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Folding Wings--How Are You Guys Doing It?? - 4/8/2007 6:33:09 PM   
YellowAircraft



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Over the years, I've seen several warbirds with folding wings on them. Once, I saw a Skyraider with wings that unfolded on the way out to the flightline. I've always wondered how you guys accomplish that. I'm thinking of trying it out on a project I'm currently working on. Is there a thread somewhere?

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RE: Folding Wings--How Are You Guys Doing It?? - 4/8/2007 6:47:32 PM   
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RE: Folding Wings--How Are You Guys Doing It?? - 4/8/2007 7:10:19 PM   
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Status: online 		Check Timothy Thompsons posts on this thread and the 82" Corsair thread under the Brian Taylor section on RCSB.

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RE: Folding Wings--How Are You Guys Doing It?? - 4/8/2007 8:44:55 PM   
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Status: offline 		The only flying planes I've seen it done on were a Gene Barton Skyraider and Tom Wolfe's Avenger. Gene sells the mechanism but I believe it is $2,000+. You may want to check his web site. I think Tom's is done with air cylinders. If I remember correctly, he more or less duplicated what Grumman did.

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RE: Folding Wings--How Are You Guys Doing It?? - 4/8/2007 8:54:09 PM   
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Status: offline 		its not hard to get the folding mechanism to work. locking the wings and pinning them in place is the issue. I used aluminum for all hinge points and robart cylinders for locks. Also im using a completly seperate radio for the wing fold and during flight that system will be off! not being a machinist i used earl aune"s system and it works fine. iM now fine tuning the folds and getting ready to put the pins on. As long as you dont do violent agressive maneuvers and keep the g"s down it should work fine

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RE: Folding Wings--How Are You Guys Doing It?? - 4/8/2007 9:07:09 PM   
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RE: Folding Wings--How Are You Guys Doing It?? - 4/9/2007 1:56:16 AM   
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Status: offline 		Shaun last year I read in one of the high flying mags, that the modeler had folding wings on a gorgeous Corsair. The article had good drawings and pictures of the mechanism. I will look for it and if I find it I will post it for you.



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RE: Folding Wings--How Are You Guys Doing It?? - 4/9/2007 9:27:17 PM   
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Status: offline 		If you want to fold the wings on an Avenger TBM/TBF you need to talk with Dennis Crooks, the present winner of Sacle Masters, expert class.

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RE: Folding Wings--How Are You Guys Doing It?? - 4/9/2007 9:29:34 PM   
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Status: offline 		Years ago Dennis had an Avenger with folding wings that won many contest

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RE: Folding Wings--How Are You Guys Doing It?? - 4/9/2007 10:53:17 PM   
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RE: Folding Wings--How Are You Guys Doing It?? - 4/9/2007 10:57:34 PM   
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Status: offline 		i had the folding mechanism working perfectly but couldnt get the top of the rear wing fully sheeted so i decided since this plane has all the goodies ill lock the wings permantly. Most pacific sairs were that way too and some were built with a solid wing. I would need to start the wing fold from the first day of construction not after the outer panels and center were framed up. MAYBE ILL DO I BRIAN TAYLOR BUT THEN ill need a 9 ch radio and imagine if the fold mech opened in flight i would cry! I would need to make angles on the ribs and plan ahead farther than i did

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RE: Folding Wings--How Are You Guys Doing It?? - 4/9/2007 11:14:52 PM   
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Thanks for the help, guys. Does anyone have any pics/specs of the kit that they sell for the Ziroli Skyraider? What's included for 3k?

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RE: Folding Wings--How Are You Guys Doing It?? - 4/10/2007 12:32:19 AM   
samparfitt


 

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Status: offline 		Dave Platt's 'how to' on this web site:

http://www.strictlyscale.com/foldingwings.htm

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RE: Folding Wings--How Are You Guys Doing It?? - 4/10/2007 1:22:23 AM   
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ORIGINAL: Metalmorphous

Shaun last year I read in one of the high flying mags, that the modeler had folding wings on a gorgeous Corsair. The article had good drawings and pictures of the mechanism. I will look for it and if I find it I will post it for you.



Ron Randall


I've seen that plane a few times. I don't think he's ever flown it. Most I've ever seen it do was taxi and fold /unfold the wings. Hope I'm wrong, but I kinda doubt it will ever fly.
He was always showing up at GS events, but I guess he gets enough oohs and aahhs with it just sitting in the pits that perhaps the risk of flying it just isn't worth it.

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RE: Folding Wings--How Are You Guys Doing It?? - 4/10/2007 1:24:20 AM   
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Status: offline 		Oops...forgot to give you guys this link for Oregon Scale Aviation.
http://home.comcast.net/~rich2001/osa/
He's got a wing fold mechanism, a cowl flap controller, and other cool stuff.

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