H9 P-51D Giant Scale
04-23-2003, 05:40 PM
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What H9 GS P-51?
World has a GS P-51 but not H9.
The World P-51 is a great bird with no weak points except for that "Mickey Mouse" tail wheel.
H9 P-51 has many weak points, cowl is not fuel proof, fire wall is weak and the landing gear sucks but it dose fly well and looks good. Do a search to find out how people are fixing them.
A friend has one with a Saito 100, good combo.
The World P-51 is a great bird with no weak points except for that "Mickey Mouse" tail wheel.
H9 P-51 has many weak points, cowl is not fuel proof, fire wall is weak and the landing gear sucks but it dose fly well and looks good. Do a search to find out how people are fixing them.
A friend has one with a Saito 100, good combo.
04-23-2003, 06:55 PM
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It has been on their website for almost two months, they had it at Toledo, and it is currently a full page ad in one of the magazines (either, MA, RCM, or MAN) but don't remember which off the top of my head.
And, agreed, 77" only makes it a larger one than before.
P.S. What about that price tag?!!!!
And, agreed, 77" only makes it a larger one than before.
P.S. What about that price tag?!!!!
04-23-2003, 07:58 PM
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I have been thinking about this airplane too. They have the instruction manual on the web as a download now. Some things I noticed were:
The wing is one piece, but the horizontal stab is two piece. The lower half of the cowl is fiberglass, and so is the portion of the radiator scoop that is just below the wing. It uses CA hinges on everything but the flaps, they get a hinge point type hinge. The flap and aileron servos mount in the Top Flight style. They use those plastic pushrod keepers at the servo arm (where you only need a 90 degree bend in the wire). Only some of the decals are applied--the star and bars on the fuse and the call letters, along with the "Q" on the tail. It also uses two retract servos--one in each wing.
-Bob George
The wing is one piece, but the horizontal stab is two piece. The lower half of the cowl is fiberglass, and so is the portion of the radiator scoop that is just below the wing. It uses CA hinges on everything but the flaps, they get a hinge point type hinge. The flap and aileron servos mount in the Top Flight style. They use those plastic pushrod keepers at the servo arm (where you only need a 90 degree bend in the wire). Only some of the decals are applied--the star and bars on the fuse and the call letters, along with the "Q" on the tail. It also uses two retract servos--one in each wing.
-Bob George
04-24-2003, 02:09 AM
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Looks like a nice plane indeed, but your required to provide a 5" P-51 spinner.
For the price, the WM seems more appealing.
But stupid me will probably buy one anyway since the death of my little H9 mustang.
Dave
For the price, the WM seems more appealing.
But stupid me will probably buy one anyway since the death of my little H9 mustang.
Dave
04-24-2003, 02:35 PM
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H9 P-51D Giant Scale
I saw the "larger" Hangar 9 P-51 at Toledo. It looks much, much better than the smaller one that I own. Here are some differences on the larger one that I liked:
1. Flaps - my smaller one, even with the weight of an OS 1.20 Surpass III and an 1800 mah receiver battery just doesn't wan't to stop flying! Glides seemingly forever. Flaps on the smaller one would have made landings easier in that there would not have to be such a long approach path before the plane settles down on the runway.
2. Airfoil shaped horizontal and vertical stabs - the stabs on the smaller one are built up unsheeted framework. I haven't had any trouble with the vertical stab but had bad flutter on the horizontal stab at only half throttle. My horizontal seemed extremely flimsy and bendy. Replaced it with a solid balsa one, slightly thicker and it has been perfect.
As far as some of the problems with the smaller Hangar 9 already mentioned -- Hangar 9 now clearcoats the cowls to fuelproof them. I had one of the first of their P-51s and it definitely is not fuelproof. I have a replacement one on order. I heard about the allegedly weak gluejoints at the firewall before I started on mine. I taped over the holes on the outside of the firewall and poured a couple of ounces of 5 minute epoxy into the fuselage behind the firewall and rolled it around until there was good glue coverage over all of the joints. I did not pin the fuse sides to the firewall. I am getting about 120mph out of my OS 1.20 Surpass, 14X10 APC, 30% nitro, and I have had zero problems with the firewall after about 75 flights. I did not like the very thin sheeting on the wing but the wing has held up magnificently in spite of it. You just have to be careful when handling the wing. As is the case with all of the ARFs I have seen and owned, they do a very good job covering the airframe but a lousy job in sealing the edges of the covering. It also seems that the edges have a miniscule overlap to work with so the covering is prone to coming loose and getting oil under it unless you verrrrrrry carefully go over every seam and make sure it is properly sealed before you ever put fuel in the plane. I thought I had done so on mine but there were still places that came loose and had to be repaired.
1. Flaps - my smaller one, even with the weight of an OS 1.20 Surpass III and an 1800 mah receiver battery just doesn't wan't to stop flying! Glides seemingly forever. Flaps on the smaller one would have made landings easier in that there would not have to be such a long approach path before the plane settles down on the runway.
2. Airfoil shaped horizontal and vertical stabs - the stabs on the smaller one are built up unsheeted framework. I haven't had any trouble with the vertical stab but had bad flutter on the horizontal stab at only half throttle. My horizontal seemed extremely flimsy and bendy. Replaced it with a solid balsa one, slightly thicker and it has been perfect.
As far as some of the problems with the smaller Hangar 9 already mentioned -- Hangar 9 now clearcoats the cowls to fuelproof them. I had one of the first of their P-51s and it definitely is not fuelproof. I have a replacement one on order. I heard about the allegedly weak gluejoints at the firewall before I started on mine. I taped over the holes on the outside of the firewall and poured a couple of ounces of 5 minute epoxy into the fuselage behind the firewall and rolled it around until there was good glue coverage over all of the joints. I did not pin the fuse sides to the firewall. I am getting about 120mph out of my OS 1.20 Surpass, 14X10 APC, 30% nitro, and I have had zero problems with the firewall after about 75 flights. I did not like the very thin sheeting on the wing but the wing has held up magnificently in spite of it. You just have to be careful when handling the wing. As is the case with all of the ARFs I have seen and owned, they do a very good job covering the airframe but a lousy job in sealing the edges of the covering. It also seems that the edges have a miniscule overlap to work with so the covering is prone to coming loose and getting oil under it unless you verrrrrrry carefully go over every seam and make sure it is properly sealed before you ever put fuel in the plane. I thought I had done so on mine but there were still places that came loose and had to be repaired.
06-06-2003, 09:07 PM
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Horizon says that this model doesnt share any of the problems that it's little brother has had in the past. I am thinking seriously about getting one, and putting the Saito 200ti twin in it. Should be an awesome combination, and sound sweet too!
06-07-2003, 04:06 AM
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Question of the day:
Will it share the same retract problem that the smaller one has????
A larger version of the 60 size retracts wont cure the problem.
Was there any mention of this?
Will it share the same retract problem that the smaller one has????
A larger version of the 60 size retracts wont cure the problem.
Was there any mention of this?
