1/2A P-51D Mustang for RCI 6th Sweepstake 2015

Started by jana.f22, June 15, 2015, 09:13:32 PM

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jana.f22

This will be my first entry for 6th sweepstakes.

This is my first build log.

1st day I was only able to spend only  1 hour today so finished cutting the rib set.

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jana.f22

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anwar

Good job on properly documenting the build with date references :thumbsup:

Should turn out to be a beautiful build too.
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sundaram


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A Great pilot will practice until he can't get it wrong.

sanjayrai55

Should be fantastic! Could you post some specs - span, length, expected AUW, Power Plant etc?

jana.f22

@Anwar  @sundaram @rcpilotacro @sanjai rai -   Thanks you sir

specs

span - 35.6 inch
length - 28.5 inch
AUW - 700 to 800g approx

Havent decided the powerplant yet confused between glow or electric.
If glow cox TD 049
If electric then equivalent motor.

would decide later.

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sanjayrai55

@ 800 grams, or 2 lbs, as a low wing war model, this would need upward of 250 Watts by my reckoning. The Cox will give you far less power.

jana.f22

@ sanjai rai  sir this is the specs given in plan
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jana.f22

Todays progress
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jana.f22

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kamalsahai

postively looking for final product/ mustang

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jana.f22

Wing completed
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K K Iyer

@jana.f22
Looks great  {:)}
In the left wing centre section sheeting is that an ink line or a joint?
A joint is not desirable.
Do you have a TD .049 or .051?
On 25% or so nitro, the will be perhaps twice as powerful as a BabeBee.
Ask Sundaram sir.
BTW, what is the source of the plan? How old?
By current standards 7-800gms for a 36" span is quite high.
My 36" depron Spitfire was 330gms, and had out of sight vertical with a 200watt motor producing 660gms thrust on a 9x5 prop.
Best wishes.

jana.f22

@ kk Iyer its a joint sir.
I have TD .049
The plan is from outerzone its rcm plan.

http://www.outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=5130

Yes its quite heavy for this size but My friend made a P51D marutaka plan same 36inch it weights around 900g and it powered by electric still performance is flawless, so ill go with electric most probably.
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shobhit17

Well I been into aeromodelling since I was in School....  and then been in the air for over 30 years.  Now looking to be back into aeromodelling full time...

jana.f22

@shobit17 thank you sir  am planning to finish and maiden this by this week
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Todays progress

Ailerons cut, torque rod installed for ailerons, aileron servo installed & undercarriage installed.
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girishsarwal

jana, the build is coming up very well.
Are those hardwood blocks for the l/g under the wings
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shobhit17

Best wishes...... you may like to take notice of the advice given by Mr Iyer..... the joint is not desirable at the place he is talking of..... because it is a place where a lot of weight gets centered due to higher wing loading in turns.  You may like to give a reinforcement by using a thin nylon cloth pasted there with Epozy.... some 3 inch wide piece of cloth would be fine.  Nest time do avoid such a joint.
Well I been into aeromodelling since I was in School....  and then been in the air for over 30 years.  Now looking to be back into aeromodelling full time...

jana.f22

@girishagarwal  Yes its a hard wood block.

@shohit17  sir ill be sticking a fiber glass cloth with epoxy over  the entire mid section for strength for reinforcement.
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sanjayrai55

Coming along nicely  :thumbsup:

Glad you are going electric

Darshan for multirotors

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v2 eagle

Wow...Great going jana Ji....

Best of luck. I didnt noticed its yours.

Ashok.P
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jana.f22

@ Ashok ji thanks, anyway you will be there during my maiden.
@ Darshan thank you

wings completed just have to do covering work.

fuse work started.
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