Video: ScaleWings Carbon Fiber Mustang Replica At AirVenture 2022

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Key Takeaways:

  • ScaleWings offers a downsized P-51 replica crafted from carbon fiber, designed for easy assembly.
  • The carbon fiber construction meticulously duplicates the all-metal appearance of the original P-51, including rivets, screws, hardware, and even the fabric-covered rudder, using indentations in factory molds.
  • This painstaking detail results in a highly realistic replica that many observers mistake for an actual metal airplane.
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With lots of downsized P-51 replicas to choose from, ScaleWings’ carbon fiber version offers the Revell-model ease of assembly, while retaining the all-metal “look.” The Germany-based company painstakingly duplicated all the rivets, screws, hardware—even replicated the fabric-covered rudder—with indentations in the factory molds. Many people assume it’s actually a metal airplane.

Mark Phelps

Mark Phelps is a senior editor at AVweb. He is an instrument rated private pilot and former owner of a Grumman American AA1B and a V-tail Bonanza.
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