G/P Corsair
08-10-2003, 11:18 AM
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Hi am building this plane.
Does the only thing that stops the tailwheel assembly sliding up and down, in the plastic bushes ,be the rudder hinges ???
Would you suggest putting in a third hinge for strenght ??
Has anyone had a failure in the hinge area because of this ??
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Does the only thing that stops the tailwheel assembly sliding up and down, in the plastic bushes ,be the rudder hinges ???
Would you suggest putting in a third hinge for strenght ??
Has anyone had a failure in the hinge area because of this ??
cheers torp.
08-13-2003, 01:38 AM
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I have built two of these over the last six years, and I think I slid a washer on the strut and JB Welded it just below the bottom nylon bushing to take up the shock of the tail wheel. If the tail wheel wire wasn't totally bent, I may have used a wheel collar instead of the washer. I too didn't like the idea of letting the hinges bear all the load.
It is a great flying little airplane!
Clair
It is a great flying little airplane!
Clair
08-13-2003, 04:09 AM
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They must have tested it
Thanks for that ,it just didn't seem to be right as built by the plans
They must have tested it though.
Might put in a extra hinge.
cheers torp.
They must have tested it though.
Might put in a extra hinge.
cheers torp.
08-14-2003, 10:55 AM
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torp,
I built the Corsair this spring and logged most of the construction at:
http://www.rcuniverse.com/showthread...ght=gp+corsair
Maybe there will be some help there..
I built the Corsair this spring and logged most of the construction at:
http://www.rcuniverse.com/showthread...ght=gp+corsair
Maybe there will be some help there..
08-14-2003, 10:05 PM
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No mention of the tailwheel
followed your thread at the time. No mention of the tailwheel situation desribed above though.You were happy enough with the stock build in this area ??
Purchased kit after following your great thread !!!
Purchased kit after following your great thread !!!
08-14-2003, 11:08 PM
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Hi
I thought your alias was familiar!
I had not check far enough to see if you were one of the many great pilots the helped me on my way. Just having pilots encourage me to continue was a great boost.
So far the plane has worked fine. But I have not flown it very often. I promised myself that I would not fly a second plane until I had flown my trainer for year. That event is coming up soon
I had not check far enough to see if you were one of the many great pilots the helped me on my way. Just having pilots encourage me to continue was a great boost.
So far the plane has worked fine. But I have not flown it very often. I promised myself that I would not fly a second plane until I had flown my trainer for year. That event is coming up soon
08-15-2003, 08:37 AM
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Same here,
Same here, taking my time with corsair as i want to get my air time up in my trainer.
Took the undercarrige clean off and broke a prop on some power lines last week.
Was a cloudy day and was about 50m off in perception of distance
Little damage at all .he he. lucky me..........
Don't want to do this to the corsair !!!
Have a T/F 60 corsair waiting in the wings as well.Started getting parts for this .
cheers torp.
Took the undercarrige clean off and broke a prop on some power lines last week.
Was a cloudy day and was about 50m off in perception of distance
Little damage at all .he he. lucky me..........
Don't want to do this to the corsair !!!
Have a T/F 60 corsair waiting in the wings as well.Started getting parts for this .
cheers torp.
