116 MODEL AVIATION
I THOROUGHLY ENJOY receiving e-mail from readers,
especially when they share helpful information. For the August issue
I wrote a simple piece about how to paint a canopy frame that
included photos to go along with the few steps involved.
The responses I received were positive; however, Tom Solinski
of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and Tony Albence of the Delaware
R/C Club offered an additional helpful hint. That is, to paint the
canopy interior color on the outside first.
Tom claims that this is typical on plastic models. Tony wrote that
you could apply a first coat of zinc-chromate green, or blue in the
case of Japanese aircraft, and then paint the exterior color over it.
That will provide a more scale appearance.
Thank you, gentlemen, for reading the RC Giants column and for
your assistance.
Ed Hirschfeld’s
Selden, Long Island,
workshop rarely lies
dormant. His latest
project is a ¼-scale
Sopwith Tabloid built
from enlarged Ziroli/
Polapink plans.
It spans 77 inches
and is powered by a
Zenoah G-23 gas
engine. The model was
designed and assembled using standard stick-built construction
methods. The materials are balsa, light plywood, and aircraft-grade
plywood. The Tabloid is covered with Solartex and its all-up weight
is 14 pounds.
Ed uses six standard-size/torque servos—two for elevator, two
for ailerons, one for rudder, and one for throttle—and control is via a
Futaba six-channel FASST radio. The model flies great, and the
landing gear skids prevent nose-overs on touchdown.
The full-scale Tabloid was supposedly so named because its
small size and performance created such a sensation when it was
released. It was one of the first aircraft that the Sopwith Aviation
Company built, and it first flew in November 1913.
Pilot and passenger sat side by side instead of in the common
front-and-rear arrangement. In addition, the little biplane initially
used wing warping instead of ailerons for lateral control. It was
powered by an 80-horsepower Gnome Monosoupape rotary engine
and reached 92 mph when Harry Hawker flight-tested it at
Farnborough in England.
A seaplane version of the Tabloid with a larger engine, the
[[email protected]]
Radio Control Giants Sal Calvagna
Sopwith Tabloid by Ed Hirschfeld
Also included in this column:
• Schweizer 2-33 from
Aviation Concepts
• Composite-ARF P-51 by
Don Conradis
Ed Hirschfeld’s Sopwith Tabloid is powered with a Zenoah G-23
gas engine. It’s covered with Solartex and has an all-up weight of
14 pounds.
The Tabloid’s see-through covering gives it that realistic
appearance in flight. There are no nose-overs on the ground with
those skids! The model spans 77 inches.
Steve Anthony constructed this 1/4-scale model of the Schweizer
2-33A from an Aviation Concepts kit. Featuring a 153-inch span, it
certainly is an RC Giant.
A Piper Pawnee tows the full-scale Schweizer 2-33A into the air.
The Long Island Soaring Association offers rides in this glider.
11sig4x.QXD_00MSTRPG.QXD 9/23/10 9:49 AM Page 116
A different version had the Lewis gun mounted on the side of the
fuselage, firing through the propeller arc. The blades had deflector
plates installed so that the bullet strikes would not damage the
propeller.
The aircraft made its claim to fame during the war, on October 8,
1914. Two Royal Navy Air Service Tabloids made the first raid on
German soil, taking off from Antwerp, Belgium.
Only one made it to the destination—the German Zeppelin sheds
at Dusseldorf—and destroyed Zeppelin Z IX by dropping two 20-
pound bombs from a 600-foot altitude. The rapid improvements in
aircraft design quickly made the Tabloid obsolete, and it
was removed from service in early 1915.
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, Steve
Anthony of Babylon, New York, was extraordinarily
sincere when he created a 1/4-scale miniature of the
November 2010 117
Those are Sierra Giant Scale precision retracts. “Hurry
Home Honey” was flown by Major Richard “Bud”
Peterson of the 357th Fighter Group.
Don Conradis enjoyed his Composite-ARF P-51 Mustang project. It is
powered by a DA-85 engine and was finished with Klass Kote epoxy paint.
Sopwith Schneider, was flown in April 1914 to win the Schneider
Trophy in Monaco. The Schneider Cup was a floatplane competition
of pure speed throughout a triangular course, meant to encourage
technical advances in civil aviation.
A French Deperdussin won the first Schneider race, in 1913, by
an average speed of 45 mph. The Tabloid/Schneider won the
following year, traveling at a then-blistering 86 mph.
At the outbreak of World War I, Tabloids were used as fast
scouts. Some naval types sported a single Lewis machine gun over
the top wing.
11sig4x.QXD_00MSTRPG.QXD 9/23/10 10:03 AM Page 117
Schweizer 2-33A training sailplane, owned
by the Long Island Soaring Association at
Brookhaven Calabro Airport.
Steve built the model from an Aviation
Concepts kit. It spans 153 inches, has a
length of 78.5 inches, and has 1,975 square
inches of wing area, producing a wing
loading of 14 ounces per square foot. A
five-channel radio is required, with seven
onboard servos for rudder, elevator,
ailerons, spoilers, and tow release.
You can purchase the kit all-inclusive or
only the plans. They comprise 12 pages of
detailed drawings, with full-size patterns
and a complete bill of materials.
You can also buy the plans and assembly
manual, which includes outstanding color
photos, and detail sheets to include cockpit
components/dash documentation, canopy
latch, variometer pitots, steps, tip wheels
and skid, tow release, and more.
For more information about this great
kit, contact Gunny Bumburs or check it out
on the Hangtimes Hobbies Web site.
A big thanks to the Long Island Soaring
Association members who gave sailplane
rides in the Schweizer 2-33A (not the
model!). For those in the area who are
interested in full-scale sailplanes, please
visit the club’s Web site.
Don Conradis of Patchogue, New York,
has finished a great-looking 100-inchwingspan
Composite-ARF P-51 Mustang
that he built during the course of a year. It is
powered by a Desert Aircraft DA-85 gas
engine and sports retractable landing gear
from Sierra Giant Scale.
The design has all surface detail molded
into the fiberglass. The model is painted
with the Klass Kote epoxy coating system
and finished as Major Richard “Bud”
Peterson’s P-51 of the 357th Fighter Group.
Bud was a well-respected fighter pilot
who went on to score 15.5 victories during
WW II and ended as one of the highestscoring
Mustang aces of the war. For more
information about this superb kit, please
visit the Composite-ARF Web site.
Many consider the P-51 to have been the
Cadillac of the sky during its wartime use. It
is a very popular subject to model.
Toward the end of the war in Europe, the
P-51 was considered for B-29 bomber
protection in the Pacific Theater and was
tested as a naval fighter, fitted with a
tailhook for carrier operations. However,
the island of Iwo Jima was secured and the
P-51s could easily escort B-29s all the way
to Japan, so the naval version was canceled.
The P-51D was the most widely
produced model. The P-51H was the final
version made. It was lighter, had an
enlarged vertical fin, and sported a slightly
longer fuselage, to reduce the tendency to
yaw.
The P-51H featured water injection,
which gave it an emergency combat power
of more than 2,200 horsepower. This
produced a top speed of approximately 487
mph at 25,000 feet and made it one of the
fastest propeller aircraft produced.
The P-51H and the P-47N were the
primary fighter aircraft selected for the
invasion of Japan. A total of 2,000 were
ordered, and 555 had been delivered when
the war came to an end.
Next month I will have some exciting
Flitfire news resulting from the August
2010 column. All I can tell you right now is
that it’s a “small world.” MA
Sources:
Gunny Bumburs
[email protected]
Hangtimes Hobbies
57 Cedar St. Suite 6
Babylon NY 11702
www.hangtimes.com
Long Island Soaring Association
1247 Lednam Ct.
Merrick NY 11566
www.longislandsoaring.com
Composite-ARF
www.carf-models.com
Sierra Giant Scale
(440) 476-4885
www.sierragiant.com
Klass Kote:
Diversified Solutions
(612) 243-1234
www.klasskote.com
International Miniature Aircraft Association
www.fly-imaa.org
118 MODEL AVIATION
BMJR Model Products
• NFFS One-Design
Model for 2011
• Design by Carl Goldberg
scaled to 84%
• Wingspan 42 in.
• Wing Area 265 sq. in.
1//2 A VIIKIING
Box 1210 • Sharpes, FL 32959-1210
321-537-1159 • www.BMJRModels.com
$5325
+ postage
Send $2.00 for 2010
22 page catalog or go to
www.bmjrmodels.com
- SECURE SHOPPING WITH OUR ONLINE CATALOG -
www.fiberglassspecialtiesinc.com
[email protected]
Phone (479) 359-2429 Fax (479) 359-2259
Hours: Monday - Friday 9 to 5 CST
15715 Ashmore Dr., Garfield, Arkansas 72732
LARGEST
COLLECTION OF
EPOXY GLASS
COWLS & WHEEL
PANTS IN THE WORLD!
SINCE
1977!
Did You Know …
That most donations you
make to AMA are taxdeductible?
AMA is a 501(c)(3), not-forprofit
association. This
means that any funds you
donate beyond your regular
membership dues can be
deducted from your taxes.
Please consider donating to
AMA. Your gift will help us
continue our efforts to
improve your organization.
11sig4x.QXD_00MSTRPG.QXD 9/23/10 9:49 AM Page 118
Edition: Model Aviation - 2010/11
Page Numbers: 116,117,118
Edition: Model Aviation - 2010/11
Page Numbers: 116,117,118
116 MODEL AVIATION
I THOROUGHLY ENJOY receiving e-mail from readers,
especially when they share helpful information. For the August issue
I wrote a simple piece about how to paint a canopy frame that
included photos to go along with the few steps involved.
The responses I received were positive; however, Tom Solinski
of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and Tony Albence of the Delaware
R/C Club offered an additional helpful hint. That is, to paint the
canopy interior color on the outside first.
Tom claims that this is typical on plastic models. Tony wrote that
you could apply a first coat of zinc-chromate green, or blue in the
case of Japanese aircraft, and then paint the exterior color over it.
That will provide a more scale appearance.
Thank you, gentlemen, for reading the RC Giants column and for
your assistance.
Ed Hirschfeld’s
Selden, Long Island,
workshop rarely lies
dormant. His latest
project is a ¼-scale
Sopwith Tabloid built
from enlarged Ziroli/
Polapink plans.
It spans 77 inches
and is powered by a
Zenoah G-23 gas
engine. The model was
designed and assembled using standard stick-built construction
methods. The materials are balsa, light plywood, and aircraft-grade
plywood. The Tabloid is covered with Solartex and its all-up weight
is 14 pounds.
Ed uses six standard-size/torque servos—two for elevator, two
for ailerons, one for rudder, and one for throttle—and control is via a
Futaba six-channel FASST radio. The model flies great, and the
landing gear skids prevent nose-overs on touchdown.
The full-scale Tabloid was supposedly so named because its
small size and performance created such a sensation when it was
released. It was one of the first aircraft that the Sopwith Aviation
Company built, and it first flew in November 1913.
Pilot and passenger sat side by side instead of in the common
front-and-rear arrangement. In addition, the little biplane initially
used wing warping instead of ailerons for lateral control. It was
powered by an 80-horsepower Gnome Monosoupape rotary engine
and reached 92 mph when Harry Hawker flight-tested it at
Farnborough in England.
A seaplane version of the Tabloid with a larger engine, the
[[email protected]]
Radio Control Giants Sal Calvagna
Sopwith Tabloid by Ed Hirschfeld
Also included in this column:
• Schweizer 2-33 from
Aviation Concepts
• Composite-ARF P-51 by
Don Conradis
Ed Hirschfeld’s Sopwith Tabloid is powered with a Zenoah G-23
gas engine. It’s covered with Solartex and has an all-up weight of
14 pounds.
The Tabloid’s see-through covering gives it that realistic
appearance in flight. There are no nose-overs on the ground with
those skids! The model spans 77 inches.
Steve Anthony constructed this 1/4-scale model of the Schweizer
2-33A from an Aviation Concepts kit. Featuring a 153-inch span, it
certainly is an RC Giant.
A Piper Pawnee tows the full-scale Schweizer 2-33A into the air.
The Long Island Soaring Association offers rides in this glider.
11sig4x.QXD_00MSTRPG.QXD 9/23/10 9:49 AM Page 116
A different version had the Lewis gun mounted on the side of the
fuselage, firing through the propeller arc. The blades had deflector
plates installed so that the bullet strikes would not damage the
propeller.
The aircraft made its claim to fame during the war, on October 8,
1914. Two Royal Navy Air Service Tabloids made the first raid on
German soil, taking off from Antwerp, Belgium.
Only one made it to the destination—the German Zeppelin sheds
at Dusseldorf—and destroyed Zeppelin Z IX by dropping two 20-
pound bombs from a 600-foot altitude. The rapid improvements in
aircraft design quickly made the Tabloid obsolete, and it
was removed from service in early 1915.
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, Steve
Anthony of Babylon, New York, was extraordinarily
sincere when he created a 1/4-scale miniature of the
November 2010 117
Those are Sierra Giant Scale precision retracts. “Hurry
Home Honey” was flown by Major Richard “Bud”
Peterson of the 357th Fighter Group.
Don Conradis enjoyed his Composite-ARF P-51 Mustang project. It is
powered by a DA-85 engine and was finished with Klass Kote epoxy paint.
Sopwith Schneider, was flown in April 1914 to win the Schneider
Trophy in Monaco. The Schneider Cup was a floatplane competition
of pure speed throughout a triangular course, meant to encourage
technical advances in civil aviation.
A French Deperdussin won the first Schneider race, in 1913, by
an average speed of 45 mph. The Tabloid/Schneider won the
following year, traveling at a then-blistering 86 mph.
At the outbreak of World War I, Tabloids were used as fast
scouts. Some naval types sported a single Lewis machine gun over
the top wing.
11sig4x.QXD_00MSTRPG.QXD 9/23/10 10:03 AM Page 117
Schweizer 2-33A training sailplane, owned
by the Long Island Soaring Association at
Brookhaven Calabro Airport.
Steve built the model from an Aviation
Concepts kit. It spans 153 inches, has a
length of 78.5 inches, and has 1,975 square
inches of wing area, producing a wing
loading of 14 ounces per square foot. A
five-channel radio is required, with seven
onboard servos for rudder, elevator,
ailerons, spoilers, and tow release.
You can purchase the kit all-inclusive or
only the plans. They comprise 12 pages of
detailed drawings, with full-size patterns
and a complete bill of materials.
You can also buy the plans and assembly
manual, which includes outstanding color
photos, and detail sheets to include cockpit
components/dash documentation, canopy
latch, variometer pitots, steps, tip wheels
and skid, tow release, and more.
For more information about this great
kit, contact Gunny Bumburs or check it out
on the Hangtimes Hobbies Web site.
A big thanks to the Long Island Soaring
Association members who gave sailplane
rides in the Schweizer 2-33A (not the
model!). For those in the area who are
interested in full-scale sailplanes, please
visit the club’s Web site.
Don Conradis of Patchogue, New York,
has finished a great-looking 100-inchwingspan
Composite-ARF P-51 Mustang
that he built during the course of a year. It is
powered by a Desert Aircraft DA-85 gas
engine and sports retractable landing gear
from Sierra Giant Scale.
The design has all surface detail molded
into the fiberglass. The model is painted
with the Klass Kote epoxy coating system
and finished as Major Richard “Bud”
Peterson’s P-51 of the 357th Fighter Group.
Bud was a well-respected fighter pilot
who went on to score 15.5 victories during
WW II and ended as one of the highestscoring
Mustang aces of the war. For more
information about this superb kit, please
visit the Composite-ARF Web site.
Many consider the P-51 to have been the
Cadillac of the sky during its wartime use. It
is a very popular subject to model.
Toward the end of the war in Europe, the
P-51 was considered for B-29 bomber
protection in the Pacific Theater and was
tested as a naval fighter, fitted with a
tailhook for carrier operations. However,
the island of Iwo Jima was secured and the
P-51s could easily escort B-29s all the way
to Japan, so the naval version was canceled.
The P-51D was the most widely
produced model. The P-51H was the final
version made. It was lighter, had an
enlarged vertical fin, and sported a slightly
longer fuselage, to reduce the tendency to
yaw.
The P-51H featured water injection,
which gave it an emergency combat power
of more than 2,200 horsepower. This
produced a top speed of approximately 487
mph at 25,000 feet and made it one of the
fastest propeller aircraft produced.
The P-51H and the P-47N were the
primary fighter aircraft selected for the
invasion of Japan. A total of 2,000 were
ordered, and 555 had been delivered when
the war came to an end.
Next month I will have some exciting
Flitfire news resulting from the August
2010 column. All I can tell you right now is
that it’s a “small world.” MA
Sources:
Gunny Bumburs
[email protected]
Hangtimes Hobbies
57 Cedar St. Suite 6
Babylon NY 11702
www.hangtimes.com
Long Island Soaring Association
1247 Lednam Ct.
Merrick NY 11566
www.longislandsoaring.com
Composite-ARF
www.carf-models.com
Sierra Giant Scale
(440) 476-4885
www.sierragiant.com
Klass Kote:
Diversified Solutions
(612) 243-1234
www.klasskote.com
International Miniature Aircraft Association
www.fly-imaa.org
118 MODEL AVIATION
BMJR Model Products
• NFFS One-Design
Model for 2011
• Design by Carl Goldberg
scaled to 84%
• Wingspan 42 in.
• Wing Area 265 sq. in.
1//2 A VIIKIING
Box 1210 • Sharpes, FL 32959-1210
321-537-1159 • www.BMJRModels.com
$5325
+ postage
Send $2.00 for 2010
22 page catalog or go to
www.bmjrmodels.com
- SECURE SHOPPING WITH OUR ONLINE CATALOG -
www.fiberglassspecialtiesinc.com
[email protected]
Phone (479) 359-2429 Fax (479) 359-2259
Hours: Monday - Friday 9 to 5 CST
15715 Ashmore Dr., Garfield, Arkansas 72732
LARGEST
COLLECTION OF
EPOXY GLASS
COWLS & WHEEL
PANTS IN THE WORLD!
SINCE
1977!
Did You Know …
That most donations you
make to AMA are taxdeductible?
AMA is a 501(c)(3), not-forprofit
association. This
means that any funds you
donate beyond your regular
membership dues can be
deducted from your taxes.
Please consider donating to
AMA. Your gift will help us
continue our efforts to
improve your organization.
11sig4x.QXD_00MSTRPG.QXD 9/23/10 9:49 AM Page 118
Edition: Model Aviation - 2010/11
Page Numbers: 116,117,118
116 MODEL AVIATION
I THOROUGHLY ENJOY receiving e-mail from readers,
especially when they share helpful information. For the August issue
I wrote a simple piece about how to paint a canopy frame that
included photos to go along with the few steps involved.
The responses I received were positive; however, Tom Solinski
of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and Tony Albence of the Delaware
R/C Club offered an additional helpful hint. That is, to paint the
canopy interior color on the outside first.
Tom claims that this is typical on plastic models. Tony wrote that
you could apply a first coat of zinc-chromate green, or blue in the
case of Japanese aircraft, and then paint the exterior color over it.
That will provide a more scale appearance.
Thank you, gentlemen, for reading the RC Giants column and for
your assistance.
Ed Hirschfeld’s
Selden, Long Island,
workshop rarely lies
dormant. His latest
project is a ¼-scale
Sopwith Tabloid built
from enlarged Ziroli/
Polapink plans.
It spans 77 inches
and is powered by a
Zenoah G-23 gas
engine. The model was
designed and assembled using standard stick-built construction
methods. The materials are balsa, light plywood, and aircraft-grade
plywood. The Tabloid is covered with Solartex and its all-up weight
is 14 pounds.
Ed uses six standard-size/torque servos—two for elevator, two
for ailerons, one for rudder, and one for throttle—and control is via a
Futaba six-channel FASST radio. The model flies great, and the
landing gear skids prevent nose-overs on touchdown.
The full-scale Tabloid was supposedly so named because its
small size and performance created such a sensation when it was
released. It was one of the first aircraft that the Sopwith Aviation
Company built, and it first flew in November 1913.
Pilot and passenger sat side by side instead of in the common
front-and-rear arrangement. In addition, the little biplane initially
used wing warping instead of ailerons for lateral control. It was
powered by an 80-horsepower Gnome Monosoupape rotary engine
and reached 92 mph when Harry Hawker flight-tested it at
Farnborough in England.
A seaplane version of the Tabloid with a larger engine, the
[[email protected]]
Radio Control Giants Sal Calvagna
Sopwith Tabloid by Ed Hirschfeld
Also included in this column:
• Schweizer 2-33 from
Aviation Concepts
• Composite-ARF P-51 by
Don Conradis
Ed Hirschfeld’s Sopwith Tabloid is powered with a Zenoah G-23
gas engine. It’s covered with Solartex and has an all-up weight of
14 pounds.
The Tabloid’s see-through covering gives it that realistic
appearance in flight. There are no nose-overs on the ground with
those skids! The model spans 77 inches.
Steve Anthony constructed this 1/4-scale model of the Schweizer
2-33A from an Aviation Concepts kit. Featuring a 153-inch span, it
certainly is an RC Giant.
A Piper Pawnee tows the full-scale Schweizer 2-33A into the air.
The Long Island Soaring Association offers rides in this glider.
11sig4x.QXD_00MSTRPG.QXD 9/23/10 9:49 AM Page 116
A different version had the Lewis gun mounted on the side of the
fuselage, firing through the propeller arc. The blades had deflector
plates installed so that the bullet strikes would not damage the
propeller.
The aircraft made its claim to fame during the war, on October 8,
1914. Two Royal Navy Air Service Tabloids made the first raid on
German soil, taking off from Antwerp, Belgium.
Only one made it to the destination—the German Zeppelin sheds
at Dusseldorf—and destroyed Zeppelin Z IX by dropping two 20-
pound bombs from a 600-foot altitude. The rapid improvements in
aircraft design quickly made the Tabloid obsolete, and it
was removed from service in early 1915.
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, Steve
Anthony of Babylon, New York, was extraordinarily
sincere when he created a 1/4-scale miniature of the
November 2010 117
Those are Sierra Giant Scale precision retracts. “Hurry
Home Honey” was flown by Major Richard “Bud”
Peterson of the 357th Fighter Group.
Don Conradis enjoyed his Composite-ARF P-51 Mustang project. It is
powered by a DA-85 engine and was finished with Klass Kote epoxy paint.
Sopwith Schneider, was flown in April 1914 to win the Schneider
Trophy in Monaco. The Schneider Cup was a floatplane competition
of pure speed throughout a triangular course, meant to encourage
technical advances in civil aviation.
A French Deperdussin won the first Schneider race, in 1913, by
an average speed of 45 mph. The Tabloid/Schneider won the
following year, traveling at a then-blistering 86 mph.
At the outbreak of World War I, Tabloids were used as fast
scouts. Some naval types sported a single Lewis machine gun over
the top wing.
11sig4x.QXD_00MSTRPG.QXD 9/23/10 10:03 AM Page 117
Schweizer 2-33A training sailplane, owned
by the Long Island Soaring Association at
Brookhaven Calabro Airport.
Steve built the model from an Aviation
Concepts kit. It spans 153 inches, has a
length of 78.5 inches, and has 1,975 square
inches of wing area, producing a wing
loading of 14 ounces per square foot. A
five-channel radio is required, with seven
onboard servos for rudder, elevator,
ailerons, spoilers, and tow release.
You can purchase the kit all-inclusive or
only the plans. They comprise 12 pages of
detailed drawings, with full-size patterns
and a complete bill of materials.
You can also buy the plans and assembly
manual, which includes outstanding color
photos, and detail sheets to include cockpit
components/dash documentation, canopy
latch, variometer pitots, steps, tip wheels
and skid, tow release, and more.
For more information about this great
kit, contact Gunny Bumburs or check it out
on the Hangtimes Hobbies Web site.
A big thanks to the Long Island Soaring
Association members who gave sailplane
rides in the Schweizer 2-33A (not the
model!). For those in the area who are
interested in full-scale sailplanes, please
visit the club’s Web site.
Don Conradis of Patchogue, New York,
has finished a great-looking 100-inchwingspan
Composite-ARF P-51 Mustang
that he built during the course of a year. It is
powered by a Desert Aircraft DA-85 gas
engine and sports retractable landing gear
from Sierra Giant Scale.
The design has all surface detail molded
into the fiberglass. The model is painted
with the Klass Kote epoxy coating system
and finished as Major Richard “Bud”
Peterson’s P-51 of the 357th Fighter Group.
Bud was a well-respected fighter pilot
who went on to score 15.5 victories during
WW II and ended as one of the highestscoring
Mustang aces of the war. For more
information about this superb kit, please
visit the Composite-ARF Web site.
Many consider the P-51 to have been the
Cadillac of the sky during its wartime use. It
is a very popular subject to model.
Toward the end of the war in Europe, the
P-51 was considered for B-29 bomber
protection in the Pacific Theater and was
tested as a naval fighter, fitted with a
tailhook for carrier operations. However,
the island of Iwo Jima was secured and the
P-51s could easily escort B-29s all the way
to Japan, so the naval version was canceled.
The P-51D was the most widely
produced model. The P-51H was the final
version made. It was lighter, had an
enlarged vertical fin, and sported a slightly
longer fuselage, to reduce the tendency to
yaw.
The P-51H featured water injection,
which gave it an emergency combat power
of more than 2,200 horsepower. This
produced a top speed of approximately 487
mph at 25,000 feet and made it one of the
fastest propeller aircraft produced.
The P-51H and the P-47N were the
primary fighter aircraft selected for the
invasion of Japan. A total of 2,000 were
ordered, and 555 had been delivered when
the war came to an end.
Next month I will have some exciting
Flitfire news resulting from the August
2010 column. All I can tell you right now is
that it’s a “small world.” MA
Sources:
Gunny Bumburs
[email protected]
Hangtimes Hobbies
57 Cedar St. Suite 6
Babylon NY 11702
www.hangtimes.com
Long Island Soaring Association
1247 Lednam Ct.
Merrick NY 11566
www.longislandsoaring.com
Composite-ARF
www.carf-models.com
Sierra Giant Scale
(440) 476-4885
www.sierragiant.com
Klass Kote:
Diversified Solutions
(612) 243-1234
www.klasskote.com
International Miniature Aircraft Association
www.fly-imaa.org
118 MODEL AVIATION
BMJR Model Products
• NFFS One-Design
Model for 2011
• Design by Carl Goldberg
scaled to 84%
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