FlyerInOKC

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Nice but would you lose the exposed pushrods on a hard landing like on the original OS Max .60 4 cycle?

I-fly-any-and-all

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i guess depends on the landing, also i have an os 60 four cycle open rocker, i simply chose to put mine upright and mounted it in my royal spirit of saint louis.
What blew me away was that about a year ago, i saw the morton m5 mounted inside the aluminum cowl of a royal 40 size zero! that prompted me to think great it will be even better for the corsair.
so far there are 2 options, either machine the casting kit, or machine the entire engine from solid billet aluminum like the Lee Hodgson radial.

scale only 4 me

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http://www.rcuniverse.com/market/ite...itemId=1072174
Funny seeing something you built almost 20 years ago up for sale, I wondered what may have happened to it,, but it still looks pretty good,, check the link
be nice to have it back actually

FlyerInOKC

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Heck of a drive to pick it up though!

scale only 4 me

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Yes, don't I know it, I have friends and family out there,, I was just out there for 3 weeks, just got home 2 weeks ago,, doooh

p.s.
Camped a night at El Reno Lake on my way home,,, hauled arse out of there to beat those twisters that week

FlyerInOKC

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No sense of adventure! ;-)

scale only 4 me

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I had plenty of adventure dropping into St.Louis that afternoon

I-fly-any-and-all

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I'm a loss for words, a marutaka hell cat mint in box just ended on ebay a few hours ago mint in the box sold for $255! My god whoever got that got a steal!!!!!
heck this time last year a mint marutaka p-61 sold for $900!!!!!!
i messaged the seller about buying a copy of the plans.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Marutaka-Roy...gAAOSwR5dXTcms

I-fly-any-and-all

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two more rare royal kits that ive never seen:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-ROYAL-R...AAAOSwepJXU3t0

http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-ROYAL-S...cAAOSwvg9XU3rC

G.F. Reid

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Bearcat on the 'bay.... Man, these things are getting expensive. I'd like to build another wing for my 'cat and this time put retracts in her.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/MURUTAKA-ROY...BAAAOSwciVXQEa~

FlyerInOKC

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They really are, the warbirds are priced way out of my range. Now the Regulus and the Star listed above are a lot more reasonable.

I-fly-any-and-all

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ive got an original marutaka bearcat "same as royal" in the box that i traced all the parts for. what is your email?

G.F. Reid

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'I-fly', I actually have the Bearcat plans and still have the plane in flying condition. I may build another wing for it and install the retracts if I ever get to flying again. It's a good performer on an ASP .91. As evidence of it's flying quality, every flight I've had with it ended in a dead-stick situation due to poor cooling of the ASP, and yet, it survives...lol. I hung it up after that and stopped flying shortly afterwards.It's finished in Dan Parsons fiberglass cloth and Aerogloss 'Corsair Blue' 'Hot Fuel-Proof' Dope.
By the way, I pm'd you my email addy...and a couple of questions. Thanks.

FlyerInOKC

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I can see why you guys like the Bearcat its a great bird! Wish I could afford to build one!

I-fly-any-and-all

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seeing that reminds me one of the guys i used to fly with said he blew the plans up to.... i cant remember what percent but the wing was around 85 inches and scratch built an enlarged royal bearcat many years ago. from what i heard flew great.

FlyerInOKC

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It does seem like larger Warbirds fly better than the smaller counterparts.

G.F. Reid

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I actually got my B'cat kit from a Hobby Shop back in the '90s in exchange for building a kit for them to display in their store.

rgburrill

For my Royal Midi Corsair I was looking at a Russian made 5 cylinder .30 radial. 5 ea .06 cylinders would have screamed just like the real Corsair. I just couldn't afford them.

G.F. Reid

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I just finished this entire thread over the last couple of days. Question- Is anyone still supplying canopies and glass cowls for any of these kits? Particularly, the Fw-190?

I-fly-any-and-all

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Rgburrill here is an engine that is perfect for the corsair the super morton m5! and ive seen it fit inside cowl of a 40 size royal zero without cutting the cowl! originally produced in the 1940's but would barely do 2500-3500 rpm. re-engineered by journeymen mold maker Bruce Satra, now pushes 8,000 rpm. primarily available as casting kits. Sadly Bruce passed away last September at 85, his friend Mike White now has the tooling and several castings ready. [email protected]
Here is a downloadable 3d CAD model of the engine:
https://grabcad.com/library/morton-m5-exploded-view-1

I'm a tool and die maker in my mid 20's and ive also worked as a mold maker, ive got a back ground in mechanical engineering and design (computer aided design).
I'm currently working on a casting kit for a single cylinder morton M1.
Engines can be run on gas ignition or glow.
www.cncengines.com makes modern ignition components with hall effect sensor. or run with glow plugs.

I-fly-any-and-all

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I believe canopies are available at http://www.fiberglassspecialtiesinc....lkit.htm#ROYAL / MARUTAKA
or http://www.ebay.com/itm/Marutaka-P-6...YAAOSwf-VWVQWG

G.F. Reid

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Thanks, I checked Fiberglass Specialties earlier and did not see this one. I just happened across the ebay guy last night and sent him a message. No reply as of yet. By the way, thanks for posting the Fw-190 plans. That's the whole reason I'm now searching for the cowl and canopy.

Chad Veich

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Consider working in a couple of degrees of wash-out Greg. The Royal FW-190 has a reputation for being a bit snappy.

G.F. Reid

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I'll definitely keep that in mind Chad.
Really, with the number of short kits, full kits and plans I have stocked up over the years, I shouldn't even be talking about a new plane project.

rgburrill

That would be a tad large for a Midi with a 43 inch wingspan -