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Page 2: Radio Equipment
Fine CA Applicator Tips Paper Towels The SIG P-51B Mustang ARF has been engineered to get you into Power Drill With Selection of Bits the air as quickly as possible with an R/C model that compares to Pin Vise for Small Drill Bits the best scratch-built airplanes. -
Page 3: Engine Selection
RADIO Rx BATTERY PACK 1 Bag (1) Fuselage - covered with AeroKote ® Most radio systems, typically, come with a 500-600 mAh nicad (1) Canopy - painted & installed with (6) T2.6 x 8 mm receiver battery pack, which runs the receiver and the normal 4 PWA Screws servos. -
Page 4: Covering Material
The SIG P-51B ARF kits are built and covered in a part of the world a) Use a toothpick or sharpened dowel to apply a small (China), that is typically very humid. - Page 5 a rag soaked in rubbing alcohol. Monitor the position of the hinges 6) The ailerons are now hinged in place to each wing panel. as the glue dries, making sure they stay properly aligned. The supplied hinges for the ailerons are the CA type and should c) Repeat the process to glue four hinges in the other flap.
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Page 6: Joining The Wing Panels
d) Wait at least 15 minutes for the glue to fully "wick" its way 4) For gluing the two wing panels together, we recommend through the hinge surface and the surrounding wood, before that you use slow drying epoxy glue so you will have plenty of time flexing the aileron. - Page 7 AILERON, FLAP, AND RETRACT RADIO EQUIPMENT AILERONS: Both aileron servos need a 12" extension chord in order to exit at the top center of the wing. A regular Y-harness stays plugged into the receiver for the ailerons. When the wing is put on the airplane, the extension chords are plugged into the Y-harness. FLAPS: The wires on your two flap servos will usually be long enough to exit the top of the wing at the center section - no additional chords should be needed in the wing for the flaps.
- Page 8 hatch, with the servo arm centered in the pre-cut slot in the hatch. Mark the bottom of the servo gromments onto the hatch. Then, draw a pencil line across the hatch at this distance, perpendicular to the other drawn lines. Note: Since your aileron and flap servos are already in the wing, use one of your other servos (elevator, rudder, or throttle) of the same size for this step.
- Page 9 Check your radio manual to figure out the best way to c) Hold the control horn in place at the leading edge of the operate the flaps on your P-51B Mustang. aileron hinge line. Thread the adjustable clevis in or out to allow...
- Page 10 position is for the arms to be angled back towards the wing trailing INSTALLING RETRACT LANDING GEAR edge approximately 45 . Reposition your flap servo arms, as As mentioned in the opening paragraphs of this manual, you will necessary, to get them in this position. Now, when the transmitter need a high torque retract servo to actuate the retractable landing is set to the "down flap"...
- Page 11 mounting hole locations onto the plywood mount. Set the retract c) Open the retract unit to fully extend the landing gear leg. unit aside and drill 1/16" dia. pilot holes at the four locations. Screw Look straight down the gear leg to see if the axle is oriented perfectly the retract unit in place with four T3 x 14 mm P/H Sheet Metal square with the base of retract unit.
- Page 12 Note: If you have a problem pushing the washer on the axle by 5) As a GENERAL RULE, when installing mechanical retracts hand with your thumbs, find a scrap piece of 1/4" thick plywood or that are driven by a 180 Retract Servo, you need to match the other hardwood and drill a 3/8"...
- Page 13 b) Install the servo arm on the retract servo, inserting both pushrod wires into the pushrod connectors in the process. Orient the servo arm and wires as shown. Push each pushrod wire towards its retract unit, firmly against the stop, as you tighten the set screw on the pushrod connector 10) Bolt the Landing Gear Doors in place on the wire gear legs using the Metal LG Straps, M2 x 5 mm Flat-Head Bolts, and M2...
- Page 14 sticking plastic-to-plastic, are also the hardest to clean up for a good looking result. Canopy glues are easy to clean up with water and will hold well for a long time, but with the constant flexing of taking the wing on and off they make work loose eventually. For that reason mainly, we prefer to glue the plastic fairings directly to wood using slow-drying epoxy, after first peeling the covering off the fuselage where the fairing sits.
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Page 15: Attach The Tail Surfaces
fairing are too tight, enlarge them slightly until the guides slide in - tight -- to keep it from coming loose in flight, take the set screw out but not too much, you want a snug fit! and put a small drop of Locktite on the threads, and then, tighten ®... - Page 16 3) Permanently hinge the elevators to the back of the stabilizer with the 6 CA hinges. Use the same procedures you used for gluing the aileron hinges on page 4. Let dry 15 minutes before flexing the hinges. 4) Prepare the fuselage to receive the stab and elevators by removing the covering material on the fuselage sides where the stabilizer will sit.
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Page 17: Engine Installation
10) Glue the fin permanently on the fuselage. Epoxy glue is recommended for this step for maximum strength. Wipe any excess epoxy glue smears off the covering material with a rag soaked in rubbing alcohol. Double check the alignment before the glue dries, making sure that the fin is perpendicular to the stab;... - Page 18 these mounts with larger engines is not recommended. Larger inside the fuselage, to keep the blind nuts from ever coming loose. engines should use an aluminum engine mount (not furnished). Be careful not to get any glue in the threads of the blind nuts. 1) Note that the horizontal and vertical thrust lines are scribed Building Tip: Inserting the blind nuts into the holes in the back into the front of the firewall.
- Page 19 SAFETY ISSUE: Whenever working with fiberglass, always IMPORTANT SAFETY ISSUE! use a facemask and safety glasses! DO NOT DRILL AND TAP THE GLASS-FILLED ENGINE MOUNTS FOR BOLTS, OR USE SELF-TAPPING SCREWS OR WOOD 3) Once you can get the cowling in proper position on the SCREWS.
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Page 20: Fuel Tank Installation
6) Make sure you can get to your engine’s main needle valve FUEL TANK INSTALLATION 1) Assemble the fuel tank as shown. We recommend that you for on-field adjustments. In most cases this will probably require plumb the tank with a simple two-line fuel delivery setup. One fuel making an extension to get the needle valve to exit the cowling. - Page 21 We used and can highly recommend the Du-Bro Kwik-Fill Fueling Valve #334 and a SIG Fueling Valve Mounting Bracket #SIGSH759. With the simple two-line fuel system shown in this manual, these two aftermarket parts create a very neat and efficient fueling system.
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Page 22: Radio Installation
the masking tape, peeling it back against itself to avoid lifting the throttle pushrod inner tube from the servo end. Make sure the covering material. Remount the cowling on the fuselage. pushrod can fully open and close the carburetor without binding. You should now be able to see the center of the fueling valve 5) At the servo end, unscrew the clevis and threaded stud through the small hole just drilled in the cowl. -
Page 23: Decal Application
COCKPIT DETAILS (Optional) Nothing dresses up a scale model more than some cockpit details. For a “sport scale” model like this P-51B MUSTANG, you don’t need museum-class scale details, but some simple “eye candy” to fill the space under the canopy. This kit includes a sheet of easy- to-use cockpit details printed on heavy card stock. -
Page 24: Balance The Model
For best results do not change the incidence or thrust angles of this 5.182" model - leave it alone! Your P-51B MUSTANG was factory built in a jig to the following specifications. We are confident that it is built 5.295"... -
Page 25: Control Movements
If you have carefully followed this assembly manual, test flying your STALL TEST: Sometime during the first flight you should take the P-51B Mustang should be a lot of fun with no surprises. Planning Mustang to altitude and see how it stalls. Fly the airplane directly and preparation are the keys to success in flying R/C! into the wind and get the wings perfectly level. -
Page 26: Academy Of Model Aeronautics
Mustang. airworthiness, flight performance, and safety of the finished model. SIG MFG. CO.’s obligation shall be to replace those parts of the kit Please operate your airplane in a safe, responsible manner with proven to be defective or missing. The user shall determine the constant regard to other flyers, spectators, and property. - Page 28 Eighth Bomb Group losses were so heavy during this period that 75% of its crewmembers never completed their 25 missions. The US Air Force was on the brink of cancellation of daylight raids -- until the P-51B Mustang came along! Birth of the Mustang In 1940 the embattled British were buying P-40s as fast as Curtiss could build them.
- Page 29 Advanced Aerodynamics The P-51 Mustang design featured two groundbreaking features -- a laminar-flow airfoil and a radiator cooling system that actually increased the airplane's thrust. Laminar-Flow Wing: This was a concept that had originated at the NACA laboratory but had yet to be incorporated into a production airplane.
- Page 30 transferred to the USAAF, becoming the 4th Fighter Group. Having been Spitfire pilots, Gentile and many other pilots of the 4th were skeptical of the heavy P-47 Thunderbolt they were now given to fly. After a year of flying the P-47, they were eager to get the new Merlin powered P-51 Mustangs they’d heard about.
- Page 31 After his War Bond tour, Don Gentile was assigned to Wright Field in Dayton as a test pilot. He tried, but was never able to get reassigned to combat duty before the war ended. After surviving all the Germans could muster, Don Gentile was killed in the crash of a T-33 jet trainer on January 28, 1951 at the age of 30.
- Page 32 Wingspan: 37'-5/16" Max. Speed: At 5,000 ft. 388 MPH Length: 32'-3" At 10,000 ft. 406 MPH Height: 8'-8" At 20,000 ft. 427 MPH Wing Area: 233 sq. ft. At 25,000 ft. 430 MPH Empty Weight: 6985 lbs. At 30,000 ft. 440 MPH Normal Weight: 9800 lbs.
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