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RE: GROUP BUILD - Top Flite Giant Scale F4U Corsair - 8/27/2007 8:53 PM   
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Great idea. I'll do it.
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RE: GROUP BUILD - Top Flite Giant Scale F4U Corsair - 8/28/2007 1:08 AM   
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Status: offline 		Before work, a bit of time spent on the Corsair. Got the wheel wells done, just need things to dry so I can sand the balsa and ply. I am going to work on the aileron mounts/tubes next. Thanks again for all the great advice.
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RE: GROUP BUILD - Top Flite Giant Scale F4U Corsair - 8/28/2007 4:07 AM   
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Hi Sam

What you have there looks good, and about the wing tips try checking everyouther page for about 40 page if not there back up on the one's you skipped, but it is there and if I get time in an evening I will try to help.

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RE: GROUP BUILD - Top Flite Giant Scale F4U Corsair - 8/28/2007 5:16 AM   
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If your going to put lights in the wing now is the time to do that also .Its a pain to fish wire after its sheathed

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RE: GROUP BUILD - Top Flite Giant Scale F4U Corsair - 8/28/2007 5:24 AM   
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I know for sure the wingtip mods are in here,cause when i did mine I posted pics on it,I just spent the last 1/2 hour looking for it and came up empty. I know there here but where? I'll keep looking I'll PM you when I locate them.


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RE: GROUP BUILD - Top Flite Giant Scale F4U Corsair - 8/28/2007 5:29 AM   
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Status: offline 		Daddy Sam heres the link for the 1/8 scale wing tip mods http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_964836/mpage_2/key_/tm.htm post 31 32 and 33 .You can use this to figure out what to do on the 1/5 scale

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_3109744/anchors_3581576/mpage_18/key_wing%252Ctip%252Cmods/anchor/tm.htm#3581576
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_3109744/anchors_4921713/mpage_61/key_wing%252Ctip%252Cmod/anchor/tm.htm#4921713

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RE: GROUP BUILD - Top Flite Giant Scale F4U Corsair - 8/29/2007 4:50 AM   
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I'm in the stage of balancing the plane, I would like to know how many weight you added

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RE: GROUP BUILD - Top Flite Giant Scale F4U Corsair - 8/29/2007 6:51 AM   
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I got the rib T-7 sanded down 1/8", and am doing the final sanding before sheeting. What a pain! Makes me realize how much more careful I need to be when I fit the parts together. Anyway, I still need to install my aileron wire tubes, flap wire tubes, and do some thinking on the aileron linkage. I think I'll use the type that Chris Spangenberg used in High Flight. I'll either mount the servo to the hatch or to the rib with some ply reinforcement. Maybe some more progress tomorrow...
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RE: GROUP BUILD - Top Flite Giant Scale F4U Corsair - 8/29/2007 4:28 PM   
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Hi Dubber3

On balancing if you build to the book with out lighting the tail end and you move the C/G fwd at least 3/8 and a stock G-62 you will nned some ware between 3 and 4 lbs,

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RE: GROUP BUILD - Top Flite Giant Scale F4U Corsair - 8/30/2007 8:41 PM   
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Status: offline 		Here's a shot of the wing tip taper from to T-7. I should be near to sheeting.
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RE: GROUP BUILD - Top Flite Giant Scale F4U Corsair - 8/31/2007 12:43 AM   
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Looks good so far, just keep the stright line, on the under surface all the way to the tip

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RE: GROUP BUILD - Top Flite Giant Scale F4U Corsair - 9/1/2007 6:47 AM   
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Status: offline 		more wing detail. its dark so i dont know how well these will look oops the esc is for my tf b-25

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RE: GROUP BUILD - Top Flite Giant Scale F4U Corsair - 9/1/2007 8:52 PM   
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Status: offline 		I was thinking about the lead needed to balance the plane, and how the farther forward it's placed the less you need. What do you guys think about filling the dummy engine with the required lead shot and epoxy slurry, and then mounting the dummy engine on a plywood plate and then mounting that in front of the engine by means of three dowel stand-offs?
Just planning way way ahead.
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RE: GROUP BUILD - Top Flite Giant Scale F4U Corsair - 9/1/2007 10:36 PM   
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I am not fond of that mass in front of the engine in case of disaster, but that is just me, like I said the area between F1 and F2 looked to me as a safer place, and I know some have added to the inside of the cowl and glassed over the weights. so you will have to decide what will work for you, and maybe Tim, George, or Winston may have a better suggestion

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PS got another good flight on my bird, but the programming was still a little off and the wind came up so put things off for another day, But it flies great right ware you point it and is vary predictable

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RE: GROUP BUILD - Top Flite Giant Scale F4U Corsair - 9/2/2007 5:49 AM   
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Status: offline 		That is exactly what I did to ballance mine..your right the further up front the less weight needed......I hung lead weight to the back of the dummy engine which is mounted to an 1/8 inch ply backing.

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RE: GROUP BUILD - Top Flite Giant Scale F4U Corsair - 9/2/2007 6:05 AM   
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Status: offline 		you dont want to hang lead on the cowl. it is a non wt supporting piece. if it comes off you will crash. if you are using a g-62 look above the flywheel. You will see two bolts. you can add brakets to those and bolt lead dirctly to the motor. It works great!

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RE: GROUP BUILD - Top Flite Giant Scale F4U Corsair - 9/2/2007 6:18 AM   
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Status: offline 		Your Right Tim...but if you remember my earlier post my dummy engine is not mounted to the cowl it is mounted on three 1/2 inch standoffs which extend from the firewall to forward of the engine.. I don't remember what post contained the photo it was way back ....there is nothing hanging on my cowl...thanks for reminding me to explain that feature...I just thought I would agree with the weight being less the further in front of the engine as possible....

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RE: GROUP BUILD - Top Flite Giant Scale F4U Corsair - 9/2/2007 7:18 AM   
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Status: offline 		I think I mostly agree w/ Tim there RCpilot...You can get away with a little weight in the cowl ring I've found....I usually pour in some epoxy and some shot into the curved ring around the front, but I don't use a lot, cuz--like Tim says--it's a not weight bearing piece, and I don't want to hang all that weight on the cowl. I'll usually glass in the shot and epoxy, but I've never had any problem with it coming out or even loose....even after a long while. I just add some up there cuz it's about as far forward as a guy could get it. I'll add the majority of the weight into a hard mounted bracket usually where I can bolt it on. Too much weight on the cowl usually means loose cowl screws from vibration too.

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RE: GROUP BUILD - Top Flite Giant Scale F4U Corsair - 9/3/2007 5:15 AM   
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Status: offline 		GOt my Bomb pylons mounted today .I made them removable so if they cause adverse effects i can just remove them and use them only for show ( i hope they wont dont see why they would)

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RE: GROUP BUILD - Top Flite Giant Scale F4U Corsair - 9/3/2007 5:23 AM   
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Ware are the pic's??


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RE: GROUP BUILD - Top Flite Giant Scale F4U Corsair - 9/3/2007 5:26 AM   
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RE: GROUP BUILD - Top Flite Giant Scale F4U Corsair - 9/3/2007 7:21 AM   
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RE: GROUP BUILD - Top Flite Giant Scale F4U Corsair - 9/3/2007 7:24 AM   
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Status: offline 		yes those are real screw heads. just the heads are used very little weight . ill finish most of the bottom details soon then work on the top. school starts tuesday so my summer is gone, oh well lots of flying and no crashes this summer. cimare nice job there!

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RE: GROUP BUILD - Top Flite Giant Scale F4U Corsair - 9/3/2007 4:39 PM   
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Now that is a vary cool install and waiting to see how yout bomb's or tanks will look.


Weather hear is the pits wind so no flying till next sat.

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RE: GROUP BUILD - Top Flite Giant Scale F4U Corsair - 9/3/2007 7:29 PM   
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Status: offline 		thanks Tim and Bob .Still havent recieved the tanks yet from ziroli but they should work fine since its mounted in the scale location .



Tim how are you fasting all those screws with glue ? Looks good dont think i have that kind of patiance .

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