Anyone here know anyone who owns one of the scale p-51s that use a..

[Ryanjames17]

Anyone know of or knowhatever anyone who owns one of the scale p51 that uses a small block Chevy V8? I'm rather curious on how those perfourm.. been dancing around the idea of building a nearly or full scale BF109 granted I know they at the least had 650hp but I'm not sure how much of that 650hp was needed for take off a cruse vs just making speed.

 

[FLYBOYJ]

Anyone know of or knowhatever anyone who owns one of the scale p51 that uses a small block Chevy V8? I'm rather curious on how those perfourm.. been dancing around the idea of building a nearly or full scale BF109 granted I know they at the least had 650hp but I'm not sure how much of that 650hp was needed for take off a cruse vs just making speed.

I've seen at Reno when I worked the races a few years ago. Very cool but time and money like everything else.
Thunder Mustang

 

[Capt. Vick]

So this is slightly smaller than an original Mustang?

 

[fubar57]

Man, I wish I had the money to be dancing with a large scale 109. I kinda like this trying to buy 1:48, though in a manly way...

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[FLYBOYJ]

So this is slightly smaller than an original Mustang?

About 3/4 scale

 

[Ryanjames17]

I seen a BF109E a guy made with a SBC in it that was stated as 1:1, I could buy it as it could be made under 4000lbs giving a SBC Evan iron block is a lot lighter then a Jumo or kestrel. Not to mention you would not need 5-8 gallons of oil aND coolant would be a lot less..

As for building.. that is the easy part my day job consists of building parts for large steel buildings.. money I figure would not be to bad as I don't think I could build it much faster then I could buy stuff to build it not to mention I have 2 engines kicking around.

Hard thing for me is finding plans and also the would a engine like that be enough to make it think about flying much less fly.

 

[Tony Kambic]

I know of 2 of these P-51s in the same hangar. I believe they have the engine you are inquiring about, but need to confirm. Both are owned and flown by ex-USAF and ex-airline pilots with lots of time.

 

[Crimea_River]

We have a Spitfire like that nearby but I don't know the owner.

 

[Ryanjames17]

We have a Spitfire like that nearby but I don't know the owner.

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that one dose not look to have the usual out of proportion looks they tend to get, neat though. wonder what engine they got in it.

 

[buffnut453]

that one dose not look to have the usual out of proportion looks they tend to get, neat though. wonder what engine they got in it.

It doesn't have one. You just sit in it and shout "Brm...brm! Dagga-dagga-dagga!" at the top of your voice.

I'll get my coat!

 

[Crimea_River]

I'll hand it to you. It actually has a small block Chev V8 IIRC like the poster was asking about.

 

[buffnut453]

Yeah...I know it had an engine. The civil aircraft registration is a give-away that the aircraft dues actually fly. I just couldn't resist...clearly!

 

[Crimea_River]

I was partly answering post 9.

 

[N4521U]

My first suggestion would be an A&P school.....
Smirking a bit if you have the notion "I can build a steel Building, how could an aluminum plane be so difficult"...?
I think the V8's are a bit fiddley meeting FAA standards, dual plug, dual mags are the start, and props only spin at about 3000RPM, not the 9 or 10,000 of a souped up V8.

 

[Ryanjames17]

It's the blue print reading skills that help.

 

[N4521U]

I'm an old draftsman, went thru Part of the A&P school........
and surely you jest.

 

[mikewint]

I'm still trying to work my way through $300,000 FOR A KIT!!!!

 

[ODonovan]

Of course, you could always go for a full sized one.

Team 51 Specs



-Irish

 

[parsifal]

This is what Ultralite guys with a lifetime of experience can do

http://ultralightnews.com/ssulbg/p51_mustang_loehle_aircraft/experimental_amateurbuilt.html

With a limited budget and limited experience, you will have not much chance of doing better than they have.

Good luck though

 

[MIflyer]

Well, how about a subscale P-36? You could have the fixed gear export model version.