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Titan T-51 Mustang Isn’t Your Average KIT Plane

The Titan T-51 Mustang is a 75% scale replica of the original P-51 Mustang, an iconic airplane in American history. The p-51 mustang was flown by the Tuskegee airmen during world war II. The airplane is best known for it’s speed, agility/aerobatics and long range tanks. Of the more than 15,000 P-51 Mustangs that were produced for the war, only a few hundred still exist today. So to get your hands on a good operation P-51, You’re looking at about $2 million to $3 million.

This is where the T-51 Mustang comes in. For less than a 10th of the cost of the P-51, you can build a T-51 mustang kit. Clearly not the same airplane but close enough. The T-51 mustang will fly up to 215 mph and you have a low stall speed of about 50 mph. Being an experimental airplane means you have several different options for your engine, from a small rotax 100 hp engine to a much bigger GM auto conversion engine. The GM engine gives you a more realist roar sound compared to the Rotax. This is why many builders opt for the GM engine.

The Kit price for the T-51 Mustang starts at $65,000. And for a little over $100,000 you can have a complete flying airplane.

Here are some more stats of the T-51

Engine: 100HP – 300HP
Useful load: 470 LBS
Speed: 150 – 200 MPH
Range: 720 MILES
Kit Price: $65,000

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