Review of the ScaleWings SW-51 Mustang
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 9. 07. 2024
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The SW-51 Mustang is an accurate 70% true-to-scale replica of the legendary P-51 Mustang. It features a sleek all-carbon design and over 100,000 textures from the original aircraft, making it a true tribute to aviation history. The plane is equipped with a Rotax engine, a Garmin G3X glass cockpit, and an optional rescue system for added safety. With impressive performance capabilities, including a fast climb rate and high top speed, the SW-51 Mustang is a top choice for pilots looking for a classic yet cutting-edge aircraft.
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Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:28 - The custom carbon fiber mold details
1:31 - How does it fly?
2:54 - Flying the SW-51 at Reno Air Races
3:22 - Crosswind landings
4:00 - Flying cross country and flight time
4:38 - The Rotax engine
6:29 - The air scoop
7:14 - The iconic P-51 sound
7:31 - The strength of the wings
8:24 - Landing gear
10:18 - The wheels
10:45 - Brakes
11:32 - The cockpit
12:31 - The canopy
13:10 - Inner gear doors
13:40 - The ballistic rescue system
14:02 - Who is the SW-51 for?
14:32 - Kit assembly and build time
15:11 - Pricing
15:41 - The best part of the SW-51
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Weeellllp.. gonna head down to the local 24/7 and get me a couple powerballs...
You and me both!! :D
Only way to afford one.
Right!?
I hope you didn't do what I did. I bet on the Eagles to win Super Bowl 57. Drat! No SW-51 for me for a while! I lost big time. đ€đ€
I saw an interview that the quick build itself is in the $20-30k not including the avionics, engine, etc... so maybe it's 100k at most
That is about the coolest kit plane I've ever seen! I wish someone would do a P-38.
agreed! or from the other side a bf-109 would be sweet too.
@@nickrockz97 so many great options! Could build a whole fleet of reproduction warbirds.
It'd be some damn expensive but so cool at the same time to have a scale P-38.
@@ryan0U I can't even afford this thing, but it would be a cool dream. đ
Whole time I was thinking a P-39/-63 would be pretty badass đ
I CANNOT wait for some legend to stick a V12 in this! That will be the cherry on top. Bigger prop, and more sound!
MIGHT be keen on...
Gas turbine genset + rotary encoder for smart tech wavefront wngineering approaches to high power density and pressure vs speed and "flame within a sflame*" waveform modulation /Pwm Controlled turbulence localisation system
Great idea Jaguar is the first that comes to mind and are Fairly Cheap depending on which year and Model i bought an xJs 5,3 in an estate sale that was not running for cheap Just had to Clean the Fuel rails and Injectors Not sure how heavy it is.. I'm sure it could make Great HP with a Turbo LOL maybe way to Much RPM would need a gear reduction
@@LDHAl412 I think somebody actually tried to do this once. They call it the mini merlin. I do not recall anything more.
Very nice to see history kept alive, never heard of these before. Keeping originals flying is getting harder and harder so if we can have replicas like this that's awesome.
It is a smaller scale model, not a replica
1,200lbs is insane considering the actual thing was 9,000lbs to 10,000lbs when combat loaded!
I wonder what kind of payload this would have considering the rigidity of the carbon fiber
â@@mmancino1982
I always had this thought experiment in my mind on if for some reason modern aviation companies and individuals found themselves making and selling weapons to ww2 like era factions (Think of something like the anime GATE but the portal leads to a ww2ish setting.) how much better could they make the war machines all while being as cheap or as simple to make and maintain.
This is lighter, but itâs also scaled down, correct?
Stunning, it is about time! Bring back a ww2 scale collection.
These cinematics are unreal. Great video!
Thank you. Please share! đ We are still a very new channel.
The rural airfield (with the lake) much of this was filmed at, looks phenomenal!!! đ
5M5 is the airport code for Crystal Lake. One of our favorite places!
imagine having kitplanes looklike f22s in future (we currently have p51 looklike kits)
This was a great video. You did a great job. Enjoyed learning about this plane. Merry Christmas to you and your beautiful family.â€ïž
this was really well timed just saw a picture of this plane this evening and found your video was released today just perfect timing
I got to see this plane in person at the Reno Air Races this year. Beautiful plane, super nice people. I really hope to see them in â23
Great in depth review, this one is definitely on my bucket list! It's either this or the JMB VL3 Evolution. With the JMB, it is similar price and engine, but fully assembled and side by side seating. Glad to hear of your positive experience!
Yes. The JMB looks like a really sweet airplane. I want to fly one and test it out for sure. The numbers (speeds) they are talking about are wild for a rotax. It looks like an amazing cross country airplane. How much is it?
It depends on your mission I think. If you are using the airplane as a exclusive cross country airplane, the JMB looks great. If you are looking for something fun on the weekends, unmatched ramp appeal, and to feel like you are flying a warbird, then itâs the SW-51. Totally depends on your mission and desires.
@@DozenDuzit The JBM, depending on how you spec it, is around $300K fully assembled. They've also just delivered their 500th model, so needless to say, they've had a lot of opportunities to refine the product and deal with all the niggles.
But you are right, it really comes down to what I want to do with the plane and how I want to use it. For me, my use at the moment, will be a sunny day run and gun, with occasional cross country or weekend getaways. Still a big chunk of money to put down, as well as it is also a kit. So lots to consider, including build time.
Cheers for your reply!!
Hell yea, saw this fly at AirVenture last year, itâs so cool, took a picture in front of this exact plane actually! Sheâs such a stunner!
Hi, what's your take on the outside visibility from inside the cockpit? It seems that the jockey sits quite deep and has limited view of the ground from the sides. The back seats seems even worse in the video
Really cool plane! Hope they continue making other classic fighter designs as well!
Dozen, great review, Sir. Clear, refreshingly honest, informative, succinct. Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Very cool! Thank you for sharing your time, talent and experience!
This was a really fun video to watch, I subscribed!
I've been waiting for a video of this plane after I saw it at OSH this past summer. Awesome video, my friend. If I had a cool $300k to spend on a toy, this would be the one!
Wow, its beautiful. The lines the paint everything is perfect
Beautiful aircraft and great vid. Most interesting thing for me was when you mentioned you live in Bidville. My great, great grandfather settled there on the mountain and it still bears the family name.
Incredible replica!
Hey man, your videos are awesome keep it up! Thanks for doing these great "reviews".
Thank you Elias!
Just found your channel and it's seriously under rated. I've loved the idea of the sw51 since they first announced it years and years ago. I love what they've done with it. Still a bit out of my price range but super cool plane.
Welcome aboard!
Great review!! Thanks for sharing dozen!
Thanks for watching!
That's awesome! I have always loved the vintage warbirds. It would be sweet if they made a Corsair like that!
âBEAUTIFUL, exquisite,â..doesnât EVEN begin to describe THIS plane. âPlaneâ doesnât even come close! What an awesome aircraft/project..just phenomenal! Iâd be terrified to fly it at all (PRIOR helo pilot). Best vid Iâll see for a LONG time..
Great video and you answered my questions.
I absolutely love your aircraft and the video.
This is super cool! I really hope I can get a private pilot's license once I get through college. I love flying rc stuff a whole lot, but learning to fly a real plane would be an awesome experience!
Man, I love that little strip right on the lake.... So jealous lol.
Excellent video and man I want one too!đ
What a sick machine!
Such a beautiful bird! Would love to build one of these!
Awesome video! Thanks (Lafayette, LA)
Cool to have all that flying experience at such a young age. Looks like your son too, was really digg'n the flight.
What a great first step. The engine and prop are obviously in desperate need of upgrade. I'd love to see this with at least 300hp and a bigger prop. The RV-8 being less than HALF the price (with much better performance) is going to be a major factor.
Great job!
Really cool I had a RV-8 but this is always what I wanted
Great ship! Would love to see a P-47 with a Verner Scarlett 9.
Personally I love to fly the AN-2, it's a camping bus for 8-10 of your best friends!đ
Excellent stuff bro
You said Bentonville, and I subscribed. Iâm out of Ft Smith, working on my PPL in Sallisaw!
I am fully going to build and fly that airplane. I am super excited about what aviation will morph into over the next 20 years.
Can you afford it? Do you have a license that allows for acrobatics?
Looks like a dream !
Looks Really Really Good đ Very interesting indeed
Seen a lot of 3/4 P-51s, and this one is definitely one of the coolest. I'm curious if they would ever consider making a scaled down P-47, or F4U
Or a FW190 :)
Would you actually buy one or do you just want to watch someone on CZcams flying them
Came over from your IG channel. Glad to see you finally transitioned to long form videos! The dog fighting video is still one of my favorites!
Thanks man. Appreciate it.
@@DozenDuzit anytime! Looking forward what youâll bring to the channel in 2023!
@@DozenDuzit this kind of content is pretty entertaining (plus heâs an actual F-16 pilot who asked people to let him know if they want to dogfight on DCS!
czcams.com/video/1Eu0aAlMMMI/video.html
What a beauty
Ok, this might have to be our next build... This looks like such a fun plane to fly.
Just a quick jargon tip, when you mention "getting behind the aircraft" most here thought you meant getting into pilot's seat, flying it. You want to be ahead of the airplane/jet as much as possible, but they didn't get what a bad position it is to be behind it. Ahead of the airplane, "We are going to tickle the rudders here... moderate crosswind on landing...into the crab... feel that buffet...rudder in... touchdown!" Behind the airplane means you are about to ground loop...by not observing what is about to happen or not trained to know what is about to happen, not getting into a proper crosswind approach attitude/control inputs, and an example. Great vid, man those ducks did not see you coming, across that pond. "Wait, is that a Mustang, why is he setting up for a water landing? On top of us! What the quack!!! Everyone scatter!" đ€Ł
This thing is rad
EXCELLENT. TY.
this is an amazing replica, my only gripe is the length of the Propellers being a bit too short for my taste but I'm that can be fixed with a 1:1 recreation of the propellers size
I wish someone would do the same for the P-47 Thunderbolt. Who doesnât love the Jug !
Very nice, someday somebody will make a full scale Mustang or something else!
Keep on Flying! đ
There're dozens of full scale Mustangs under construction and some 150+ Mustangs flying of which most of their structure is new built.
Interested!!! Even more interested in the "drop tank" option when or if coming to fruition.... maybe a five-hour flight/1,000-mile flight time? Obviously, a fair-weather VFR fun ride, but, then again, that's when you want everyone to see and hear it! lol Far cheaper than a Thunder Mustang!
I've seen you fly out of Bentonville several times! NWA is where it's at!
Thanks for making this video! There isnât enough content on the SW51 out there. Does it have inverted fuel/oil systems or are you limited to +g aerobatics?
There isnât a lot of content because itâs brand new to market. Iâll do my best to answer. The Rotax does not have inverted fuel/oil. If I remember correctly, neither did the Original P-51. This airplane is ideal for basic aerobatics, but if you are wanting to do outside maneuvers, Iâd recommend either find a different plane (Extra/Gamebird/ect) or since it experimental, find a solution to the problem with a different engine. The airframe is plenty strong, the only limit right now is a reliable engine that can fit in the cowling. I am actually really excited to see what innovative customers do to their airplanes to continue to evolve it.
I was about to ask the same. Was wondering if this plane could do some loops and barrels to make the fun even better.
Great Video!
Thank you!
Unbelievable review! You are great. Iâm not qualified to ask this but how much of an issue is the propeller shaft in the future if you want to mount variable (more powerful) power plants? And what do you think would be the optimal, piston driven engine with regard to the attainment of the âultimateâ performance envelope.
Love the video! Getting my PPL now and this is a dream plane. Although the rotax is enough Iâd love a v12 in there for the functional pipes! See you say the avionics are just ok. What avionics would you recommend?
Keep the dream alive AJ. The avionics that I was talking about were only used in SN01. In fact it even that airplane is being upgraded with Garmin. Options for traditional avionics (6 pack style) or the most advanced G3X are available.
Want it đźâ€
I have used those scooter tires and they are much more durable than an aircraft tire of the same size.
Great review of a beautiful aircraft. Just wondering, does anyone know why it was scaled down to 70% instead of 1:1?
Seeing your young man in the back seat was worth the price of admission ! Do you know if the leading edge of the vertical fin is offset to port side by 1 degree or there a bouts ?
Going to take me a few years for this be in the hangar.
An Australian company has created a V12 version of the GM LS engine. I can see one fitting in that airframe.
Dozen, thanks for your service man! Great review video. Where can I buy one?
Check out the ScaleWing website and submit a inquiry. They are catching up on the demand right now but hopefully they will be able to get back to you quickly though.
@@DozenDuzit Awesome! Happy New Year! Thanks again and God bless you!
Are there any plans for a full scale version?
I've wanted to see a review of this aircraft since I saw it on your social media!
Good. I Hope it was informative. Always looking to get better. Let me know if there was anything I left out.
@@DozenDuzit It was! Nothing that I noticed. Pretty much answered all of the surface questions that I had when I first saw this planeđ
What airport was in the final scene over the river?
Very cool plane! Iâm wondering what the runway length is required to takeoff and land in it?
This, a C-17 full load of info.
Delivered at F-15EX velocity.
Fully intact, 0% loss.
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What an amazing plane! I'm surprised to hear that there's one here in Florida. Would the owner be willing to offer other pilots the opportunity to fly it?
Have you flown the t51d mustang yet? If so, how does it compare?
With the ability to have self designed parts manufactured at such high quality these days, ide be shocked if someone doesn't scale down the designs for a Royce engine, and kit this plane out to be a true 70%.
Didnât know that you lived in Bentonville! Followed you for quite a long time now. I live in Fayetteville. Did you film all these scenes here in NWA?
We sure did!
I'm surprised the Rotax is burning that much. I know in the Autogyro Cavalon it burns 5 gal in cruise. What percentage of power are you running in the '51?
bravo.bravisimo
Sold!đMotivated to go earn the dollars and then retire so I have time to build. Been following the videos from the manufacturer which are technically informative, but this is the best all-round vid on this plane. I currently fly a Bristell with the little brother 912 engine, and I can absolutely believe this thing would really get up and go with the 915, as well as being economical to operate and super reliable, and that explanation and clip of the sound - wow. The extra weight and cost of putting in a chevy seems like overkill.
2 questions you didn't address: (1) Can this thing potentially be equipped IFR and (2) what are the armament options? OK, joking about that second one... đ€
Awesome!
At 70% scale.... 303 or 308 browning đ€Ł
The closest anyone can get to being tom cruise with his real p51
How nice it is to be well off enough for owning such a plane...... Rub it in, buddy :)
Haha. I wish I owned one. One day.
Please do a review on the Stewart mustang!!!! Itâs a full metal 70% scale replica
If you know of one I can fly for a month, Iâd love to do a side by side comparison.
I don't understand why a 1:1 kit isn't available.
Great presentation! Is there no mechanical elasticity built into the design, given all that stiff carbon? I can see myself wasting a lot of engineering time asking questions. Alas, too old to see myself flying one.
Dozen, as an RV8 owner I was intrigued with the comparison comment. So it brings on more questions that the SW website doesn't cover:
- How slippery is it in the vertical? How fast does speed increase downhill?
- And aligned with that, what's VNE? Especially if someone puts a Honda in there and they upgrade to prop shaft?
So I did some BFM in the Mustang against my buddy in his RV-8. They honestly handle very similarly. He won in a drag race with his 210HP, but I had a slight edge in the slow speed fight. The SW is a bit more nimble as well. Iâm not sure what the flutter test was engineered for, but I know that SW paid some of the top engineers a lot of money to ensure it was designed for a high Vne. If I find out what that number was Iâll post it here.
@@DozenDuzit Tks! My 8 is a 180hp lycoming w/2 blade fpp. The vne is 230 TAS due to flutter. Va is 140 (ias mph), and there's plenty of power (adding more just puts you into the VNE corner downhill). And the 230TAS limits altitude at speed. I could expand my build with flutter testing, but evidently there has not been a flutter survivor in the plane.
And fwiw, my flight videos are at channel N349DM
Yes, does it come in p40 warhawk?
"... whether you've started in a 172..." Makes one who started in a C-150 or Cherokee 140 know they are old. Great presentation. Some more time spent on the cockpit would have been nice.
Does it have luggage space?
Very cool plane! It sure is expensive though, I would look at an old T6 or SNJ for that price personally
Yeah. For sure. You can pick up one of those for about the same price. Your operating cost are about 10x though. Not to mention hangar, insurance, ect. And your are flying a 80 year old airplane instead of a new Carbon fiber one. Donât get me wrong, Iâd love a T-6, but itâs an antique so Iâd be more worried about breaking it and, the cost of flying/maintenance would have me reluctant to fly it all the time.
@@DozenDuzit true, lots of things to think about! Having a nice new engine in the SW-51 is a big plus!
I wonder what the max weight would be?
Can I get it with a larger tank?
Sure would be cool if they made some external fuel tanks for it!
love to see it in a F4U Corsair
One of the biggest question marks I have about this is the fuel capacity. 26 gallons seems a bit of a joke, particularly if you fit it with a larger engine like the 600hp Supercharged Corvette motor mentioned in the materials on their website. That motor at cruise would burn through that 26 gallons in no time. Realistically, I think you need 75-90 gallons of fuel on board.
I havenât been able to find any information at all on whether this is a contemplated issue or not by the designers. Iâm wondering if theyâve made provisions in the wing design for larger tanks, and if the 26 gallon tanks currently offered are really the beta/1.0 design of the airplane with the idea of using the Rotax
A friend of mine just received his kit and I asked about the fuel capacity issue. He said that there will be external âdrop tanksâ if you need more fuel capacity but I canât find any reference to the website. In their PDF brochure, it gives specâs for an experimental version with the 600hp Chevy engine with a max weight of 1200kg vs 700kg with the Rotax. With that big of an increase, I wonder if it is a different kit to accommodate the bigger engine.
@@BrentT70 yeah I thought drop tanks might be an option. But I think that their utility (what they can carry realistically) will be pretty limited. And theyâll certainly alter the flight characteristics and add a bunch of drag. I too noticed the weight difference, which made me wonder if that was related to bigger in-wing tanks. That would be the ideal solution for me. A lot of the appeal of the P51 in the first place is itâs performance. This plane wonât come close to the original climb rate of the original with the Merlin unless if packs some serious power up front. 600 would certainly give it real teeth, but you wouldnât practically be able to use that power without more fuel on board
Great question. I asked the same thing. Right now the inner wings are wet, but the outer half are dry. They have the models to add fuel to the outer wing as well. That should double the capacity which would help with a bigger engine for sure. The 26 gallons is great with the Rotax or something burning 7-8 GPH, but 100% agree, not nearly enough for a big engine. Drop tanks are an interesting idea. I hadnât heard that. Iâd hate to add all that drag though if more fuel can go in the wings.
I agree about internal fuel being much more preferable. Drop tanks would cause all kinds of potential problems.
From a power perspective, the OG Mustang gross weight was 9,200lbs pushed by 1490HP.
Assuming 50 Galons, bigger engine weight, and two 170lbs adults, your are looking at a weight of about 2,000 lbs for the Saw-51. To have the same thrust to weight as the original mustang, the Carbon Mustang would only need 323HP. 600HP might be good for Reno, but IMHO anything over about 220-250HP is a waste for normal use.
I don't think any chevy engine burns 26 gallons an hour. The fuel flow would be comparable to what would find on the street to keep reliability a reality. I talking a recreational plane not a racer.
How much weight does the parachute system add? Would love to see it as an option without it.
The parachute is an optional upgrade. Iâm not sure what the weight difference is off the top of my head.
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Dude the only thing that could make this better would be to give this thing one of them 1500 horse power engines they used to use back then. Bud idk if this thing being as light as it is could handle the torque
I need a pilots license and hit the lotto!
Wish the the front canopy was like the RV8 you mentioned!
Subbed! Kill!