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Old 07-18-2014, 05:59 PM
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The infamous Figure 9.

Note that "landing speed" on a P-51 of any size is half throttle. The rudder yaws the nose to one side and the tail in the opposite without much heading change on models without much dihedral. You have to use all three axis controls and monitor throttle. And if you were to ignore one successfully it would be the rudder.


With warbirds speed is life and it's about energy management. Keep the airflow smooth to keep control.