I just recieved my P-51 mustang monster and all I have to say is wow this thing is HUGE!!!.

Below is the link of the plane i ordered for just $200:
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/s...dProduct=12166

there are other colour schemes of the plane which other might like but i thought i would go with the original scheme.
I also ordered a 3000 mAh 4S 40C battery for the plane
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/s...dProduct=10299


the details on the plane looked really good.

the packaging was good and the plane came with all the required parts.






the elevators are controled by two servos with is good considering the size of the plane. and all the servos are hidden neatly in th tail of the plane


for the control hinges I used Apoxy and made sure theuse alot of it so that the hinges will not come out during flight. below you cna see how the apoxy overflowed around the hinge


The wires in the kit comes pre-labeled with numbers which is very useful when your setting up the reciever.



The holes in the wing to slot the aluminum wind rods seem to be covered up with foam, I had to get a blade to clear out th foam so that the rods can slide through. The good thing is that the wing fit is snug. i will not be glueing the wing since it would be diffical to fit the plane in my car without removing the wings. the



Please come with a 45amp ESC but i think i might be changing it over since when I did the test run the esc the ESC got warm quicky.


After aopening and closing the canopy afew time the magnets started to fall off so I decided to use apoxy and reglue all the magnets so that the canopy will be held tightly.



Since the plane didnt come with any way to hold down the wings i devised a neat way to hold the wings together. firsly you need to remove the silver paint from the area under the landinggear bay. the easier way to do that is to get tape and let the take stip the glue (simialer to women when they wax ) this way the glue will gett a better hold on the foam.


then I got hobbyking's strong blue velcor (link) and glued them onto the wing using apoxy.

once the apoxy dries you can use the hook side of the velcro to connect the wing to the fuselage. and the good thing is your left with a clean finish and the connecters are hidden under the landing gear wheels.


here is a quick pick of my wiring setup.










When ground testing i like to check how the vertical thrust of the plane so i hold the plan ewith the nose facing up and turn up the throttle, this way i can check the pull power of the plane on vertical line ups . im sad to not that with a 3000mAh 4S battrey the wasnt enough static thrust to hold the plane up. so i will have to see how I can improve this eight by changing out the motor or the prop (but the prop and spinner looks so good !!!)



build summery:

[*]all the details of the plane is very good but you have to be careful with foam plans since they can dent easly if you hit them.[*]I liked the idea of all the wiring being labled it makes it alot easier to get the electronics connected.[*]landing gear seems sold I open and closed it around 50 times and it seems that they are all working every time.[*]the good thing is that the landing gear have a jam protection mechanizam so if there is coming blocking the landing gear while it moves it stops, this way you will not burn out the motor.[*]make sure you elign the front landing gear wheels and test them.[*]I recomend to install the foam exhaust ports at the end of your build because they are very delicate and i had a few of mine brake off. you can also use foam safe CA glue around the all the exhaust to strengthen the bits[*]I was abit disapointed with the static thrust of the motor/prop comb but I will defnitly be trying a larger motor.[/list]here is the detailed spec of the actual plane as tested:

[*]finished weight without battery: 2,081g (4.6 Ib)[*]prop size 14in the pitch seems low around 4 or 5[*]Motor size: 4250[*]max W: 690w[*]Max amp: 49A[*]estimated flight time with 3000mAh 4S : 10min[/list]I will be updating this thread with my flight details and with links to the flight vids and my review after flying