The propeller cuffs, widely used on Merlin-powered Mustangs during their operational use, are not present here. This picture offers a good view of the Hamilton paddle-blade propeller of the P-51D. This aircraft is based at Reilly’s and again is a flyer. I could not personally fault this finish. This is another lucky chance… walking around Duxford one afternoon, ’Ding – Hao’ was rolled out of the paint shop for the very first time – right in front of me! I thought it was my birthday… 🙂 As you can see, it has been finished very realistically as the overall paint finish is semi-matt and the hues and tones of the colors used are superbly close to the original. Here is a Ding – Hao taxying along the perimeter track at Duxford during an airshow note the position of the flaps, elevators and all the underneath fairings and vents. 44-74008 is owned by Intrepid Aviation in North Weald, UK.Ĭandyman-Moose is operated by The Fighter Collection at Duxford. The characteristic dark engine cowling panel below the exhausts is quite noticeable.
Each aircraft had been finished to a very high realistic standard and it was a sight to behold. Photo: Bryan RibbansĪt the same airshow were a rare collection of other P-51D’s Old Crow, Candyman-Moose, Double Trouble Two and Sunny VIII – shown here – were all there and together they flew in formation to make the largest assembly of P-51’s in Europe since the end of World War II. Bud is a wartime ace who flew with the 357th Fighter Group, 8th Air Force at Leiston Field. ”Bud” Anderson, a pilot who originally flew seveeral Mustangs with this name. It is immaculate, however, I am not sure if the colour scheme is authentic. This is resident at Tom Reilly’s Aviation restoration facility based in Kissimmee, Orlando, Florida and is kept in flying condition. This fairly large set of photographs has been divided into sections below. Some additional photos from Magnus Fridsell (via Martin Waligorski) show the P-51D on display at the Swedish AF Museum in Linköping, Sweden. I had an opportunity to photograph several preserved – and flying – machines at Duxford. Nowadays a bubbletop Mustang is the most widely preserved warbird, and it is fairly easy to encounter P-51Ds at airshows, at least here in the UK. This walkaround of the P-51D ”bubbletop” Mustang concludes the wide coverage of the type that readers of this publication undoubtedly noticed during recent months. The development history of P-51D can be found in the previously published Modeller’s Guide to Late P-51 Mustang Variants by Joe Baugher. Much has been already written on these pages about P-51 Mustang, so I will skip the background information. The pictures will look best if your video card is configured to handle 16-bit color. It contains a number of pictures that we wanted to reproduce at the highest practicable quality. Whether you're an intermediate or advanced pilot, the P-51D Mustang 1.2m has the detail, the heart-stopping performance and more importantly the flight quality you need to experience what piloting a legendary thoroughbred is all about.7 i Magazine / Volume 4 - 2000 av Olle LindauĬaution. Go beyond ballistic and fly with 4S power-no equipment change required. The installed power system offers outstanding performance when used with a 3S LiPo battery. Construction with EPO foam keeps the overall weight low while maintaining a level of durability that makes flying a scale sensation, like this Mustang, practical enough to enjoy every day. Its functional flaps feature the precision of independent servo operation while electric retractable main landing gear provides reliability and scale-like movement. The realistic four-blade propeller, outline and cockpit detail highlight the devoted attention given to pull off a popular subject like the Mustang this well. The E-flite ® P-51D Mustang 1.2m scale airplane delivers outstanding warbird appeal whether flying or just standing still.
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