A SURPRISING DISCOVERY?? The NEW E-flite P-51D Mustang 1.2m
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- čas přidán 2. 08. 2024
- Looking for a great next step warbird? Well, I was pleasantly surprised by E-flite's new P-51D Mustang 1.2m as it is about as good as it gets for that next step airplane! Plus, at the 1.2m size, this P-51 doesn't take up much room and is easily transportable. With the AS3X setup in the BnF, the model feels much bigger than it is in flight and those landings are like butter. A big thank you to Brock Slagle with BlueSky Filmworks for his help on the camera! #P51Mustang #scalemodel #warbirds
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00:00 So Smart...
00:10 What you get
01:03 Fitting a 4s 3200
02:00 CG Location
02:29 Control Setup
03:04 How's it Fly?
04:05 Time to Fly!
06:40 So greasy...
08:12 Final Thoughts - Věda a technologie
This is such a fun little warbird!
▼Links to Everything used on the model below▼
E-Flite P-51D Mustang 1.2m ► bit.ly/EflP511200
4s 3200mah Battery ► bit.ly/Sptm4s3200
4s 2200mah Battery ► bit.ly/Sptm4s2200
Spektrum NX Radio ► bit.ly/SpktmTx
ERNST Airplane Stand ► amzn.to/3ftOv0w
Deflection Meter ► www.thercgeek.com/product/Control-Surface-Deflection-Meter
Very nice! New paint scheme is also nice. Very nice landings! Nice!
Hey Chris great video. MAJ Preddy was the highest scoring Mustang ace of World War II and unfortunately was shot down and killed by friendly ground fire on Christmas Day, 25 Dec 1944!
Wow, I did not know that. That’s very sad.
Yeah, such a sad end to an incredible ace. 😕
I nursed palative, a Bloke, Twas 103 years old, who was stationed on a AAA Gun in El Alamain. He reckoned after the Stukka raids anyfing that flew was fair game, He was shaking as He detailed the horror. Have a great weekend RCFlyguy.
@@jonoedwards4195 Thanks for sharing Jono I can relate. I did 31 years, 3 wars including Desert Storm, Afghanistan and Iraq and a few off the books as a Special Forces guy myself!
Somethings will stay with you for the long haul. Have a good weekend as well as to Chris for always hosting a great forum.
@@rcflyguy8514 I have a genuine Choc Chip Camo hat this Bloke gave Me in Indonesia. Saved Him from drowning. He told Me what the hat ment to Him.My Mates wouldn't recognize Me if I didn't don My lucky hat. Desert Storm was the ticket for the Racket to go on! Unreal RC Flying to You
I love the P-51. When I see 'em at an airshow, the sound, the speed, the climb rate, it blows my mind. Fun to watch video.
Thanks! 😊
Great looking ‘51 and I love the slow flying !
I have had the original June Nite scheme still to this day.. Its a 6 year old plane that still fly's great! I switched to a two blade prop for speed and she smokes! She lands great with or without flaps solid on the mains and rolls out great. Nice job Chris!
What prop did you swap too??
As always you crushed it Chris. Thanks for going over this.
Glad you enjoyed it! 😊
Chris the information you provide on the aircraft you fly is so very helpful. CG, deflection etc. The flying is so scale and the way a real plane of the design is a true pleasure to watch.
Thanks and keep up the great videos.
Cheers
Bob in Canada 🇨🇦
Thank you!
Great flying Chris 👊 they look great thinking about one.
It’s a sweet little ride
HI SIR 👍🏼
nice flight 👍👍
CAN'T GO WRONG WITH A MUSTANG. THANKS FOR POSTING SIR 🇬🇧🇺🇲🕊️✌🏼
Thanks for watching! 😊
Mike, Ahahahaha, how funny are Kennos shows. Ahahhahah!! Have a good weekend My Friend.
Just got Mine set up last night. next day off I can't wait to fly it...Nice flying!
Nice! Good luck! 😊
Super video Chris. I just love that Preddy Scheme, and E-flite has the Mustang lines down just about perfect! I wish someone made a scale set of operating Aluminum struts that we could retro-fit to the model. It sure doesn't need them, but the cool factor would be off the charts. Wish I had a small CNC mill, as I would make a scale set for sure!!
Thanks! There was a company that was making some stuff like that at one time. Not sure about struts though and I don’t recall the name of company either.
Right!! I thought the same thing.. I just put a really soft set of dubro wheels on and called it a day.. couldn't believe how much it helped on landing!! In fact EVERYTHING gets upgraded wheels now even it has working suspension.. that being said
I already have 3 P51's but just had to order this one. Looking forward to getting her and flying her
John - did you take notes on Chris's landing technique for this bird ?😬 LW
Brother, great to see this! Well, maybe not so great to see yet another P-51D, BUT, they do sell, so hey that's what's up. Speaking of what's up, there's weird white stuff on the ground in places, and you seem cold. Shivering almost 😉! Anyway, it's a lot different from sunny SoCal, and I'm super glad to see this review of the latest from Horizon Hobby and E-flite right here on your channel! All the best to you and the Fam 😄👍
Haha, yep! I’ve been loving the different seasons so far. 😊
Great flying. And props to the camera guy 👍
Thanks! That’s my friend Brock, he’s great on the camera!
Nice flying and good looking P-51. The touch & go’s look really fun! It would be cool to see a video of an airplane with snow skis. There is a chance of snow tomorrow morning, hint hint!😆
Hahaha, maybe if I had snow skis for something. 🤣
Pretty Plane !!!!
Hey Brother hope all is well in Tennessee I have seen your new flying videos, great flying man! Iv been doing some flying my self. I ended up buying a Small Timber X Turbo. I havent flown her yet but I am getting ready to this weekend. Again hope all is well with you and family
Awesome, good luck on the maiden! Things are good here. Definitely keeping busy. 😊
Unreal.
Magine der krauts when They spied this 51 coming at Em.
Dude on the camera, some of the best capture.
Brilliant Flying, Blazing Mate. Great review too!
Thank you!
JONO MY FRIEND 🤩✌🏼
@@mikebird8290 Mike, You and Monte have a great weekend up there in Our Motherland!
Really enjoy your videos.
Thank you!
Another P-51? Great flight and video.
i have the oldest one the blondie p51d and you can use 4s on it because it has the same electronics as the second one release which was 4s capable. i do recommend some down time between flights if you fly either of those old versions but they fly great with 4s
This plane needs to be flown on full rates to really shine. I take off at 70% and switch to high as soon as I'm comfortable. I have 2 of the June Nites. One NIB in case this plane was totally discontinued. This and the Extra 300 are probably the best flying plane Eflite has ever put out. P-47 being a close 3rd.
Hey Chris another great video. Cool plane. Really enjoy the slow fly by. I really look forward to your videos. You're quickly becoming my favourite RC CZcamsr. Thanks John from Canada.
Thank you so much John, I appreciate your kind support! 😊
Nice scale flight , nice not to have bleeding eyeballs at the end . Good looking in the air , are drop tanks removable? . As always a great video Chris , stay warm .
Yep, the tanks can be removed very easily.
Nice plane, looks easy to takeoff and land unlike the 1.5! I would like that better.
Yeah, I found the ground handling quite a bit easier on this one.
Good video enjoyed the review, The AR631 is fly-by range telemetry which the model is equipped is not equal to the AR637T which is full telemetry there is quite a difference. Enjoyed watching.👍👍✔
Thanks for the info!
SALUTE YOU SIR 🇺🇲✌🏼
I like the "kill" stickers. I think I will have stickers on other side for each landing by my grandkid
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Can you do a video of putting softer wheels on this plane?
What a nice landings perfect flight, although I notice a little tendency to flip forward the nose at the moment of touch down. Probably has the CG very close to the landing gear…
Anyways, fantastic flight…
Thanks!
Sir, I am grateful for all the knowledge you share. I am going to copy your paint scheme on the EC-1500 I just bought. Would you be able to help me with two questions? How do I get my hands on the decal set you used for EC 1500? Second, I just got the Cripes A Mighty Mustang, and I have already buggered up one of the main retracts. I have searched the world over for a possible suitable set of retracts. HH is backordered for a ridiculously long time for the stock set. Any hope for a mod that will allow some other retract to fit? If not, I guess I will part this out. Probably buy a different plane if HH is going to be that far out on replacement parts. Thank you so much! Dale.
If your shoot me an email, I can send you the artwork file for the c-27. Unfortunately, I don’t have the material here to print them. On the retract, I’d recommend looking for a replacement that has a similar footprint from any sources I could find. I’d guess there are some options out there, but expect to replace both the right and the left retracts.
What exactly keeps the battery from sliding backwards upon quick acceleration? It would easily affect CG. Perhaps you would broaden your horizons by researching Major Preddy. He was an iconic fighter pilot and deserves more than Uhhh, I don’t know.
Hello Mr. Geek. I enjoy your reviews and videos. Currently looking at buying this plane. I have one question, since your are obviously in the know...why does HH continue to use cheap, junky plastic servos and cheap foam hinges. Never have liked this cost cutting step.Any thoughts? Thanks.
Honestly, I’m not privy to that sort of backend info. I’m an end user when it comes to these reviews. That being said, it’s really about keeping the costs manageable I’m sure. More expensive hardware will mean higher costs to the end user. So, there’s a balance to be played out. Lots of little cost increases add up to a large increase quite quickly.
hello. Many thks for the high quality of your videos and comments en E-Flite model Warbirds !
If you had to choose between the 2 (T-28 and P-51) in 1.2m ... which would you choose?
They both seem to have good assets and high flying qualities. What are the pluses and minuses?
Thks for reading.
JPhilippe
They’re both great honestly. Ground handling is just easier with the t28, so that might be the only reason I’d choose it over the p51.
Thank you very much, I appreciate your sincerity.@@Thercgeek
My FW 190 CGs the same way. Really handy that way. So I've been sort of forced to a conversion process of turning one of my D models into a B model . I guess why buy one when you can get two at twice the price??!! Anyway it seems to me with ALL the D's out there no one believes that there was an A, B, even a C model mustang.. many of the pilots knew that the B model actually performed better than the D . Presently experimenting with forming the Malcolm hood and exhaust ripple fireing led lights!? Why not...
I hear you. The D model is the most well known by far, but my preference is actually the very original A-36 Apache version. It always looked much more sleek to me. 😊
Great flying P-51 Mustang, but it sometimes will veer off to the side on takeoff
Thanks! It does require quite a bit of active rudder control on the takeoffs to keep it straight.
How are you liking the cold weather ?
I don’t mind it at all. It’s been fun having seasons. 😊
Velocidad máxima de vuelo
I estimate it does about 85mph.
Ok so maybe a stupid question I know it’s recommended 3200 but can I fit a 4k in it?
If it fits and the cg is in the right place, sure!
Sir hope you don't mind me asking but do you ever use exspo?
I do, but it’s not typically a lot when I do. Just there to help tune the feel around center if I’m happy with the max rate.
@@Thercgeek THANKS Sir I usually use 20% but not on HELIS or 3d planes 🇬🇧🇺🇲🕊️✌🏼
Give me a squadron of Spitfires! No really I just want one from E-Flite.
The old 1.2m spit they had was an awesome flying warbird! I’m not sure we’ll see that one again unfortunately. 😕
@@Thercgeek I was hoping they would smartify it
How does it compare to the T-28?
Oh, that’s a tough one! I think I might like how this one flies a little better than the t28 to be honest.
Think it would be possible to get a 4s 5000 pack in ?
That might be a tough one. That’s a big pack for this airframe.
You look over qualified flying this Mustang. I wish E-Flite would add lights and some better scale detail.
Haha, it makes me look good. 🤣. I hear you on the lights and such, that would be a nice touch.
Very sweet Chris. I love the P-51, but I'm curious, how you would stack this 1.2m up to the P-Eflight 51D Mustang 1.5m czcams.com/video/PrHdggHuEPM/video.html ? Obviously bigger, fly's bigger, but maybe the handling of the 1.2m is better? You might like this: czcams.com/video/-kGjK2KmK-4/video.html 🙂
Honestly, I found this one easier to manage than the 1.5m. Especially the ground handling during takeoff and landing.
@@ThercgeekVery good. I'm loving the Eflight T-28 1.2m. The 70A ESC is fantastic, and as you stated it rips up and carves around on 4S 3200 50C nicely. How would you compare the flight characteristics of the T-28 to this new P-51, I believe they have the same 70A ESC?
No light
Who cares. I really don't see what the big deal is with lights. I run RC cars too and everyone is always complaining about no lights. Is everyone blind? I'd rather these companies keep the cost of the planes and cars as low as possible by not installing something as trivial and useless as lights. If I want to have lights I'll put them in myself...
Oh NOOOOOOO not another Mustang......It's been done to death......no matter how good they yhink this one is.
Haha, I get it. The thing is, they still consistently sell. So, there will always be a plethora of mustangs…just the same El Guapo had a plethora of piñatas. 🤣
Another 1.2m P-51D…. Kill me. Kill me now. I’ve got the Flightline 1600mm P-38, Corsair, Spitfire and Tigercat. That’s the ideal size. I’ll never buy or fly another 1.2m warbird. They’re all crap.
They arent crap, they are well designed and fly well. I think you are being a bit dramatic. With that said, yes, we have enough P-51s in this size. Horizon Hobby seems to just regurgitate old molds with new "SMART" tech and bump up the prices. I wish they wouldnt recycle old warbirds and trainers so much and come up with something new that isnt a high wing.
I’ve lost count how many 1200mm warbirds I’ve destroyed in 7 years. I can tell you that I’ve bought four 1600mm warbirds and I haven’t even had to replace a prop. And to make this P-51D even worse they’ve painted it to blend in with the sky or cloud cover.
Other than the 90mm Viper I’m done with Eflite. FMS makes a better model and I’m 2 days away from their Tallahassee warehouse. I guarantee you, this P-51 will be as big a dud as that God Forsaken, Ugly 1.5 purple and yellow P-51.
While I get where you’re coming from, that’s not the case for everyone, you know? For me, this was my first experience with this model and I absolutely loved it! It flies so nice and the landings with a touch of power are so soft, I found it extremely fun. I found this one easier to manage than the bigger 1.5m P51 in fact, especially the ground handling.
@@jeffhenderson934 if you are destroying 1200 mm warbirds then that might be a you problem. Those are the easiest most capable birds you could ever fly. The only time ive had incidents was because me and my buddies were being dumb and doing dumb things. The big ones are nice, but be honest with yourself man they do not handle as easily as the 1.2m warbirds. Sure, they have a bigger presence, and might even look better, but they dont handle nearly as easily as the smaller ones.
@@jeffhenderson934 Well, that sounds like to me you need a good trainer plane. Maybe change up your flying style a bit, cause these foamy 1.2 meter warbirds couldn't be any easier to fly. The wing loading on them is so low already, you couldn't ask for anything easier to fly. Work on your flying skilld some, then come back and give a real opinion!!
How do you align the rear wheel with the rudder? Doesn't give any info about it in the manual or anywhere online
When you take the canopy access hatch off, that provides access to the elevator and rudder servos. The rudder servo is the one with the two pushrods going into the connector. Simply unscrew the capture screw and then adjust the pushrods so everything aligns and then tighten the screw back up to hold it in place.
@@Thercgeek awesome thank you!!!
Definitely a great choice of the pilot to bad he was shot down by our own forces on Christmas day . lets hope they do Robert s johnson scheme for the P47 1.2m also
Agreed!