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RE: 1/8 scale TopFlite Corsair Mods - 10/14/2008 5:10:31 PM   
chilie


 

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Status: offline 		The plans say its supposed to be 1-1/8" in back of that former. I don't know if thats on center or face to face. I glued mine in parallel because if I need to flare it out, I can always furr it out with some wood. The pictures in the manual show it parallel.

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RE: 1/8 scale TopFlite Corsair Mods - 10/17/2008 6:15:16 AM   
rs_two_five


 

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From: Cold Lake, AB, CANADA
Status: offline 		Thanks chilie for the measurements,

Ok, so here's some updating pictures to show some of 10+ hrs to design and build a almost completely custom fin. The actual side profile dimensions are exactly the same as what the plans, except, the actual shape of the fin has changed significantly. I think it matches a lot closer to the actual aircraft, having a rounded airfoil design. I thank Kelsey_B for supplying me with some PDF drawings from his Royal 60 Corsair, they helped immensely to provide a more true to scale fin. Probably this weekend I'll tackle the rudder and maybe if I've got enough time, then I might also design/build the Stabilizer so I can finish the top half of the fuselage sometime this month.

Please let me know if I should re-enforce anything. I believe it should be pretty structurally sound. The TE of the fin is 1/8 ply. The ribs are built out of 3/32 and 1/8 balsa. The LE is the same balsa supplied with the kit, except I will have to add some 1/8 balsa on both sides to make it wide enough to be shaped properly. The LE doubler is 1/8 balsa. The outer layer sheeting is 1/16 balsa. It will mount exactly as the kit was supposed to.

Please let me know if you feel I should re-enforce anything, as the one side of the fin's sheeting is still removed. Ok, so a few pictures....

TOP Angled



Side Profile



Bottom Profile



Fin to Fuselage Joint



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