SW-51 Mustang Is A 'True-To-Scale' High Performance 70% Replica

On 20th of May 2021, the SW-51 Mustang successfully performed its first flight at Mlada Boleslav airport (LKMB) in the Czech Republic.

The company´s aircraft serial number #001 took off at 11:37 am into a light cloudy sky. Chief Test Pilot Jirko “Jiri” Hybler subsequently praised the balanced and maneuverable handling of the aircraft, managing crosswinds of more than 10kts.

Within the first flight hours, all systems were checked to proof their functionality. These flights already included the retraction of the electrically driven landing gear. The first flight worked exactly to the schedule so that 35 minutes later the aircraft safely touched the ground back in LKMB.

This first flight of the serial aircraft configuration of the SW-51 Mustang is an important milestone for the ScaleWings company group. The aircraft program was launched in 2013, followed by a successful first flight of the “proof of concept” prototype just one year later in 2014. Since then ScaleWings was working on both, the serialization of the aircraft, and the industrialization of the company at the production site in Krosno, Poland.

The ScaleWings SW-51 Mustang is a true-to-scale high performance replica in 70% to the Original P-51 Mustang aircraft dimension and an all-carbon fiber design. An intricate eye-catcher; more than 100,000 details such as rivets, textiles, covers, etc. were handcrafted into all manufacturing molds. This feature, combined with a high quality chrome finish, allow all serial SW-51s to mirror the original's aluminum appeal in an unprecedented form.

The aircraft is designed for up to 750kg MTOW, while currently operated in a national certification category, limited to 600kg in accordance with most European Ultralight aircraft standards.

The Ultralight aircraft configuration features a Garmin G3X glass cockpit, electrically driven retractable landing gear (main gear and tail-wheel), ballistic parachute system by Galaxy GRS and a brand new Rotax 915iS Turbo engine, offering a climb rate of more than 2,200 ft/min. The airframe´s flight envelope is designed for a Vne of not less than 216kts. By keeping the noise emission on a much lower level compared to the original, but maintaining a similar “sound design”, the aircraft merges all positive effects of innovative technologies and historic ramp appeal.

FMI: www.scalewings.com