It also means the pilot is aware of the wing loading and didn't try a slow scale-like fly by. I have seen many fine looking scale planes stalled and destroyed that way.
Wow wow wow , i knew someone would do it eventually , I've dreamed of seeing this since a little boy , This is ground breaking in the scale warbird arena . Absolutely buzzing thanks for sharing this .
Beautiful engine...no doubt! Just a friendly criticism: that landing approach was way, way, too steep! Your beautiful plane was building E on it's descent; not shedding it, hence the wild porpoising as you tried to flair. I'm a old timer RC flyer and real general aviation (single engine) pilot; your landing approach should really be at a much shallower angle to the threshold/runway and by all means, take your time to get out your flaps and gear and bleed off that speed!! I suggest you get gear out and flaps down as you turn down-wind from up-wind of the runway, pulling your power back to about 25% and maintaining a shallow descent on the down-wind approach. When you turn-to-base (L-turn to runway), make sure your throttle is only slightly open (~ 20%), coordinate rudder/aileron turn to final, and maintain a long, shallow approach to the field with power on. I see so many beautiful models pushing their gear through the wings, or worse, due to poor landing approach technique which manifests itself in porpoising, crashing through ground effect, etc. Let's keep you and that lovely plane flying for many day's to come!! Love to have one of those engines in my old 1/5th scale Pony as well..! Happy skies :)
@@flightforensics4523 this aircraft is not a "toy" - it is the result of hundreds of hours of engineering and construction, and one of the first examples of an actual flying miniature V-12 that I'm aware of. The thought of a full scale, historic, multi-million dollar P-51 in the hands of someone with your childish attitude and arrogance is frightening, if true.
Wow! That really is something. Even the sound is scale. And it (the V 12) could power a multitude of types. Imagine a 1/4 scale Lancaster with 4 of those amazing V 12's overhead?
Finally someone has done it what I have dreamed of doing, have partially machined crankcase and crank with rods on my shelf just to make a V12 on a rc mustang. Is there a build blog or something to get more details of this amazing build?
The small model V12s don't sound particularly good the cylinders are tiny , It doesn't sound like a weed eater though ? and it's really under proped so it's much faster than when it's properly loaded with a decent propeller .
If you download the video and drop it into your favorite video player and drop the playback speed by 3X, that little Leslie V12 sounds identical to the RR Merlin at speed!😉 (The speed control in YT won't do it, because it tries to maintain the original pitch)🙄
One of the most interesting set-up in Aeromodel I've seen in the past 10 years ! You could be very proud ! Definitely need a microphone to improve our pleasure in your video Cheers from France 🇨🇵
@@futabaproshopIt's not going to last long in that Airframe. I've watched it fly. The Airframe is too small for the engine. The risk of tip stalling is very high. The short test flight was very risky in itself..Is the small fuel tank a header tank from the main tank?...Or is this why the test flight was so short?...🤔😳😳. That's a WW2 fighter btw.
That's a slick unit. Doubt I'd have the nerve to actually fly it considering the hours and money it represents. I think the most amazing feat of precision measuring and machining I have ever laid eyes on was at an RC and ultralight fly in I attended about 10 years ago with my Rotorway Scorpion 133 project (a sadly incomplete project). Anyway, I happened upon an old timer that always had something cool to show off every year. This year he had a huge BV 138 flying boat in gorgeous luftwaffe maritime patrol livery that be designed and built in his shop over a few years. looked to be about 1:10 scale and everything was accurate right down to the hand made rivets in the hull. It had a functional searchlight, turrets and retractable gear but that's not even the coolest part... This guy hand designed (no computer because he didn't know how to use one..) and built not 1, not 2 but 3 scale Junkers Jumo diesel aero engines! complete with hand built turbo's, gearboxes and props. And he did it the old fashioned way with lathe's, saws, drills, files, lost wax casting etc. Apparently he even built a mini drop hammer forge to make the rods, crank and studs. I was so amazed I forgot to ask the obvious.. What the hell does it run on?? At that scale I'd expect diesel to have a viscosity like motor oil, so I doubt it can be atomized through a teeny little injector.. They all ran great though, and it sounded amazing!
V12 Or Not These Engines Are Not Strong Enough! Check The German Record "The Galloping Ghost P-51" They Used A Self Made Inline 4 With Breathtaking Power Speed And Sound....
I have the plans for an air-cooled V12 about that size in my files from a company out of Germany. After they completed that, they went on to do a liquid-cooled version.
@@RCScaleAirplanes it's cylinders are 9 cc , to get a better sound I'd say you would need 25 to 100cc cylinders . I'm just buzzing a water cooled V12 has flown in war bird it's incredible and very exciting .
Sounds like it’s turning too many R’s. Definitely needs a hotter pitch prop as mentioned and possibly more gearing? Not sure what the optimum torque/hp spec is. Just the sound of it being v12 seems like it’s stretched waaaay out
Well not sure if its a club rule or government rule…and i know that Australia has some very odd rules..but if i had to wear roadside reflective safety gear to fly RC airplanes i would live somewhere else…i worked my whole life next to or on roads..went through the period where zero gear was mandated to wearing vests …and I couldn’t stand wearing them then..
How freakin' cool is that?!! A real scale model Merlin V-12 right where it should be in the P-51 warbird!! ..and it actually runs and flies! Can't wait to see it swinging a little bigger prop, better suited for the power curve of the engine.😄👍👍 *EDIT:* If you download the video and drop it into your favorite video player and drop the playback speed by 3X, that little Leslie V12 sounds identical to the RR Merlin at speed!🛩
My all time favorite. Such a beautiful job. And a nice flight. So now before its.too late hang that beauty up. You and others will then enjoy it for many years to come.
If you download the video and drop it into your favorite video player and drop the playback speed by 3X, that little Leslie V12 sounds identical to the RR Merlin at speed!😉 (The speed control in YT won't do it, because it tries to maintain the original pitch)🙄
Bravo! A V12 model aero engine is finally with us. Don't let the nitpicking gigadorks bother you. You've achieved something amazing.
When a maiden flight comes back in one piece, that is a Big success ! great job.
It also means the pilot is aware of the wing loading and didn't try a slow scale-like fly by. I have seen many fine looking scale planes stalled and destroyed that way.
that V12 sounds so good. sweet test flight.
Wow wow wow , i knew someone would do it eventually , I've dreamed of seeing this since a little boy , This is ground breaking in the scale warbird arena . Absolutely buzzing thanks for sharing this .
Me too! And its every bit as good as I always thought it would be.
Now we need to genetically engineer a 1/4 scale pilot to fly it!
That engine would be cool in a R/C boat or car too!
Beautiful engine...no doubt! Just a friendly criticism: that landing approach was way, way, too steep! Your beautiful plane was building E on it's descent; not shedding it, hence the wild porpoising as you tried to flair. I'm a old timer RC flyer and real general aviation (single engine) pilot; your landing approach should really be at a much shallower angle to the threshold/runway and by all means, take your time to get out your flaps and gear and bleed off that speed!! I suggest you get gear out and flaps down as you turn down-wind from up-wind of the runway, pulling your power back to about 25% and maintaining a shallow descent on the down-wind approach. When you turn-to-base (L-turn to runway), make sure your throttle is only slightly open (~ 20%), coordinate rudder/aileron turn to final, and maintain a long, shallow approach to the field with power on. I see so many beautiful models pushing their gear through the wings, or worse, due to poor landing approach technique which manifests itself in porpoising, crashing through ground effect, etc. Let's keep you and that lovely plane flying for many day's to come!! Love to have one of those engines in my old 1/5th scale Pony as well..! Happy skies :)
Some people are really hard-working men. Such a super cool engine and such a lot of work! Respect!
Congratulations for a successful maiden ❤😎🤙🏼
What a plane! P51s are a favourite. Can you do an episode just on the motor?
ENGINE !!!
Awesome! This scale model is even better than the real plane. The engine is gorgeous.
This toy if not respected will rip your hand off.
@@flightforensics4523 this aircraft is not a "toy" - it is the result of hundreds of hours of engineering and construction, and one of the first examples of an actual flying miniature V-12 that I'm aware of. The thought of a full scale, historic, multi-million dollar P-51 in the hands of someone with your childish attitude and arrogance is frightening, if true.
Wow! That really is something. Even the sound is scale. And it (the V 12) could power a multitude of types.
Imagine a 1/4 scale Lancaster with 4 of those amazing V 12's overhead?
How in the world could 4 people dislike this?
It is fantastic!
Probably Americans, disappointed that you haven't fitted live weapons.
@@budgie98 Well, firing rockets from an R/C plane is kinda cool. But that doesn't top this V12 Mustang at all.
Too cool! I will be waiting to see it with the prop grabbing more air! It sounds so cool!
Finally someone has done it what I have dreamed of doing, have partially machined crankcase and crank with rods on my shelf just to make a V12 on a rc mustang. Is there a build blog or something to get more details of this amazing build?
www.youtube.com/@PhiltechEnterprises has videos
Purchase an engine simulation software and start modeling, or just copy another basic cylinder and valves from a properly sized engine.
@@TheJustinJMustang V12 is water cooled OHC . So copy from a boat engine?
Lovely little engine.Just like a Swiss watch.looks beautiful❤👍!
WOW! Holy bleep! that is spectacular! Subbed here.
Awesome sound 👍🏻🤗👍🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸
Nicely done Sir
Wonderful! Well done 👍🏻
Love it, well done.
I was expecting a more exotic sound from the engine
Well made , well done - well maiden flight! Enjoy your P51 ! The pitch is a good sign then you have made the motor right 😂
You had me at "liquid cooled"
That was awesome. The plane is beautiful. I love the sound of the engine. Do you have plans of adding more stickers to the plane body?
That's so awesome
Cool.. gotta keep throttle a bit when landing.. never shut all the way down
Did not see whole video but thumbs up! Would be cool to see how they are cooling it. Total loss system?
Thank you that was really nice 👍
Not the sound i was expecting. Sounds like a regular weed eater engine. Extremely cool none the less.
Definitely didn’t have that beautiful Merlin sound.
The small model V12s don't sound particularly good the cylinders are tiny , It doesn't sound like a weed eater though ? and it's really under proped so it's much faster than when it's properly loaded with a decent propeller .
If you download the video and drop it into your favorite video player and drop the playback speed by 3X, that little Leslie V12 sounds identical to the RR Merlin at speed!😉 (The speed control in YT won't do it, because it tries to maintain the original pitch)🙄
Wow, even Rolls-Royce would be impressed!
Bruce from down under, demonstrating to, Bruce and Bruce the lovely v12 powered rc mustang. Gday.🤠👍
It saves confusion
Beautiful plane and a successful flight well done 👏
very cool, is that a real v12 engine?
Fantastic 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼😎😎
One of the most interesting set-up in Aeromodel I've seen in the past 10 years ! You could be very proud !
Definitely need a microphone to improve our pleasure in your video
Cheers from France 🇨🇵
Unbelievable! What a fine art of craftsmanship! That is so cool.
Will you ever fly it at warrnambool? Would be awesome to see fly.
Great model but its too small for such a powerful, heavy engine....Please don't fly it again, wing loading is way too high.....🤔😳😏🇬🇧
That's what WW1 fighters are like
@@futabaproshopIt's not going to last long in that Airframe. I've watched it fly. The Airframe is too small for the engine. The risk of tip stalling is very high. The short test flight was very risky in itself..Is the small fuel tank a header tank from the main tank?...Or is this why the test flight was so short?...🤔😳😳. That's a WW2 fighter btw.
That's a slick unit. Doubt I'd have the nerve to actually fly it considering the hours and money it represents.
I think the most amazing feat of precision measuring and machining I have ever laid eyes on was at an RC and ultralight fly in I attended about 10 years ago with my Rotorway Scorpion 133 project (a sadly incomplete project). Anyway, I happened upon an old timer that always had something cool to show off every year. This year he had a huge BV 138 flying boat in gorgeous luftwaffe maritime patrol livery that be designed and built in his shop over a few years. looked to be about 1:10 scale and everything was accurate right down to the hand made rivets in the hull. It had a functional searchlight, turrets and retractable gear but that's not even the coolest part... This guy hand designed (no computer because he didn't know how to use one..) and built not 1, not 2 but 3 scale Junkers Jumo diesel aero engines! complete with hand built turbo's, gearboxes and props. And he did it the old fashioned way with lathe's, saws, drills, files, lost wax casting etc. Apparently he even built a mini drop hammer forge to make the rods, crank and studs. I was so amazed I forgot to ask the obvious.. What the hell does it run on?? At that scale I'd expect diesel to have a viscosity like motor oil, so I doubt it can be atomized through a teeny little injector.. They all ran great though, and it sounded amazing!
Is that a 2 stroke or 4 stroke engine?
Incredibly small components, if it's 4 stroke!
Nice. Tell us more about the engine
V12 Or Not These Engines Are Not Strong Enough!
Check The German Record "The Galloping Ghost P-51"
They Used A Self Made Inline 4 With Breathtaking Power Speed And Sound....
Amazing work!
I have the plans for an air-cooled V12 about that size in my files from a company out of Germany. After they completed that, they went on to do a liquid-cooled version.
Are these beautiful engines reliable? What kind of hours can you get out of one? Or can they self destruct at any time?😁
Beautiful but sound was disappointing
12 cylinder for 108cc can't make any good sound. 🤷🏻☹️
@@RCScaleAirplanes it's cylinders are 9 cc , to get a better sound I'd say you would need 25 to 100cc cylinders . I'm just buzzing a water cooled V12 has flown in war bird it's incredible and very exciting .
@@ThomasDoubting5 I know. And that's why it sounds like a stitching machine. 🥴
That's why I like Moki, Valach and KOLM Engines.
Plenty of model 12 cylinders sound amazing even with small displacement, but this seems more like the camera's mic didn't like the sound or volume
6000 rpm is too high to sound like the real thing
Wow, great achievement. But Sadly, this sounds like my lawnmower .
Sounds like it’s turning too many R’s. Definitely needs a hotter pitch prop as mentioned and possibly more gearing? Not sure what the optimum torque/hp spec is. Just the sound of it being v12 seems like it’s stretched waaaay out
Wonderful ❤
incredible!
Wonderful! I wish you'd do another video on just that amazing engine.
Sir,
Do you sell these engines? If so, please give me contact info. Thanks
Sound was a bit disappointing…..a Kolm
Sounds better
all that needs is a pov cam and 2. 22lr mg on it and it will be a real mini war plane
just a joke lol don't do it
Next project a Hawker Tempest with a scale Napier Sabre?!
puuuh...that looked like a tailhavy fight ...
good job
Great work! Lovely noise too.
Greetz from Holland.
That's far away! I love Krokets !
@@davidcaro8217 Hahaa, you should then also try "Bitterballen", you'll love these too. 😉
@@GTfour01 oooh, bitterballen ?
I must look it up and try them!
@@davidcaro8217 They're like kroketten but then round, bitesized balls. Great accompanied with a nice stout beer.
@@GTfour01 oh nice sounds fantastic! So whats a good beer in Holland?
Beautiful plane in building a P51B
cool! keep us posted on the next flight with more pitch !
Yeah right a 12 cylinder micro engine.
Elegant maiden flight, no doubt
Good on ya ! Thanks for sharing!
are these engines available to purchase? I need one!
Not yet. Manfatcurer is philtech.com.au
Well not sure if its a club rule or government rule…and i know that Australia has some very odd rules..but if i had to wear roadside reflective safety gear to fly RC airplanes i would live somewhere else…i worked my whole life next to or on roads..went through the period where zero gear was mandated to wearing vests …and I couldn’t stand wearing them then..
Noit a requiremnt at model club filed this was test flown off an active runway at a private aerodrome
@@futabaproshop ok i suppose i then have to apologize
A fat chunk of awesome.
right rudder, right rudder :)
MINI MOTOR V12 👍👍 🇧🇷
What a beautiful model
sounds pretty dam real
How freakin' cool is that?!! A real scale model Merlin V-12 right where it should be in the P-51 warbird!! ..and it actually runs and flies! Can't wait to see it swinging a little bigger prop, better suited for the power curve of the engine.😄👍👍 *EDIT:* If you download the video and drop it into your favorite video player and drop the playback speed by 3X, that little Leslie V12 sounds identical to the RR Merlin at speed!🛩
Wow, you really BANGED that in didn't you fella???? .....Surprised you had ANY wheels left after that!
My all time favorite. Such a beautiful job. And a nice flight. So now before its.too late hang that beauty up. You and others will then enjoy it for many years to come.
Wonderful from Northern Utah 🇺🇸!!! Love It can't wait for more and one on the Engine Please!❤😊
God,...some people have tooooo much time on their hands. Wow! I choose to live vicariously through you :)
Awful landing
WOW AWESOME !!!!
Awesome set up and maiden! Congrats!!!
Impressive.
😮 awesome!
Well done!
Wow.
THAT is AMAZING!!! OH WAUW =) Congratz, it's a beatiful bird.
Nice
Nice
Wow, I would be way too intimidated to fly that work of art. Beautiful
You won't run out of power with a low pitch. Looked real scale speed too. Good job mate.
16kg for a top flite p51 is a lot a lot. Does the engine really need the additional weight of an onboard starter?
🤘
Thats amazing....super cool work gents
Congratulations on that maiden flight!!!
Incredible! Looking forward to more footage!
A magnificent achievement. Well done to all.
Amazing. The miniature V-12 and the effort.
Where is that amazing engine from???
Sounds awesome
Where can you get that motor
Doesn’t quite have that Merlin sound but still sounds pretty awesome. Nice work!
If you download the video and drop it into your favorite video player and drop the playback speed by 3X, that little Leslie V12 sounds identical to the RR Merlin at speed!😉 (The speed control in YT won't do it, because it tries to maintain the original pitch)🙄
That is just straight up bad ass.
freaking wicked
damn...