P51 Fuse Shape
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P51 Fuse Shape
My grandson and I have been building a Guillows P51 28" span stick and tissue model. Intent is to install an existing EFlite two servo brick and run it on 2 cells.
the fuse of this little model caught my attention, from its building sequence to its shape. It is shaped very nicely, looking more like a pattern style fuse than warbird. Enlarged about 3 times to get a pattern length of about 76", this thing would have a depth at midships of about 18" or just about the same as the best models flying today.
Hmmmm, why not a P51 looking pattern plane in 2 meters? And sticks and formers would build into a light and strong structure, stronger and lighter than composite.
the fuse of this little model caught my attention, from its building sequence to its shape. It is shaped very nicely, looking more like a pattern style fuse than warbird. Enlarged about 3 times to get a pattern length of about 76", this thing would have a depth at midships of about 18" or just about the same as the best models flying today.
Hmmmm, why not a P51 looking pattern plane in 2 meters? And sticks and formers would build into a light and strong structure, stronger and lighter than composite.
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Matt,
Do you remember Miss Kat Brat from RCM back in the 70's. A 60 size pattern P-51.
Mark
P.S. if you remember the cover I think there was an airplane pictured also;-)
RCM April 1977, Outerzone Plan ID 5213 (Under R/C Scale)
Do you remember Miss Kat Brat from RCM back in the 70's. A 60 size pattern P-51.
Mark
P.S. if you remember the cover I think there was an airplane pictured also;-)
RCM April 1977, Outerzone Plan ID 5213 (Under R/C Scale)
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Hey Matt,
you don't have to go that far back (in time), though I have the issue and at the time considered building one. Dean Pappas built a P-51 pattern ship around 1990. I've seen at least one photo of it, probably in Dean's Flying Models' column. I believe it was powered with a YS 120AC. Maybe he'll see this and give us some insight.
-Will
you don't have to go that far back (in time), though I have the issue and at the time considered building one. Dean Pappas built a P-51 pattern ship around 1990. I've seen at least one photo of it, probably in Dean's Flying Models' column. I believe it was powered with a YS 120AC. Maybe he'll see this and give us some insight.
-Will
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I love the shape of the little Guillows P51 fuse. Looks like a mini Allure. And the quad tapered wing ain't shabby neither.
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Hi,
Mustang-X was designed by Jim Kirkland and he flew it at NATS 1972, one of his flights can be seen in this video:
https://youtu.be/60NYhU7kq8E?t=95'
and
https://youtu.be/60NYhU7kq8E?t=242
/Bo
Mustang-X was designed by Jim Kirkland and he flew it at NATS 1972, one of his flights can be seen in this video:
https://youtu.be/60NYhU7kq8E?t=95'
and
https://youtu.be/60NYhU7kq8E?t=242
/Bo
Last edited by bem; 07-12-2016 at 07:37 PM.