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Title: Mustang plan and/or kit
Post by: Allan Perret on February 08, 2017, 03:28:07 PM
Club member is wanting to build a Full Fuse Mustang for 35 - 45 power.  What's available far as plans or kits ?  He is not advanced enough for a Rabe design..
Title: Re: Mustang plan and/or kit
Post by: tom brightbill on February 08, 2017, 03:37:11 PM
How about this--
http://www.rsmdistribution.com/index-2.htm
(Click on Control line kits, Modern, scroll down to P-51)
Title: Re: Mustang plan and/or kit
Post by: Walter Hicks on February 08, 2017, 03:39:23 PM
Pat Johnston /RSM kit ditto what Tom said laser cut kit
Title: Re: Mustang plan and/or kit
Post by: RandySmith on February 08, 2017, 06:59:26 PM
Club member is wanting to build a Full Fuse Mustang for 35 - 45 power.  What's available far as plans or kits ?  He is not advanced enough for a Rabe design..

The KENHI  MUSTANG  is very good, and  great  for a  OS 30  35 S  or  FOX 35, OS LA 25,  50  sq in  bigger  than VECO  mustang

Randy
Title: Re: Mustang plan and/or kit
Post by: jim welch on February 08, 2017, 07:48:14 PM
Allen how about one of these? perfect shape .....
Title: Re: Mustang plan and/or kit
Post by: Air Ministry . on February 08, 2017, 10:00:39 PM
Oh Dear :

http://stunthanger.com/smf/stunt-design/p51-b/

(http://www.svensktmodellflyg.se/users/5466/Mustunt_01.jpg)

The Berry ' B' there ,or Claire Siverling ' D ' are likely easiest .
(http://stunthanger.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=38778.0;attach=226332;image)

(http://www.controllineplans.com/Images/MustangCS.jpg)
 Claire Sieverling's classic, a beautiful stunter. 56" span, 610 sq.in. MAN 2/65 plans
Title: Re: Mustang plan and/or kit
Post by: Gordon Van Tighem on February 09, 2017, 12:11:48 PM
lazerworks.com has a short kit for Veco Mustang and Tom Dixon has plans.
Title: Re: Mustang plan and/or kit
Post by: Allan Perret on February 11, 2017, 09:18:22 AM
Appreciate all the replies..
Decided to go with Pat Johnston plan #103  and his laser cut short kit.
Title: Re: Mustang plan and/or kit
Post by: Walter Hicks on February 11, 2017, 09:55:15 AM
You will not be disappointed with anything Pat Does they will be light and fly well. Wood and Laser cutting excellent also.
Title: Re: Mustang plan and/or kit
Post by: FLOYD CARTER on February 11, 2017, 10:37:15 AM
I can recommend the P-51 kit from RSM.  I've built 3 of them, and they are great stunters.

Floyd
Title: Re: Mustang plan and/or kit
Post by: Air Ministry . on February 11, 2017, 09:30:12 PM
for the record then ;

(http://thumbs.worthpoint.com/zoom/images2/1/0412/18/sig-51-mustang-stunt-control-line_1_8a6f20a1938f9ee35fdb010477f033c8.jpg)
Title: Re: Mustang plan and/or kit
Post by: john e. holliday on February 12, 2017, 02:03:18 PM
Matt, I have had two of those SIG kits.  The first met its demise in a wingover when bell crank plat form came loose.  The second one was sold to another modeler, that as far as I know is still flying it.  I put another bell crank mount on the other end of the screw. 
Title: Re: Mustang plan and/or kit
Post by: George Albo on February 18, 2017, 06:51:05 PM
Just saw this on Flea Bay:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sig-Mustang-Stunter-Kit-w-50-Span/322421929071?_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D41402%26meid%3D49b01df7be7a4abc8d84eedd04244753%26pid%3D100011%26rk%3D5%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D201816526699
Title: Re: Mustang plan and/or kit
Post by: john e. holliday on February 18, 2017, 08:17:39 PM
Good flying little plane if you don't try for a super finish.  In other words keep it light.  Th wings can be cored out to save a little weight and ditch the plastic components for balsa.  The canopy is okay.  Also put another piece of ply at the other end of the bell crank bolt or rod.
Title: Re: Mustang plan and/or kit
Post by: Scott Richlen on February 19, 2017, 06:10:52 AM
if you have the SIG Mustang, think of it as a "builders kit" and:

- Chop up the wing for rib templates and a leading edge mold (its too heavy anyway) and use the foam cradles to build a "lost-foam" wing
- Use the plastic parts to mold balsa replacements
- Do search to find out how others (was it Todd Lee?) modified it for better performance
Title: Re: Mustang plan and/or kit
Post by: Gerald Arana on February 19, 2017, 09:31:39 AM
if you have the SIG Mustang, think of it as a "builders kit" and:

- Chop up the wing for rib templates and a leading edge mold (its too heavy anyway) and use the foam cradles to build a "lost-foam" wing
- Use the plastic parts to mold balsa replacements
- Do search to find out how others (was it Todd Lee?) modified it for better performance



Bingo! That is exactly what I was going to say. y1

Jerry
Title: Re: Mustang plan and/or kit
Post by: Scott Richlen on February 19, 2017, 11:30:11 AM
Jerry:

I have the kit but haven't done it yet.  Have you?  How'd it turn out?

Years ago I built one per plans.  It came out very pretty.  And pretty heavy.  Crashed because of the weight...
Title: Re: Mustang plan and/or kit
Post by: Mike Griffin on February 19, 2017, 12:24:05 PM
Years ago, I kitted the Kenhi Mustang that Randy mentioned at the top of the thread.  I don't remember who bought them and I do not think that anyone ever built one as I never heard from anyone who bought a kit.  I know my friend and fellow club member Allan Perret just bought one from somebody not to long ago.

John Miller did the CAD work for me and Eric Rule cut the kit for me.  I am sure the CAD file still exists somewhere in Eric's computer.  I don't produce full kits anymore but if anyone should want just the laser cut parts, let me know and I will check and see if Eric can cut them.  This is probably the best looking model of a Mustang that I personally ever saw and that is taking nothing away from Pat or anyone else because he does beautiful work.  The original plans were absolutely a work of art.

Mike
Title: Re: Mustang plan and/or kit
Post by: Joseph Patterson on February 20, 2017, 05:36:09 AM
             I bought one from you mike about five years ago. Two or three years ago it got raffled off at our contest in B.R. It was a very nice kit with great wood. I don't remember who won it, but I'm sure it was never built.
        Doug