instructions. Harware looks OK, everything arrived in goos shape.. Cowl looks great as does the spinner.
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Here are some more pics of sme of the parts more closely... Plane looks to be well built of QUALITY grade balsa & ply. I sort-of wonder why they chose to go with a built up fuse instead of fiberglass (since it would be an ideal candidate), but SIG has always had an associate with me for providing quality wooden kits, so perhaps, it simply follows suit to their brand heritage. Seems to be fairly light weight, s it should make for a nice electric conversion. See: "Jmohn's" electric build thread for the conversion-(if that floats your boat) Instructions are very thourough, and everything looks great!
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Okay, now, we can start... I've chosen to use a gasoline engine appx 20CC as that is most reasonably sized for this plane, but also because the I'm personally tired of getting nitro slime all over the thing and eventually breaking down the plane. Not to mention the long term cost savings using gasoline I'll miss the fumes and smell~ but cest la vie...I'll always keep one or two around anyway as bangers. FYI-i use aviation grade 100LL gasoline, which smells way better than car gas. I've used the Zenoah 20CC before and it's an excellent engine, but i'm going with the FPE1.3 (21CC) for this plane as I found it on RCU for a good price and it already has a (rear) pitts muffler on it. I'm hoping I won't have to butcher the cowl all of too much.
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I started with the ailerons and flaps per the instructions...hinges were to be expected on the A, but the Flaps had nice point type hinges. I used STD servos for the flaps, high torq JR's for the ailerons(although probably not necessary) -used 12" extensions necessary and the flaps should used a reversing "Y" I love it when a company adds the string inside the wing to feed the wires through!..Thanks SIG~ Installed the Spar, then epoxied the wing halves together...piece o' cake! I'm using air retracts "Spring Air" Brand as the fit teh best with the least amount of modification. I used a xacto & dremel to but what was necessary to make them fit. I epoxied a piece of hardwood at the wing sheeting to serve as a structural spanner fior the wing bulkhead i had to cut to fit the air cylinder. I added some paint to make the wheel wells look a bit more realistic ...add the wheel well inserts (temporarily)and...Viola! there you have it.
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Next I added the air lines ( a far easier job than wrestling with servo rod bends on Mechanical type gear (BTW-the "EZ" brand mech retracts supplied with the kit were of very good quality-I'm just not using them). I then added the pushrods which were, for the most part, exactly the correct length, and the clevis was even pre-welded on one end, which was great. once that was completed...I decided to paint the wheel hubs to make them look better than just white plastic. I may end up changing the tires to a large/ more scale size, but the struts I had laying around fit those perfectly. here's some pics, but I won't do a final install until the plane's nearly completed.
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Interesting engine choice....This plane might be my first fuel-burning plane. Glad to know there's another engine option available. The FPE 1.3 is heavier and not quite as powerful as say the Saito 100. No reason for concern?
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This is where I deviate from the plans for sme persnal modifications...The cockpit. I'm using a 1/7th H9 rubbery guy, and some images i pulled off of the web. I considered using a top flite type cockpit kit or even simply making one from scratch, but I'm trying to keep her light given the added weight of the gas engine, and the seemingly scale-like airfoil, in order to keep the wingloading down. I went ahead and prepared my fuel tank for gasoline using all the swap outs req'd. I added the rudder/ tailwheel servo in the tray, then cut out the area for the partial cockpit. the bottom of the servo dictates how deep the cockpit will go. I used the same piece I cut out as the cockpit ploor, then add the real photos of a p-51's cockpit I found on the internet. There is a lil' overlap, but once the pilot is in, it looks pretty darn good, and I'm satisfied with the look. I created a segmented instrument cover and will probably make a gunsight later on. the ARF came with a great faux instrument pannel, but mines' just a lik better, so I'll save that one for another model. It also came with the radio box which is situated behinf the pilot...this worked out great, so I constructed it and added some faux wiring and other bits for added effect. I also placed my on-board voltwatch back there and it adds to the semi-authenticty. Next I made an armor plated set backing from foam-core board and glued on the cut out of the seat that came with the ARF. I've then painted the pilot test fit him, and trimmed to fit. added the image of an instrument panel from the web and budda-bing~ I've gone ahead and put the canopy back on, but I plan to make a Malcom canopy for her in the near future. I've taken loads of pics of this along the way.
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Mike, I'm not concerned about the power...I did a P-36 with a g20 in it, and she had plenty of umph~ and I like loads of that...So it's well within the range of having ample "emergency" power. I'll let ya' know though.
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Next step was fitting the wing, adding the oil cooler scoop, belly gusset and wing fairings. I've always disliked doing this part of planes weather it's on a kit or ARF. The fairings in particular were a pain and I ended up cutting off the covering in the wring spot on the rt fairing, but it wasn'y too bad. Used waxpaper on the wing...it'll save you a mess worth of clean up. The images show all the parts going on wnd how verything fits. the other part that was tedious was the fiberglass tubes that had to be cut that serve as a guide for the wing bolts. They are a quality element and should be added as they'll also strengthen the pan.
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