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| SteveM | Guillows Series 400 - P-51 Mustang | Flying | 14-Nov-08 14:44 |  | | Views : 908 | | "Crazy Eddie" was there this morning, perhaps I could talk him into taking a few pictures of the P-51 in flight... |
| SteveM | Guillows Series 400 - P-51 Mustang | Flying | 14-Nov-08 14:43 |  | | Views : 863 | | Crisp, clear, calm, fall morning, it just doesn't get much better. Today I only brought the P-51 and Aero Star to the field as my focus was on the P-51. |
| SteveM | Guillows Series 400 - P-51 Mustang | Build | 01-Nov-08 02:34 |  | | Views : 1136 | | The other photo for the "G challenge", this is the cleanest my desk has been all year. |
| SteveM | Guillows Series 400 - P-51 Mustang | Build | 01-Nov-08 02:32 |  | | Views : 1120 | | One of the pictures submitted for the contest. I am pleased with the results, but next year I really must give myself more time to spend on the details so that I won't feel so rushed. |
| SteveM | Guillows Series 400 - P-51 Mustang | Build | 31-Oct-08 01:45 |  | | Views : 998 | | Ready for more sanding, sealing, finish sanding, and paint. Hopefully I can get it finished in time and it will look close enough to the real deal. |
| SteveM | Guillows Series 400 - P-51 Mustang | Build | 30-Oct-08 15:56 |  | | Views : 1059 | | My propeller conundrum - I need a scale prop by the end of the day and have only this 10" prop that can be cut down or I can try to carve something decent in the next few hours. All reasonable suggestions are welcome. |
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| SteveM | Guillows Series 400 - P-51 Mustang | Build | 28-Oct-08 13:28 |  | | Views : 943 | | I also repaired the wing bolt hole by adding a paper tube like is used on the MM Hellcat. I had intended to do this from the start, but got ahead of myself when covering the wing. |
| SteveM | Guillows Series 400 - P-51 Mustang | Build | 28-Oct-08 13:26 |  | | Views : 934 | | My simple fix; an epoxy and plywood sandwich. Tape was used to keep the epoxy from leaking out the bottom while a clamp help the sandwich till the epoxy set up. While not what I would do if I was still in the building phase, I think it will do the trick. |
| SteveM | Guillows Series 400 - P-51 Mustang | Build | 27-Oct-08 00:57 |  | | Views : 1030 | | Close up view from the rear of the landing gear wire. There was little to prevent the wires from rotating, maybe I was supposed to put the wires on the other side of the spar. I think the best fix is to sandwich with plywood. |
| SteveM | Guillows Series 400 - P-51 Mustang | Flying | 26-Oct-08 17:38 |  | | Views : 950 | | On later tries I was able to pull up in time, but the field was so small I was constantly turning to avoid the trees. It seems like it wanted to roll right and left aileron would hardly turn/roll it left at all, I'll have to make sure the wing is level. |
| SteveM | Guillows Series 400 - P-51 Mustang | Flying | 26-Oct-08 17:35 |  | | Views : 1048 | | I have never hand launched so I was a little slow in getting on the elevator and she smacked into the ground before I could pull up. The force of the "landing" was enough to knock the landing gear wire loose so I'll have to rework them. |
| SteveM | Guillows Series 400 - P-51 Mustang | Flying | 26-Oct-08 17:33 |  | | Views : 1059 | | Here we are at the soccer field sized area ringed with maple trees. There is no hard surface for ROG so I have to hand launch and just try to land level on the grass. |
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