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Tom Favorin from
Quakertown, PA with his Byron Mustang. The Byron P51 has a fiberglass fuse
and one piece fiberglass cloth over foam wing. Byron retracts on the mains
and tailwheel, powered by a Byron "Byro Reduction Drive," turning
a 23 inch 4 bladed prop. The plane weighs in at 26 lbs. Love those large
four blade props ! (click on picture to see more)
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Bob Neider from Metairie
La with his American P51D. Bob uses a Sachs 4.2, Likes Retracts and a Futaba radio
on this 100" wingspan Mustang. ( click on picture
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Bert Hahn from Edinburg
Texas shows off his red tailed P-51. Burt scratched this from enlarged Great
Plains 40 sized plans. A Q 52, Robart retracts and JR radio keep this 86"
wingspan Mustang airborne. ( click on picture to see larger image ) |
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Jim Marshall from Mission
Texas shows off his Ziroli P51D Mustang. Jim's P51 comes in at 27lbs and features
Robart gear, Futaba radio and a G-62 for go. (click on picture to see larger
image) |
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Gilbert Wheeler from
Loveland Colorado poses with his Ziroli Tuskgegee P-51 Mustang. This red
tailed warbird uses a Byron Mustang 5.0 engine to pull it's 30lbs, 96"
wingspan with ease. Balsa with fiberglass cloth were used for construction,
then painted with LT Col Leo Gray's markings .. (click
on picture to see more) |
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Rob Bailey from Oak Ridge,
New Jersey WS: 102" with his Nosen P-51. Built by Sonny Burr, using built-up
ply and balsa construction and fiberglass finish, this warrior features 102"
wingspan, Likes Line retracts (electric) and a Quadra 75. A JR radio keeps it's
34lbs airborne. (click on picture to see more) |
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Lenny Smith
Jr from Kenner, La with his American Eagle P51D.
It features a glass fuse and foam core design with an 86in wing. It has a PPG
base/clear paint job done in the Cripes A Mighty scheme. Engine is a US41 with
a Q52 carb and header pipe. Robart retracts and Futaba radio finish up this nice
warbird. (click on picture to see more) |
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Lenny Smith from Kenner, La proudly displays his great looking American Eagle P51B. It is
glass/foam construction with PPG base/clear finish. Power is a Q52 with a 2.5in.
prop hub to keep the engine inside the cowl. Retracts are Robart with Futaba handling
the communications.Wingspan is 86in. and all up weight is 22lbs. "Very easy
to fly and land and plenty power over the top" says Lenny. (click
on picture to see more) |
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Roger Hess from Springfield, Ohio shows off a good looking Top Flite P-51. Roger used Ultracoat
over balsa and ply construction. The Mustang weighs 25lbs and has an 84 1/2"
wingspan. A Zenoah G-62 gives it plenty of forward momentum. (click
on picture to see more) |
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Bob Campbell from
N. Canton, Ohio is dwarfed by his 12 foot wingspan P-51. Bob's incredible 1/3
scale mustang is scratch built from balsa sheeted foam. Aluminum tape gives it
the metal finish. This plane is huge and performs with power to spare with a 240cc
inline twin up front. A great looking and flying Mustang. (click
on picture to see more) |
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Drake Edwards from Raleigh, NC. and his "Big Beautiful Doll" P-51. "Doll"
is built from a Nosen kit and weighs 45lbs and has a 102" wingspan.
A Precision Eagle 8.4 inline twin makes her go. (click
on picture to see more) |
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David Parr from Newman, GA with a very nice looking P-51 Mustang. David used a Fiberclassics
kit and came out at 32lbs with a 105" wingspan. A Husky Challenger 4.4 spins
the prop on this warbird. David says "it flies like a trainer." (click
on picture to see more) |
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Cory Johnson of Owatonna Minn. is mostly hidden by his large Bud
Nosen P-51 Mustang. Cory used Monocote on this beauty. This warbird features a
102" wingspan and weighs 33lbs.Twelve year old Cory is our youngest warbird
pilot so far. Great job Cory! (click on picture
to see more) |
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Merlin D. Gorowsky from St. Paul Minn. proudly displays his Top Flight P-51 Mustang constructed of
balsa and ply with monocote covering. This red tail Mustang weighs 26lbs and has
an 84.5 wingspan. Merlin used a Zeno G-62 for power. He says the Mustang was easy
to build and flies like a trainer. (click on
picture to see more) |
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Steve Gawlik from Downers Grove Ill. flies this nice looking Byron P-51. The construction
is fiberglass and foam glassed and painted. A Q-42 turns that great Byron
four blade. The wingspan is 87" and she weighs 23lbs. (Click
on picture to see more) |
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Paul Costello from
St. Paul Min. gets ready to start his Top Flight P-51. Balsa construction and
Ultracoat covering help weigh it in at 26lbs. A G-38 pulls it's 85" wingspan
around just fine. (Click on picture to see more) |
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John and Debbie Howe from Hanover Park Ill. show off their great looking Nosen P-51. Conventional
construction finished with fiberglass and paint. Only 26lbs with a 102"
wingspan and a Quadra 65 to make it happen. Johns says this bird flies great. (Click on picture to see more) |
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Dennis D. Crooks from Greencastle Ind. proudly displays one very nice Mustang. A Ziroli design
with built up wing and glass fuse. Finishing is by Sikkens Auto and it looks great.
Wingspan is 96" and weight comes in at 45lbs. A Husky Challenger 5.4 twin
really gives this warbird a unique sound and plenty of power. (Click
on picture to see more) |
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Jeff Quesenberry's Twin Mustang is produced from two Top Flight kits.
Two G-38's fly it with meaning and at only 28lbs it flys fast and nimble.
Robart retracts help with the ground stuff. Wingspan is 115" on this
striking warbird. Jeff flew this at the Sig 50th anniversary fun fly and
it stole the show. (Click
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Jimmy Banana's Byron Mustang is one of the best Byron Mustangs I have seen. Jimmy's attention
to detail and scale finish has made this one a real stand out. This beauty comes
in at 26lbs and uses a Sachs 3.7 to chase 109's. (Click
on picture to see more) |
