Our P-51 Mustangs

b-bike393 · #1 07-24-2008, 06:56 PM

My grand-son and I will be putting these babys in the air in a few weeks. Maybe as soon as this next tuesday.

When I get the pictures of him flying with his "Flight Trainer", I'll post them up too. Until then, here's our fighter wing of P-51 Mustangs.

Luke's plane has the pilot in the cockpit.

Close up on Gen. Lucas "Shaky" Jansen

Front of Luke's plane.

Top view.

The power plant. A .46 ci Evolution 2-stroke with an OS max muffler.

Grand-pa's P-51.

Power plant; .46 ci OS max with an aftermarket tuned pipe.

I hope they both come back to the ground in one piece.

AJ_YFZ · #2 07-24-2008, 07:18 PM

Really cool looking planes....prolly a blast to fly

**crfjedi393** · #3 07-24-2008, 07:19 PM

Impressive! I'm sure that is a blast!

pjg351 · #4 07-24-2008, 07:36 PM

Wow Boyd! I bet their a ton of fun to control, how long do they last on a tank of fuel ? I had a go once at a remote controlled sailing yacht, it was cool also, do they crash much when your learning

b-bike393 · #5 07-24-2008, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by pjg351

Wow Boyd! I bet their a ton of fun to control, how long do they last on a tank of fuel ? I had a go once at a remote controlled sailing yacht, it was cool also, do they crash much when your learning

The last about 5-8 minutes on a full tank. More then enough to make a person dizzy.

Do they crash much??? Yes!

Macho393 · #6 07-24-2008, 08:37 PM

you need to contact Texas Twister, Robbie's husband. He is very into these. Also he lost some fingers with one also. So be careful bro.

yzernie · #7 07-24-2008, 09:00 PM

Very cool. Those look like a blast to play with. That will be some quality grandpop and grandson time!!

Mainjet2001 · #8 07-24-2008, 10:12 PM

Wow...that is so cool.

All that and history to go with it.

***Woody_393*** · #9 07-25-2008, 01:29 AM

I have to agree with Main, Great choice in planes. The P51 stangs were awesome in their time and even cooler now! What a blast.

crdude · #10 07-25-2008, 02:48 AM

Have fun! I had some beginner plains a few years ago, the throttle stuck WFO on one... it ended up hitting a power line

after that I decided rc plains just wernt for me!

**pragmatic393** · #11 07-25-2008, 07:09 AM

Wow! Very nice planes and the details are awesome...I'm guessing that is your handy-work? Thanks for sharing

VAL · #12 07-28-2008, 02:27 PM

There is a dry lake out near Barstow at the base of the Calico mine. The guys go out there and do some unbelievable stunts with these planes. I would be afraid of munching one. I flew a RC glider a couple of times and the reverse mind set you have to remember when the thing is flying at you was difficult, and that was on a slow glider. These puppies look like they could make some speed, which would exacerbate my problem.
Have fun. Hope to see some pics of them in their element.

MrsTwister393 · #13 07-28-2008, 02:40 PM

Yep, like Macho said, watch your fingers!!

If you need anything let Clayton know, he is selling/buying RC full time right now. He makes good money doing his favorite hobby and can be home with the kids during the summer.

Your making memories their Boyd, have fun!!

VET393 · #14 07-28-2008, 03:07 PM

We where leaving the apartment yesterday morning and saw a real one landing at the airport, it came right over were we where parked.

***Woody_393*** · #15 07-28-2008, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by VET393

We where leaving the apartment yesterday morning and saw a real one landing at the airport, it came right over were we where parked.

Now that would have been REALLY cool!!!

b-bike393 · #16 07-28-2008, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by VET393

We where leaving the apartment yesterday morning and saw a real one landing at the airport, it came right over were we where parked.

How did it sound???