P-51 Mustang

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This is another glow to electric conversion. I had seen this exact kit converted before and just copied what he had done exactly. This is the World Models P-51 kit. The specifics on the model are as follows:

World Models P-51 Kit

Maxim N32-13Y brushless motor and controller

MEC 4:1 Superbox gearbox

15x8 wood zinger prop (not pictured, but works better than the MAS)

22 x RC-2400 cells

Flying weight is 8 pounds

The conversion to e-flight was fairly simple. All that was required was to cut a hole in the top of the fuselage, construct a battery box, and build a motor mount suitable for an electric motor.

	The battery box is a simple piece of 3/32 birch ply with some velcro straps to hold down the battery pack.
	The motor mount was a bit more tricky. It is laminated pieces of spruce, built up from the firewall of the plane to hold an Maxim motor mount. Notice there is a place on top of the mount to hold the speed controller.
	The radio gear is mounted per-instructions, however, notice I am using a separate flight pack instead of using a BEC for the radio.

Total Construction Time = It took me about a month to get this one together, and get all my modifications right. So, approx, 2 weekends, and a bunch of weeknites fiddling with it. The kit comes as an ARF for .40 gas, and I really wanted the conversion to be nice.

P-51 Mustang Videos

	P-51 Mustang Maiden Flight (Windows) 4.3 meg - Here is the first flight of my World Models P-51 mustang, e-conversion.
	P-51 Mustang 2nd Flight (Windows) 4.1 meg - 2nd flight of the P-51...had a minor landing mishap, but the plane was undamaged.
	P-51 Mustang Half-Moon Bay (Windows) 4.7 meg - A good flight at the e-Fly. Good up-close footage.