rt3232

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Hi WM

Glad to have you aboard. MY 2 pennies on the cowl is to go with the secound version from fiberglass specialties, it has the slightly open cowl flaps, and if you are intersted in doing some of the mode's there are a coupla of outher threads by what i think are experts, I would recomend reading ( let me know)and I will dig up the titiles.


Cheers Bob T

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timothy thompson

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still putting screws and dudz fasteners in. bottom of the wing almost done. i need to find the 90 degree dremel attachment so i can lower my rails so my gear doors fit. orderd one at the lhs but it hasnt come in. i have been getting twin time with my cessna 310. the quality is incredible! shes electric so no mess!

markalign

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Hello every one. i want to use a Saito 450 radial in a topflite giant corsair that i am going to be building. I read where there was an article in highflite magazine on that configuration but i cannot get through to highflite to buy the back issue. can any one here help with any tips on using the 450 saito and has any one tried this and if so how does it handle with it.

rt3232

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Markalign

There is a thread some pages back that might help you did not keep the address so you will have to do the looking. As for the Highflite artical or mag if you no the year and monthtry a search on ebay or google

Cheers Bob t

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ctflyboy

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Tim, try Home Depot in the hardware dept, most of the stores carry them now,that is here in the east.

Warbird Man, WELCOME ABOARD, I have the Fiberglass Spec. cowl just my 3 cents worth


George
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timothy thompson

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my cowl screws from the inside as the kit instructions say. no visible screws. are you doing it right?

rt3232

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Tim
Are you using a dummy engineup front?? If so how do you align your screws??


Bob T

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cimara

The cowl screws are now hidden .Used Jb quick to glue the alumminum brackets to the cowl and i am using t nuts on the back side of the middel cowl former hope the screws are visable in the pics hard to take picks in those little holes and get them in focuse with the fore ground so large

cimara

Still need to epoxy those T nuts in place

timothy thompson

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i have a willaims bros wasp i/5 scale havent looked at attachments yet. ailerons and flaps all work and still putting welds and fastners on. the brass screws weigh nothing and i only cut and use the head. solo prop 24" for power.

rt3232

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Hi guys
Sounds like you all are making head way and the pic's are great, as they give me ideas for my next project. ( T/F G/S corsair) But right now I am fiddling with and trying to build the wing fillet on my 47 and what T/F gives you is no ware near scale, so after several lay outs and and start and stops, Well you guys no the drill, maybe i'll be over this hurddle in another week

Anyway keep posting

Cheers Bob T

Corsair Brotherhood #5

PS we got the programing worked out on my current Corsair, so now if the weather will just cooperate we will do some flying

Warbird Man

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Hey Guys,

What size dia. wheels are you all using on this bird effectively? I do plan on gear doors.

cimara

Warbird Man
I am no expert so heres what i think

I used 4 7/8 inch wheels from here http://www.aerotechmodels.com/P51ACCESS.htm very nice wheels and cheaper than Robart .If i had it to do over i would stick with the 4.5 wheels in the plans heres why .1 its a very tight fit to get those larger wheels in the wing and not get them to scrub . 2 they are very heavy . 3 the diffrance is not that noteceable .4 if you are using the mecanical door closing devices to operate your doors it makes getting them to function properly a pain . JMHO I am no expert

rt3232

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Warbird man

Hear is my 2 pennies worth I used sulliver sky lite 4 1/2 with metal hubbs they are first lite and narrow enough to get a good fit on the doorsm the 1 thing I did not like the were a little sloppy on the axles so I drilled them out just enough to get a thin wall bushing in, and now they run vary smoth. So far they have worked vary well on out grass field.

Cheers Bob T

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Warbird Man

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Those wheels sure are nice! I'd like to get a set for my TF P-51. I just can't get over the cost of a pair of model airplane wheels. ( I paid less for a pair of mag wheels for my "69 Camaro ) I guess it Robarts or the good ol' and heavy Du-bros.

rt3232

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Warbird man

Been using 4" du-bros on my big 20+ lbs weeks and if your are set on them please bush them as the hubbs don't like the weight I had 3 sets crack out befor I started bushing them, and this pair are about 4 years old and probably 150 landings,

Cheers Bob T

ctflyboy

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Warbird man,
I got the 4 7/8 wheels from Aero tech,

& remember warbird man its only $$$$$$$$$$$


George
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rt3232

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Hi Winston

When you get a chance would provide a little more detail on that cowl hatch, as it looks vary intherting maybe a retro fit

Thanks in advance

Cheers Bob T

Corsair Brotherhood #5

cimara

No problem Bob. if you run a center line on the top of the corsair the hatch is centered up on that .Its supposed to be the flap that they locked down to the fuse on the real corsair .The hatch is 4 1/4 inches long by 1 1/2 inches wide . I used a piano hinge to hinge it wich is 4 1/8 inches long .On the hinge fiind the center of the hinge and cut a hinge section out on one side only thats 1 inch long centered up on the previosly marked center line .Only glue that 1 inch piece to the hatch the rest of the hing is there to fill in the gap when closed Ive inclosed some pics that i hope makes more since than what i just wrote


Oh i used JB quick to glue hinges to glass

cimara

Well it wont let me up load pics ill try again

rt3232

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Thanks Winston

I have saved pic's and text to my ref/ file

Cheers Bob T

Corsair Brotherhood #5

cimara

Guys check this out its a walk around of a corsair in pensacola fla http://www.philsaeronauticalstuff.com/fg-1d/fg-1d.html

Tomcat_104

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Cimara,

Thanks! That was great and will be very helpful to me. I've already visited that site 2-3 times. Thanks again.

David

Corsair Brotherhood #3

cimara

Yall might want to check this sight out all kinds of good refs on this sight http://f4ucorsair.tld-productions.com/#Sale

Bill Jennings

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G'Day Cimara.
Thanks a bunch for posting your cowl attachment set up, great idea!! I just have one question, have you 3 or 4 attachment points? I can only make out 3 one on the top and one each either side. Thanks again.

Regards.
Bill.