Ultimate RC: P-38 & P-51 Warbirds

Model Airplane News, Oct 2003

How's this for a winning pair?-an 83-inch P-38 Lightning and a 71-inch P-51 Mustang, both with air-operated retracts included! Both feature painted fiberglass fuselages (center pod and booms for the P-38) with built-up, balsa-sheeted and covered wings and stabilizer. All the hardware is included, as is the aforementioned air-retract accessory kit. The P-38 takes .46 to .61 2-stroke engines or .52 to .70 4-strokes; the Mustang needs a .91 2-stroke or a 1.20 4-stroke. Weight and wing area for the P-38 and P-51 are 13 pounds, 911 square inches and 11 pounds, 920 square inches, respectively. Six-channel radios are required for both if the retracts are to be operational. The P-38 costs $499; the Mustang costs $399.

Ultimate RC (866) 946-4626 (orders); (614) 539-5718 (tech); ultimate-rc.com.