As promised here are the specs for Bill's Mustang;
P-51D Mustang Scale model Specifications
General:
• The model is a scratch built semi-scale P-51D Mustang built primarily for Fun Scale contest events. It took about 3 years to build.
• Set-up as described below has very good high speed, low speed, touch-and-go, and stopping on ground while running abilities
• SOUNDS GREAT TOO.
Size:
• Wing span = 72”
• fuselage length = 51”
Engine:
• Magnum .80 four-stroke
• Uses 10% Nitro / 20% Castor (as specified in engine specs)
• 8 oz plastic uniflow tank (gets about 7 min on 5 oz)
Operating Surfaces:
• Throttle control
• flap control
• main gears retractable
• tail wheel retractable (retracts forward – separate from main gears)
Weight:
• approx. 7 lbs
Radio Equipment:
• All operating surfaces controlled from 2.4G equipment:
o Receiver: Spectrum AR600 (6 chan)
o Transmitter: Spectrum DX5E (5 chan)
o Battery: 1500 mAh, 4 cell, 4.8 V
Lines:
• 2 lines - 0.021”D X 65 ft
Unique features:
• Has approx. 2-1/2 in dihedral with lead out wires coming out below the center of the tip to keep the plane level.
• Constant voltage on glow plug at all times in flight with rechargeable 1.5V battery switching sys.
• Small amount of rudder controlled via “Mandakis” bell-crank system (i.e. small crank controlled by elevator push-rod); slight right rudder on down control and neutral rudder for up control. This was added just to demonstrate an additional control of an operating surface.
• The wing is balsa covered with the entire plane covered with silkspan.
• There is carbon veil on top and bottom of the wing past the main landing gears for additional center wing strength.
• Of course, because of the size of the plane, the wing is detachable. The leading edge is held by 2 large dowels and the trailing edge is bolted down with 2 metal bolts.
• The Mustang bottom radiator assembly is a separate attachment by a bolt.
• Ink-lined as authentic as possible to real Mustang.
• Finished as the authentic Tuskegee airplanes (i.e. red-tailed).
• To keep with the Tuskegee theme, the pilot is an African-American flyer WITH a black mustache (as approved by close black flying friend).
• Parabolic spinner as specified for real plane.
• With a small amount of effort, the entire cockpit can be removed from the bottom of the fuselage.
• I say again: SOUNDS GREAT TOO.