Aviation AdVentures Mustang

This 2/3-scale P-51D Mustang is fully aerobatic and seats two Since the original fighter had a liquid-cooled Rolls-Royce Merlin engine with an external radiator affixed to the underside of its fuselage, Aviation Ad Ventures chose to go the liquid-cooled route. The airplane utilizes a conventional metal structure — welded tubular 4130 steel fuselage frame and riveted aluminum flight surfaces and controls. It is covered with a fiberglass shell from rudder to spinner and features hydraulic gear retraction and flush-riveted surfaces. The new production prototypes have a Bendix Fuel Injection system and Electronic Ignition for better performance. For those homebuilders who prefer to build their own powerplants, a modified kit, the “Mustang Plus,” contains everything except the engine, propeller and instruments. According to Aviation AdVentures, extensive efforts have been made to maintain authenticity in both performance and appearance.

Engine 330-hp 351C1D Ford or 350 CID Chevrolet V8.
Cruise 277 mph.
Cruise 267mph.
Stall 77mph.
Rate of Climb 3131 fpm.
T/O run 1063ft.
Ldg roll: 1400 ft
Range: 540 mls.
Gross wt: 2660lbs.
Empty wt: 1930lbs.
Wing span: 23.9ft
Length: 20.5ft.