Making of a P-51 Mustang 60cm scale

Solidworks is use in this review under education license (I am student) .This model is not destinated to be selled .If you are interrested to make copy of any part of this review, you need to contact me.


The 3 view drawing used to create the model:
P-51 3 view draw

Creating the external draw:
P-51 external draw

Building the fuselage :
Draw of the surface used for the rids :
P-51 ribs surface

Beginnig the drawing of the ribs :
P-51 draw main rib

Creating the base of the main rib :
P-51 draw main rib
P-51 draw main rib

Creation of intermediate ribs :
P-51 all ribs drawing

Building the volume (this is still a only onepiece) (+ adding support wing) :
P-51 ribs in volume

Creating the assembly with rods :
P-51 ribs in volume
Result of calculating the mass of the fuselage without formwork :
Mass of ribs (2mm): 4.37g
Mass of rods (3x3x1650mm): 2.23g
So 6.60g (these values are entirely theoretical)


Creating the wing :
Drawing the wing :
P-51 drawing the wing

Adding the fins :
P-51 drawing the wing

Adding the diedre :
P-51 diedre wing

Building the volume of the ribs :
P-51 wing ribs in volume

Adiing the rods :
P-51 complete wing
Result of calculating the mass of the wing with formwork: 7g

Preview :
P-51 fuselage and wings

P-51 fuselage and wings
Result of calculating the mass with formwork: 28.55g

Creating the stabilisator :
P-51 stabilisator

Stab fini :
P-51 stabilisator
Result of calculating the mass of the stabilisator : 2.66g

Theorical model :
P-51 3D model

P-51 3D model
Result of calculating the mass of the finish model : 31.6g

Update :
Folowing of problems of bad design choose , there are some modding :
Before :
P-51 draw modding

After :
P-51 draw modding
The mass of the finished model therefore passes 31.6g - 35.9g.



The completeness of data provided in this section are computer (and therefore totally theoretical).


Cutting the templates :
P-51 gabarits

Realizing the fuselage :
P-51 fuselage
P-51 fuselage
Real weight : 17g (without using light balsa)

Realizing the wings :
P-51 aile
P-51 aile
P-51 aile
P-51 aile
P-51 aile
Real weight : 10g per wing (without using light balsa)

Assembling :
P-51 fuselage et aile assemblé
P-51 fuselage et aile assemblé
Real weight : 40g (without using light balsa , the motor weight is not include)

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07.11.2014 at 18:13
Due to a hard disk failure, this project has been fully abandoned