80% SCALE STUART M1P-51D THUNDER MUSTANG "LIL DARLIN" CHEVY V8 POWER PLANT WILLIS WARBIRDS MEET 2015

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INFO FROM Mateusz Masiarz -
UNFORTUNATELY THIS AIRCRAFT CRASHED A FEW WEEKS AFTER THIS VIDEO WAS TAKEN - CLICK HERE FOR THE PICS -

http://s1203.photobucket.com/user/mat...

ALSO CLICK HERE TO READ HOW THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED

http://www.stewart51.info/novembernew...

MORE INFO FROM MUSTANGBOB5 ON THIS AIRCRAFT -

mustangbob5
so that you know more about this particular aircraft, it was built in Utah in the USA and the builder died of cancer. his family sold it to the gentlemen in the UK. beautiful aircraft, but the Stewart P51 was never designed with falconer V-12. those were used in the Thunder Mustang which while being a replica mustang is a completely different animal. this particular aircraft was powered by a chevy big block, which is what Jim Stewart planned when he designed the aircraft.

yes there are 4 dummy exhaust tubes, but it still sounded great. now, for the bummer part of the story, this aircraft recently crashed and while it is my understanding that the pilot was basically unhurt (someone else will have to verify that information) the aircraft was virtually destroyed. the wing is bent as is the fuselage and the engine from the firewall forward was torn from the airframe. very tragic ending to a very beautiful aircraft.

from the pictures that I have seen I'm not sure that it is even a starting point for a rebuild. sorry to be the bearer of bad tidings. I'm familiar with this aircraft, because it's home base was the same airport that I am based at, and I would visit the builder during the build.

A NICE SUPRISE AT THE WILLIS WARBIRDS FIGHTER MEET AT LITTLE GRANSDEN TODAY WAS THIS HOME BUILT 80% SCALE MUSSY "LIL DARLIN" BUILT IN THE UNITED STATES, HE DID A COUPLE OF BEAT UPS FOR US BEFORE LANDING AND BOY DID THAT V8 CHEVY SOUND AWESOME, GOTTA LOVE THAT FOUR BLADE PROP !
HERE IS SOME INFO FROM MIKE BOOTH -

the Mustang is a Stuart M1. 'Home' build kit from the States. It has a 500hp Chevvy V8 which gives it a better power to weight ratio than its fullsize father. 4 years with the CAA wrangling over paperwork which resulted in no aero's and no passenger in the back.!

specs -

94" four blade prop,
length - 24.2 ft wing span - 23.8 ft weight 400lbs
top speed 374mph cruise at 340 mph
service ceiling of 25,000 ft range of 300 miles,

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FILMED AT FULLERS HILL FARM, LITTLE GRANSDEN AIRFIELD,
SANDY , CAMBRIDGESHIRE, SG19 3BP, UNITED KINGDOM,