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Anyone done Folding Wings? - 10/22/2007 4:58 AM   
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Status: offline 		I want to do folding wingtips ona Ziroli F8. Any tips anyone??

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RE: Anyone done Folding Wings? - 10/22/2007 12:22 PM   
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Status: online 		These are for Corsairs, but maybe some tips that will help you:

Pappy883 has for his Brian Taylor Corsair. He'll probably reply here too.
Here's some videos from him:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zO5diaabCl8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vX0c4wINQRM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_FTgodO_Ew

Also, Buz Hampton with Oregon Scale Aviation for his Corsair:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBI1oA1Gjfc

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RE: Anyone done Folding Wings? - 10/22/2007 1:33 PM   
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Status: offline 		Here is Buz's site regarding the "Wing Man": http://home.comcast.net/~rich2001/osa/WINGMAN.html

He brought his Corsair to our club and this mechanism was amazing.

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RE: Anyone done Folding Wings? - 10/22/2007 2:15 PM   
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Status: online 		I've bought it and agree - great product. He's great at supporting his customers too. I had a suggestion for the WingMan and he paid shipping both ways and reprogrammed it for free.

He has other items too.
http://home.comcast.net/~rich2001/osa

Sorry for getting off topic.

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RE: Anyone done Folding Wings? - 10/22/2007 3:10 PM   
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Status: offline 		Bearcat Folding wings would be MUCH easier than a Corsair's. The full scale version had manually folding wings . All you need to do is come up with a set of hinges and locking mechanism. The hinges would only have to support the lift generated by the wing tips, not the whole outer panel like the Corsair.
All in all, WAY easier task

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RE: Anyone done Folding Wings? - 10/24/2007 3:07 AM   
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Status: offline 		That is AWESOME!!!
The bearcat should be much easier.
Just doing the wingtips should be a breeze compared to that Corsair! Thanks Guys!!!

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RE: Anyone done Folding Wings? - 10/24/2007 11:48 AM   
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Status: online 		Good luck and let us know how it goes. upload pictures too.

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RE: Anyone done Folding Wings? - 7/2/2009 10:50 AM   
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Status: offline 		looking for detailed drawings for folding wing mechanism?? f4u corsair. can anyone help me??

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RE: Anyone done Folding Wings? - 7/2/2009 12:57 PM   
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Status: offline 		The early models had safety wingtips that would explode if the plane experienced high G-loads preventing greater damage. That would be something to model. Be careful how you attach and lock your wing tips.

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RE: Anyone done Folding Wings? - 7/2/2009 3:32 PM   
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RE: Anyone done Folding Wings? - 7/3/2009 5:37 AM   
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RE: Anyone done Folding Wings? - 7/4/2009 3:01 AM   
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Status: offline 		I folded the wings on my first trainer. I wondered what that extra block of wood was. Now I know!! P.

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RE: Anyone done Folding Wings? - 7/4/2009 6:18 PM   
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Status: offline 		Folding wings are really worth the extra building effort needed.
Here is a video from the Vallentuna Shootout in Sweden earlier this summer.
The Corsair is Norwegian and powered by a Seidel 400 radial engine.

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