P51 Mustang
P51 Mustang Balsa model
P51 Mustang Balsa wood model from Guillow's
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P51 Wing
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P51 Wing
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P51 tail sections
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Tail
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P51 tail sections
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Wing
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P51 Mustang wing
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Completed wing
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P51 Mustang complete wing
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Fuselage
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P51 Mustang fuselage
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Almost done
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Mustang - almost completely covered
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Motor mount
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P51 Mustang rubber band motor mount. Mounting the rubber band motor is hard, and contrary to the instructions must be done before completely covering in tissue.
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Iside the P51
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P51 inside view with rubber band
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P51 rubber band
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Mustang's motor at the front. The front end of the rubber band is held by a pair of pliers. Note that the band is a double loop -- there are 4 strands running down the inside.
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Nose
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P51 Mustang - nose cowl mounting was the hardest part.
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Complete fuselage
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P51 - Complete fuselage
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Box cover
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P51 Mustang box cover
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Instructions
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P51 Mustang instructions page 1. There is a separate data sheet (i.e. the plans) on which you build the 4 major sections.
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Instructions
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P51 Mustang instructions page 2. There is a separate data sheet (i.e. the plans) on which you build the 4 major sections.
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Tail assembly
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P51 Mustang tail assembly drying. Due to poor tolerances, there's a gap between the vertical and horizontal stabilizer.
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Completed P51
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Completed Guillow's balsa P51 Mustang
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In flight
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Attempts to fly my P51 at the county park were partially sucecssful.
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In flight
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After a bad launch, I duck. The P51 crashed 5 feet behind me.