Parkzone P-51 Mustang Gunfighter w/ Retracts and Power Upgrade

[112Leondeoro]

beautiful bird my friend

[RyanWehr]

with that motor you could make a cardboard box fly. :)

[MrStallion87]

any advice for adding retracts for a fellow foamie p-51 piolet?lol. id adding a ton of mods to her and would love to do add retracts.

[Snice02]

@MrStallion87 If I could do it over again (and probably will one day), I would use electric retracts. There are cheap ones available now. They would make the installation much easier, and you wouldn't have to worry about setting up the central servo (which took a while - and is hard to get perfectly adjusted). I did need to move the fiberglass spar in the wing to get the gear to fit, and I have also added flaps which allow me to come in at nice speeds for landing. Best of luck!!!

[bonsairick]

COOL retracts! The Mustang's my favorite foamy.

How did you mount the Monsterpower on the P-51 BL? I've got the same motor and the bolt pattern is different (have the same problem with my PZ T-28 and Corsair).

[Snice02]

@bonsairick Thanks! Used the stock firewall -- but I think I had to redrill 2 of the holes. I also had to add nylon spacers to get the spinner and cowl to fit properly.

[earthling1984]

nice. with a 50A esc you could probably use a 4cell!  How many amps is it pulling with the 3ell?

[DanielMadrigalC]

nice mini retrac

[Snice02]

@DanielMadrigalC Thanks! Oh -- and I gotta thank you for the fabric glue tip! I used it on an F22 I just built -- worked great!!! Can't wait to see your next project!

[Pono421]

that was some crazy ass shit right there! that thing flys like a champ, what setup r u using?

[Snice02]

@Pono421 Motor: Monsterpower 10

Prop: 11x7 APC e-prop

ESC: 50A w/ 5A BEC

Lipo: 2200mah 30C 3S

L/G: Retracts from Hobby Lobby P-47

[magicmike1122]

its always fun to bring out the old birds in the closet, mod them up, and then see if they fly.