P-51 Thunder Mustang at Niles, MI 49120 /V-12 engine start up!

[@JDvorak2009]

I love the colors of this beautiful bird!

[@shawncarter5619]

Thunder Mustang is the epitome of the Mustang Replica market. I LOVE these things!!!

[@lazysob2328]

Most beautiful plane ever built!

[@kerrykurschinsky2451]

Wow..... that was exciting......

[@tsmgguy]

Just beautiful, and so true to the original in appearance.

[@gryphus64]

Love this...................I want one!

[@Twister051]

I swear that sounds like the real thing! I'm tellin' ya, the way to go would be an 80% scale ALL-METAL Mustang with this (Falconer) V-12 in it. Good Lord, Almighty!, I'd wet my pants just thinking about it! :-)

[@v12tommy]

Wow, I've never seen a Falconer V12 take that long to start before. Amazing sound though.

[@michaelangelo7511]

Beauty!

[@Dzordzikk]

Best engine sound after Merlin ... Bravo Falconer ...

[@OlesonMD]

The wingspan is 2/3 scale, the fuselage is 3/4 scale.

[@occultustactical6138]

Amazing how small it is when compared to today’s fighters.

[@Real_UnholySins]

It’s a replica so it’s not the real deal lol

[@Taboloncawonthemasters]

This is %80 size of the real one

[@mattrupp8585]

ryan falconer 600ci v12 based on chevrolet v8, i helped build these kit planes in nampa, idaho.

[@Mickboudreau]

CORRECTION: With a length of 24.2 feet and a wingspan of 23.8 feet, the Thunder Mustang is a 3/4 scale replica and not a 7/8 scale replica of the Mustang. The original North American P-51 Mustang has a length of 32.25 feet, and wingspan of 37.0 ft.

[@davem5333]

Whenever you scale down an airplane you have to cheat a bit on the scaling of the fuselage. You have to go bigger than the scale would be or the pilot wouldn't fit inside it. The fuselage width is only reduced by a small amount. And sometimes it is necessary to make the horizontal stabilizer a bit bigger than scale for stability and balance. Still an awesome project. The fun of flying a real-close Mustang at a small fraction of the purchase and running cost of a full size real one.

[@martinsaunders7925]

Unless you build a mitsubishi A6 and you'd need a severe diet at 7/8 scale

[@sternphonic]

Watch out for the 30mm's, god speed

[@joelchummel]

virtually all of the WWII warbirds are available in 3/4 or 7/8 scale replicas - if you have the dough.

[@4lifeifly]

falconer V-12. 640HP at a little over 4,000rpm

[@endwood]

Need a good batt to start that thing!:-)

[@MarsFKA]

Sorry about this, but whenever I see an aircraft engine being reluctant to start that line from "The Empire Strikes Back" pops into my head. You know the one where Han Solo is trying to get the Millennium Falcon started in the middle of a firefight and Leia says to him, "Would it help if I got out and pushed?" Um...I'll go now...

[@kirbyyork425]

How about a BMW M70/M73 V12 with a blower supercharger and accessory gearbox with a high torque starter motor? It'll sound even more Merlin like.

[@dalestephan6777]

Jaguar ?v12

[@RamSkirata]

are you sure its a 7/8th scale? It looks smaller then that.

[@joelchummel]

yes

[@AgPilotDavidB]

It would be cool if they made a thunder p-40 and other kinds of fighters the P-51 was the best in my opinion but I thing it would be cool

[@Chief-Solarize]

I think the FW190 was the most sleek plane of that era. That would be cool to see.

[@AgPilotDavidB]

I haven't either those are some good engines they aren't Merlin's but the do a good job

[@leokov]

I noticed the inner gear doors once the engine started coming up.. Is that because HYD pressure started to build?

[@kirbyyork425]

leokov I think they operate on air cylinders and a small compressor unit, theez newer high powered racing engines R almost all electronic so I'm sure the landing gear doors R somehow controlled electronically.

[@Koaslice191]

Just as persnickety as a Merlin.

[@The_Conspiracy_Analyst]

video starts at 0:36. You're welcome

[@JaguarKwikE]

Try 3/4 scale which is 75%

[@BadAssEngineering]

I wish I was rich and could have my own plane and shit

[@jaywilkes3416]

you do not have to be rich to own an airplane. Maybe not one of these but you can buy good older airplanes for 15,000 and up to your limit.

[@ylem5002]

These are 80% warbird replicas which means you can get them at around 150.000$

[@nigel900]

Less cranking, more running…

[@kloakovalimonada]

What engine is in it actually?

[@patadams4448]

Leaking accumulator

[@enduranceG51]

No engine should start like that if it's tuned. Wouldn't fly for me.

[@adamriffe3520]

Is it made from the same material as the original?

[@PistonAvatarGuy]

No, it's almost all composite.

[@carllink8728]

Pre prep carbon fiber I helped build the original molds back in 1993

[@robertcieslak1861]

What caused the inboard gear doors to retract after start-up?

[@av8rshane491]

That’s the way the original p-51 worked, when engine starts the hydraulic pump builds pressure and the gear doors close

[@Tarten21]

Thats no Merlin

[@martinsaunders7925]

You're right,it isn't 27 liters running at 1200 rpm.

[@paullubliner6221]

Just build a real one from a wreck.

[@FiveCentsPlease]

+Paul Lubliner Scale replicas provide a tremendous cost savings for pilots wanting a high performance aircraft. There are significant savings in initial costs, insurance, and fuel. Originals have operating costs in the thousands per hour.

[@gregbuck701]

Put a dodge hemi 700 to 800 supercharged hp with fuel/altitude compensating computers depending on version. And who cares if the prop spun the wrong way.

[@p51dgp91]

V8 sounds nowhere near as good as this V12. Period.

[@bouloumpasiscarworkshop3975]

Εβίτα

[@joelchummel]

If it ain't RR Merlin, piss on it - might as well be a Briggs and Stratton 5 h.p. lawn mower (yawn).

[@janreznak881]

Moron

[@dalestephan6777]

@@janreznak881 ..guy probably cant even afford a Briggs n stratton.lol