NMNA:
Loehle 5151 Mustang 1000 Light Sport. Excellent condition. 82.5 TT. Currently flying. Will deliver within 100 mm at no charge. Fresh annual. $13,000 firm. Search "P-51 Mustang with Rotax Motor" on You T for video. Fun to fly! • Contact Barry R. Kropelin, Owner - located Monroe, NC USA • Telephone: 704-506-6909 • Posted February 11, 2016
Wow that's some delivery service, within one hundred Millimeters.
That's pretty darn cool. Is it full-scale? Seems smaller than a normal P-51.
Tom Suddard wrote: That's pretty darn cool. Is it full-scale? Seems smaller than a normal P-51.
It is substantially smaller, probably weighs about the same as the Packard built Merlin from the real thing....
Linked for your safety: See Adrian_Thompson's homebuilt Mustang "crash collage" in this thread: https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/forum/off-topic-discussion/todays-if-i-won-the-lottery-daydream/108581/page1/
EDIT: BTW - I suspect the canopy is the correct size for a "full sized" P-51, which visually puts this somewhere below 3/4 scale.
They are 3/4 scale. Gross weight is ~880 lbs. I think a Packard-Merlin weighs a good bit more than that.
Yep, 3/4 scale. Weighs 1750 lbs. and cruises at 150 mph.
There are several kit manufacturers.
http://www.campbellaeroclassics.com/id55.html
I always wanted to do a Tigermoth kit, but after spending two winters building wings for an Aeronca Champ, anything with the word "project" in it is off the table!
Never, ever, look at Barnstormers.com. Ever.
akylekoz wrote: Wow that's some delivery service, within one hundred Millimeters.
He's a plane dude. That was probably supposed to be NM or nautical miles.
That seems kind of cheap. I would imagine that cheap planes are worse than a cheap Porsche.
Toyman01 wrote: That seems kind of cheap. I would imagine that cheap planes are worse than a cheap Porsche.
Interesting article in a flying magazine; aircraft sales are way down from the 60s & 70s, so the old Cessnas etc. are now 50 years old but quite high in price. Contributing to the drop in production numbers: high cost of lessons so young pilots are scarce, product liability, with everyone sue crazy these days, add $200,000 to the cost of any new line of aircraft.
Light sport aircraft was supposed to negate some of this, but only a few manufacturers are making money.
I seem to recall reading somewhere that keeping a plane continuously certified to fly is phenomenally expensive. Makes keeping a boat in the water look cheap.
Definitely helps if you have a friend who's an A and P (airframe and powerplant ) FAA certified mechanic
Hopefully PilotBrandon will offer his experiences, but mine are not expensive. $1,000/year for insurance, it goes in a trailer when I'm not flying and my annual inspections are free.
If I had a small power plane, I could keep it in a hanger next to a grass strip for pennies a week. Maintenance can be done by the pilot, but should be looked at by someone Certified. Worth the $20, $50 or $100 for piece of mind.
YMMV.
Appleseed wrote: Never, ever, look at Barnstormers.com. Ever.
This man speaks the truth. I started looking there for ejection seat parts once and ended up trying to figure out a way to trailer home an A-7 cockpit from Arizona.
Hmmmm.... A-7 cockpit; Miata wreck? I like your style!
If the P-51 is too much, how about $7400 of biplane entertainment?
Appleseed is right ....
914Driver wrote: If the P-51 is too much, how about $7400 of biplane entertainment? Appleseed is right ....
If this is a biplane, something has gone horribly wrong.
You beat me to the punch(line) on that comment, singleslammer !!
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