CARF F4U-1 Corsair build thread
#3577
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The first owner dropped it on the landing and repainted it added weight.
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The rules limit the weight of 20 kg maximum and 5 liters of fuel, otherwise disqualification.
It looks like I wasted my money ...
The first owner dropped it on the landing and repainted it added weight.
I facilitate EVERYTHING!
The rules limit the weight of 20 kg maximum and 5 liters of fuel, otherwise disqualification.
It looks like I wasted my money ...
#3580
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When building the system, a 45lb weight target was definately not a consideration. Even the new design using the LADO linial actuators is not that light. If we had time, perhaps a special lighter system could be developed. Maybe using ABS structual parts. I dont have time to figure it out right now.
#3588
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3 Blade Hub
The price of divisions on the head ????
Is there an instruction, what divisions do you have. ??
The price of divisions on the head ????
Is there an instruction, what divisions do you have. ??
The wooden blades are about $56 each, painted black with yellow tips, through Solo. I use a 30" prop on the 215 and the 32" on the 250. That way the pitch stays aboit the same.
#3590
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Our radios are at my brothers house. I will have to check later. I do think we have posted them before here in the thread somewhere. I will say thay the first time long ago we used the tecomemded throws and they worked great. In all but the strongest of winds you will want all the flaps in for the final landing approch. She is sensitive to pitch. Not a lot of elevator is required.
#3594
Gary, what does 18" mean. 18" means 18 inches. I'm wondering if you mean 18 dg. Pitch. If so, how do you get that? Make a 18 dg wedge and place it under the mid point of the blade and turn the dial to to it? Thanks,
#3595
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The dial on a Solo prop does not translate to any particular pitch. It is really just a reference as you move the blades. The most important tool in setting your prop is a good tack. You need to set your prop to the correct RPM on your engine. Not a a certain pitch.
#3597
Good question. Think of our Corsair propeller as an "air screw", (actually called that sometimes). The pitch of a propeller is measured this way; if the propeller was being screwed into something solid, it would move forward 18 inches after one revolution. Hence the pitch is described by that 18", or it is said to have an 18" (pitch).
The dial on a Solo prop does not translate to any particular pitch. It is really just a reference as you move the blades. The most important tool in setting your prop is a good tack. You need to set your prop to the correct RPM on your engine. Not a a certain pitch.
The dial on a Solo prop does not translate to any particular pitch. It is really just a reference as you move the blades. The most important tool in setting your prop is a good tack. You need to set your prop to the correct RPM on your engine. Not a a certain pitch.
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