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Royal Corsair .60 project - 5/6/2003 9:48:55 PM   
dionysusbacchus


 

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Status: offline 		This is a sneak peak of it sitting on the wheels, the wing is not permanently attached yet!

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Royal Corsair .60 project - 5/6/2003 9:50:57 PM   
dionysusbacchus


 

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Status: offline 		Installing the missile racks, also notice the 1/64" ply on the gear door edge. This closes the gap, but it still allows me to pull the pins on the door hinges when the doors are open.

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Royal Corsair .60 project - 5/6/2003 9:52:39 PM   
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Status: offline 		Also added the 1/64" ply to finish the bomb racks, yea I love 1/64" ply!

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Royal Corsair - 5/6/2003 10:02:11 PM   
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Status: offline 		I have a NEW Royal cockpit kit that I would love to sell. $15

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Royal Corsair .60 project - 5/6/2003 10:13:20 PM   
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Status: offline 		Wish I had your site when I built my Royal .60. It was my first Corsair because I found the kit for $20 at a yard sale and guys thought I was crazy for building it. Rumor has it the Royal kits are hard to build.
This kit was really great for detailing out. You are doing a wonderful job. I want to use your pictures as references for my next scale corsair.
I had to sell my Corsair to help buy my house.
Built the TF and didn't like it as much as the Royal.
Right now building the new PICA Laser Cut kit. It is Fun Scale to say the least.
I had Robart 615s on mine and they installed really easy. I did have one cylinder that kept leaking, but now problems with the durability of the struts.
What degree of offset is your engine? I had a ST 91 on mine at 5 deg.
My Corsair was a snap roll queen. Flew like the real one I guess. If the engine quit, I had a brick with wings.

Thanks for the great site.
Scott

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Royal Corsair .60 project - 5/6/2003 10:20:22 PM   
foxx


 

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Status: offline 		y kit came with instructional manual and a large poster that has the 3-view drawings and different color schemes even very rare ones . Very informative.

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Royal Corsair .60 project - 5/6/2003 10:50:59 PM   
dionysusbacchus


 

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Status: offline 		[QUOTE]My Corsair was a snap roll queen. Flew like the real one I guess. If the engine quit, I had a brick with wings. [/QUOTE]

scottrc,

I would NOT recommend any Royal kit to a beginner! They are not difficult to build, but you have to already know what you are doing. The TF kits have great instruction books and things to help new scale builders. The wing is a real trick to get straight on the Royal Corsair, the instructions say to build it free hand ! Hello snap roll queen! The one that I am building here is not a everyday flyer, I've got 2 other Royal Corsair kits and an extra cowl that I can use for sport models. I'm building this to show the big guys that a "small" model can be just as impressive in the air if it is built and flown properly!

Thanks for the compliments!

Luke

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Royal Corsair .60 project - 5/6/2003 10:53:35 PM   
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Status: offline 		Boy, I wish I'd gotten the color poster. I've had three Royal kits, including the Corsair and I only got one poster.
Dave O, the instruction manual may not be what a lot of people think of when they say "manual". It's just a collection of written instructions, no diagrams or photos. Usually, the exact same instructions are on the plans so you don't really have to have them.

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Royal Corsair - 5/7/2003 5:20:22 AM   
The BIG O


 

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Status: offline 		[QUOTE]Originally posted by G.F. Reid
Boy, I wish I'd gotten the color poster. I've had three Royal kits, including the Corsair and I only got one poster.
Dave O, the instruction manual may not be what a lot of people think of when they say "manual". It's just a collection of written instructions, no diagrams or photos. Usually, the exact same instructions are on the plans so you don't really have to have them. [/QUOTE]

Greg, I wish I had gotten a copy of the instruction book. Is it many pages long ? I can use all the hints that I can get on building this kit ! By the way, I did get a poster with my kit.
P.S.- If anyone can send me a copy of there instruction booklet, my address is Dave Orlando, 606 Karlson Dr., Mansfield, Ohio 44904. I'll send you the postage amount you spent to do it.
Thanks,
Dave O

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Royal Corsair .60 project - 5/7/2003 5:31:31 AM   
dionysusbacchus


 

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Status: offline 		BIG O,

I have the instructions, plus all the templates on disk for this kit! The instruction book isn't much, I can send it in a zip file if you want.

Luke

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Royal Corsair .60 project - 5/7/2003 5:35:04 AM   
The BIG O


 

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Status: offline 		[QUOTE]Originally posted by dionysusbacchus
Installing the missile racks, also notice the 1/64" ply on the gear door edge. This closes the gap, but it still allows me to pull the pins on the door hinges when the doors are open. [/QUOTE]

Luke,
Are the Robart retracts mechanical or just air type ? What engine mount do you plan on using ? I haven't bought an engine yet for my royal kit but I do like the Saito FA-56 (it might be a little under powered for this plane). Where did you get the piano hinges and do all sections of the flaps work off one servo (i need to look at your web site again and see how you tied them all together). Your F4-U is the best I have ever seen, want to build mine ? Everyone has a price !
Big O

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Royal Corsair .60 project - 5/7/2003 6:04:50 AM   
dionysusbacchus


 

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Status: offline 		[QUOTE]Originally posted by The BIG O
Luke,
Are the Robart retracts mechanical or just air type ? What engine mount do you plan on using ? I haven't bought an engine yet for my royal kit but I do like the Saito FA-56 (it might be a little under powered for this plane). Where did you get the piano hinges and do all sections of the flaps work off one servo (i need to look at your web site again and see how you tied them all together). Your F4-U is the best I have ever seen, want to build mine ? Everyone has a price !
Big O [/QUOTE]

Hi BIG O, Don't use the FA-56, you might get some good high speed taxi runs in! I'm using the OS .91, I don't think it needs all that power but why not have it? The engine is the same size as a .60 engine and I can swing a bigger prop, that will look better than a tooth pick! I cut the hardwood motor mounts as per the plan, it's a good system and they work well. I used the Robart 615 air retracts. I made the hinges for the flaps, I used the Ziroli method as shown on his giant Corsair plan. Yes all six flaps move with one servo and very nicely I might add . I explain most of the details on my site. I started the wing before I got a digital camera though, so I have no pictures of it's early construction. I may add that when I build my next one, it will be a sport version.

You can build yours! Keep it simple if you are new to scale building though. I drew a line on my building board and glued the main spar to the table using triangles to keep it straight. I cut hard balsa triangles and glued the wing tips to them and the building board. Use the centerline drawn down the center of the ribs for alignment. When the rear center section spar is added, use ply shims under the two lower gull parts and glue it to the table. Sheet and build as much of the wing as you can before removing it from the table.

Thanks for the compliments,

Luke

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Royal Corsair .60 project - 5/7/2003 7:58:44 PM   
scottrc



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Status: offline 		"The wing is a real trick to get straight on the Royal Corsair, the instructions say to build it free hand"

I built my wing in a jig because, since the main spars and ribs were ply, I was not very trusting that the wing would not warp and would not be very flexible to try to fix if not perfectly aligned before gluing.
Setting up the wing alignment to the fuse was hard since my plans were water damaged and my instruction book was not very precise. Used my TF plans for some reference. I just took my time and triple checked my calculations. I built a centerline jig on my table with alignment gages to make sure the fuse was always square to the LE, and used the incidence meter. First flight needed no trimming. Whew!
I am a model ship builder, so building the Royal kit was again a pleasure. You are right, it is a builders model and not for the beginner.

Best regards,
Scott

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Royal Corsair .60 project - 5/7/2003 11:18:40 PM   
dionysusbacchus


 

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Status: offline 		[QUOTE]My Corsair was a snap roll queen. Flew like the real one I guess. If the engine quit, I had a brick with wings. [/QUOTE]

One thing that is true about the Corsair is that it will bleed off speed quickly. Trying to extend the glide for whatever reason is a no no! Nose down land straight in front is the procedure! I have great luck with O.S. engines, they never quit, I'm not lying! I built my TF P-51 in 97, I have never made a dead stick landing. I stopped counting flights at 250.

Having to much elevator throw will put it in a snap also, my last Royal Corsair flew so nice, RIP! It was that last flight, someone wanted to see it fly. Problem was the battery called it a day! It stayed in a nice shallow turn for a long time, but the dive kept getting steeper... ouch!


Luke


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Royal Corsair .60 project - 5/8/2003 3:55:40 AM