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RE: TF GS P47 Build - yeah another bloody one!! - 4/16/2005 2:45:46 PM   
Edwin


 

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Status: online 		Discovered another setback. The spring-airs that were sent to me are 90deg, not 85deg. Need to send them back and get the 85deg. Looks like a SpitBolt.<g> Since I'll be waiting on the retracts I'm gonna go ahead and cutout the tail gear hole and do the hard point mounts on the wings for bomb drops.
Edwin

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RE: TF GS P47 Build - yeah another bloody one!! - 4/18/2005 7:57:56 PM   
Edwin


 

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Status: online 		OOOOOKaaay! This doesnt make since. I was told be someone at spring-air that a well known builder (I just dont remember who, Platt or someone like that) did a review and used 90deg retracts. The robarts are clearly not 90deg. Pretty sure they are 85deg. But he said to send them in and he would exchange them for 85deg anyway. So not really any problem.
Edwin

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RE: TF GS P47 Build - yeah another bloody one!! - 4/23/2005 5:28:21 PM   
aps f4u



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Status: offline 		here is my finished P-47 done as the "Pengie V" flown by Capt. Boleslaw Gladych of the 56th fighter group.

I hope my first flight goes well, wish me luck

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RE: TF GS P47 Build - yeah another bloody one!! - 4/24/2005 4:35:10 AM   
proptop



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Status: offline 		That's a beautiful airplane aps f4u, good luck!
An older member of our club is building one of these w/ a US 41 for power. He's been working on it for about 2 years now, and it really looks great! It's almost ready for the first flight, and he's asked me to test fly it for him.
I'm gonna hang out here for awhile and read your flight test reports so I can get a leg-up so to speak

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RE: TF GS P47 Build - yeah another bloody one!! - 4/24/2005 2:46:52 PM   
nchrome


 

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Status: offline 		Proptop I also have a TF P-47 giant scale and I have a US41 in it and for me it flys just great. I did have a glitch hit me last summer while takeing off. And for about two seconds there she hung on the prop in a 3D mode. Not good though I just gave her full down and full throttle and she pulled out of the situation but not in time to avoid teraferma. Broke the right wing off and punched a hole in the fuse. But I have most of this repaired and am getting ready to recover the wing half. I'm also planning on putting bomb drops on her. I also have a smaller P-47 that I'm dressing up just like the big one. My plane is copye of Icky and me which was stationed in the Phillipines with the 318 squad. Both are fashined after the first Icky and Me which were razor backs but after that he switch to the bubble top. But I prefer the razor backs for me. If i had a scanner I would post some pictures but thats not possible at this time.

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RE: TF GS P47 Build - yeah another bloody one!! - 5/16/2005 5:03:37 PM   
Edwin


 

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Status: online 		NEWS FLASH!!!!
Spring Air has come out with a robart drop in replacement for the TF giant P-47. No plastic in this retract. Struts included. I dont recall if it looked like accurate P-47 struts. They also have robart clone robo struts. I guess if robart can clone them, they can clone robart. They also have 100deg nose gear. I received an order from them last weekend with a new brochure on it. Looks like SA has been busy.

Too late for me. I already cut the templates for the SA 404 and have them in the wing.
BTW- If you look on the Spring Air site (gear finder), it shows 403 for the TF giant P-47. These are 90deg retracts. The 404 are what you want, they are 85deg retracts.
Edwin

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RE: TF GS P47 Build - yeah another bloody one!! - 5/16/2005 10:00:01 PM   
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Status: offline 		Hi Edwin. Did they give a price on the new drop in retracts from Spring Air. I checked out their web site to see if there was any info. I haven't bought my main gear there yet and was leaning toward the Robart so wouldn't have to do the extra work to fit them. But an all metal drop in gear would be a good thing. By the way when you installed your 404's did they give you template for the ribs and was that number 5 rib cut deeper than the stock rib. Thanks Bob.

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RE: TF GS P47 Build - yeah another bloody one!! - 5/17/2005 2:01:48 AM   
Edwin


 

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Status: online 		I just got them last saturday. But they did give templates. They're a little rough but did the job. I still have to install the mounting rails yet. Didnt see any price info but here is a picture of the brochure they sent. Appears its real.
Edwin


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RE: TF GS P47 Build - yeah another bloody one!! - 5/18/2005 8:13:15 AM   
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Status: online 		Hello
I am considering the TF P47 GS for a project a couple of planes down the road. Anybody know if a G62 will hide in the cowling?
Thanks
Sam

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RE: TF GS P47 Build - yeah another bloody one!! - 5/23/2005 12:59:07 PM   
Peter_OZ



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Status: online 		I'm baaaaaaaack!

anyone miss me? No? Poo !

Work, arrghhhhhhhhhhhhhh trips arggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

bloody e commerce websites arrrgggggggggggggggggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

finally found some "me " time to build. First wing half has the top sheeted and I have cut out the scale wheel bay. It still has to be finished off and lined etc. That will happen after I get all the angles and dangles sorted out for the retracts themselves. As you can see from the pics the wheel well will easily accomondate a 6" wheel.

more to come

cheers
Peter

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RE: TF GS P47 Build - yeah another bloody one!! - 5/29/2005 11:08:38 AM   
ubique13


 

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Status: offline 		Peter, My name is simon, what part of Brisbane are you from, which club do you belong, I like the job you doing with making room for larger wheels, wish I had done that with mine bit late now though, do you have any experience with using flite metal?
I am considering using it for the P47, I am fairly new to the hobby, and still feeling may way so to speak.

buy for now
Simon

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RE: TF GS P47 Build - yeah another bloody one!! - 5/30/2005 4:27:46 AM   
Peter_OZ



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Status: online 		G'day Simon,
mate thanks for that. Been having trouble getting time to do much to it of late between work and setting up an ebay e.commerce site.

Anyway I am with the Tinglapa MAC

Tingalpa MAC

We are Northside in the Pine Rivers area. Sorry have never used FM, there is ac hap on here who is covering his P47 in FM and has a thread on it, just do a search and you will find it.


Now more problems re retracts etc.

Have cut out the wheels wells - no dramas in that. Made a template of the well area and where the retracts go from my 3 views, overlaid that on the wing to check everything - again no dramas.

BUT!

the Robart retracts I have which are for this kit will only take a wheel up to 5" which is really annoying as I have a nice set of 6" wheels I wanted to use. I could buy new struts from Robart that will take the 6" wheel, guess I need to have a think about that for a bit.

Now still have to get the correct geometry on the retracts for the rake forward angle when they are in the down position. I was going to use the angle built into the ribs for the gear rails but using this leaves the wheel at angle in the wheel well with the top of the tire tilted up at the front about 10 degrees.

I'm going to have to play with the angle of the rails a bit more to cure this problem.

Anyway will post some more pics once I get that sorted out.

cheers
Peter


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RE: TF GS P47 Build - yeah another bloody one!! - 6/2/2005 5:32:03 PM   
bkmust


 

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Status: offline 		Daddy Sam,
I have been flying mine for about a year with a G62 in it. Works great and balances well. The 62 fits really nice. I used the conversion block under the carb in order to clear the cowl. Used Slimline muffler and cut hole in bottom for exit. Only problem is vibration. If you put in a dummy radial, take the time to secure it well.
BK

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RE: TF GS P47 Build - yeah another bloody one!! - 6/4/2005 1:43:25 PM   
Peter_OZ



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Status: online 		bk, did you use isolation mounts or did you hard mount it?

cheers
Peter

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