The ScaleWings SW-51 by TacAero is a 72 percent P-51 replica. [Credit: Glenn Watson]
Key Takeaways:
The ScaleWings SW-51 is a meticulously crafted 72% scale replica of the P-51 Mustang, built with modern carbon-fiber materials and advanced avionics.
It offers a thrilling high-performance flying experience, combining the iconic look and feel of the original P-51 with improved handling, efficiency, and reliability, such as mild stall characteristics.
Production involves a builder-assist program in Poland, with final assembly, certification, and comprehensive training provided at a U.S. center in Texas, emphasizing safe operation of this high-performance aircraft.
The company prioritizes historical authenticity and fosters a passionate community, continuously refining features like a scale-accurate propeller, to fulfill dreams of P-51 ownership.
The shout in the headset was urgent, insistent: “Red Three, break right now! Bandits on your six.” Without thinking, the stick and rudder went hard right with back pressure loading some three Gs in a steep bank as the Mustang pivoted on its right wingtip. In seconds I’d completed a 180 and was scanning the sky for the bad guys.
Nothing.
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Rick Durden has written for Aviation Consumer since 1994 and specializes in aviation law. He is an active CFII and holds an ATP with type ratings in the Douglas DC-3 and Cessna Citation. He is the author of The Thinking Pilot’s Flight Manual or, How to Survive Flying Little Airplanes and Have a Ball Doing It, Volumes 1 & 2.
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