A scale rendition of a famous World
War Two P51 Mustang flown by Captain Freddie F. Ohr of the 15th
U.S.A.A.F .
Fundamental to the authenticity of the Mustang is the Hangar 9
UltraCote® trim scheme which replicates accurately, with the
exception of the invasion stripes on the wings, Captain Ohr’s
original plane including “kill markings”, “Marie” on
the nose and the original ID markings on the tail. A fibreglass
cowl, and moulded "Merlin" exhausts compete the scale
package.
Hangar 9’s P-51D is unlike most other Mustangs available.
Built as a .60 sized airframe rather than a .40. allows the full
size proportions to be better and more accurately replicated since
the extra large size of the airframe doesn’t suffer the scaling
issues experienced by smaller .40 size models.
Assembly time to complete the model is around twenty hours. Retracts
are already installed in the wings, only the addition of the retract
servo is necessary. Aileron servos mount in pre-cut servo bays
in the wings and the rudder and elevator take direct servo linkages
with corresponding pre-cut servo mounts in the tail. Positioning
the servos right next to their corresponding control surfaces makes
setting up throws and checking and maintaining links much easier.
The flying characteristics of the Mustang are exceptional. Roll
and yaw authority is excellent at slow speeds and during approach
to landing. At high-speeds, using the recommended control throws
the Mustang is equally solid. In pre-production testing the Mustang
was really put through its paces; full-throttle loops and hard
breaking turns time after time without a single accelerated stall.
The plane tracked through every high-G manoeuvre as if it were
on rails. Throughout the full spectrum of manoeuvres Hangar 9’s
P-51D performed just like the full-size; high "G" dog
fighting turns, low level strafing runs and the most beautiful
slow victory rolls you could wish for.
These are all part of the Mustang experience.
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