COL J

Sorry took so long to respond. I misunderstood you, I thought you were using a DLE 55RA. The TF cowl is too small for the 84. I will use the 91 in a Hangar 9 Corsair. DLE updated the 55RA I got has a Walbro carb. I imagine the TF Corsair scoots right along with the 84 in it.
On another note, I used to spend a lot of time in your area. My mother and step dad lived in Hayden Lake. We currently live in Republic, WA and in AZ for the winter.

Chris Nicastro

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Oh cool yes then you know the old CAMS RC club off HWY 41 just north of Hayden Ave. That's where I fly mostly.

I did fly the TF Corsair on a DLE 55RA for a while but since upgraded to the 84, it does haul!

COL J

Hi Chris, when you installed the dle 55ra did you use the three plywood spacers as called for in the manual? If you have pics of the engine install coul you post them. I am also use ping the EME starter which will require a little more surgery on the dummy radial. Thanks

Chris Nicastro

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Hi John,

The way I did mine was to cut to length white nylon stand offs from the hardware store. The plywood is too soft and compressed too much when I tightened the hardware. With these 4 parts I was able to set the engine exactly the way I needed it.

jagdpanther9

great thread guys! i'm just getting started on mine and i just have to ask which robart retracts are you all using? are the electrics holding up and worth the extra money? are the air retracts powerfull enough to deploy every time? issues? i will be happy with either system as long as they are reliable. any help would be great guys !

John Taylor

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Jagdpanther9 I've used both. In my corsair I have the Robart electric mains and tail. On it's first flight had a bouncy landing resulting in one motor being burned out and one axle and
wheel coming off the strut. Replaced the motor and it's ready for another flight. I would suggest along with the loc tight on the axle is to put a few threads on the opposit side of the
strut for additional security in keeping the axle from coming out. It's nice to see the electric gear come down at a scale speed. Can get the same result with the air system but takes more
tinkering. Hope this helps you. F4U Corsair Brotherhood #96 John T.

jagdpanther9

hi john, thanks for the reply. i will take your advice with the locktite and i think i will be going with the electric retracts. i have a set of robart electrics in my H9 spitfire and they have worked flawlessly. i wish i could say the same for the robarts in my FW190 they handled zero side loading and have been a headache. john do you remember what you needed for robart servo extensions when using the robart electric main and tail retracts?

John Taylor

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I used 2 24" extentions for the gull section and a 36" to go back to the tail wheel. The 24" will give you enough to pull the unit out of the gull section if you have to do maintance.
I mounted the controller just behind the receiver ahead of the servos. more than enough to get at everything. John

jagdpanther9

Thanks john, i just ordered the electric retracts and servo extensions from tower so at least if there are issues maybe they will stand behind them. i hope i get a good set!

John Taylor

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That's where I got mine. Just brought my bird up from the basement, battery's are still where they were from last June. No issues other than dust to clean up. John

Lifer

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Just out of curiosity, how much flap throw are you guys using. I couldn't get mine to slow down much so I have changed mine to 1.75" of throw versus the 1.5" the manual called for.

Chris Nicastro

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Lifer where is your CG at?
Mine is set at the front Spar and it can land very slow and controlled on a fairly narrow runway here.
I too maxed out the flap throw but they are very effective so I use flaps accordingly. More headwind less flap and I have only two settings.
In addition they will blank out the rudder authority so raise the flaps once your settled in especially full flap.
With CG a little back you can flare on approach with a high idle and my plane settles right down. I've tried 3 point landings but that's risky because the tail gear is too short for that. The angle of attack is too great and a stall can happen quickly.

As for my gear im using Robart air and it has more than proven reliable and sturdy.

Lifer

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Chris,

Good question to ask! The balance point on mine is within 1/8th inch of the rear-most recommended point per the manual. With an 8 inch pitch prop it slows down just fine, but with 10 inches of pitch she comes in like a freight train. What amount of flap throw do you use on yours?

Chris Nicastro

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The throw dimension I'm not sure except I made sure I could get the mechanical max throw the ARF assembly could provide equally per wing. I made sure the servo throw was not binding at max throw as well. I can measure it later if you need a number but that's how I went about it.

Ive used props from 22x10 and 12 on a DLE 55RA to a 24x12 & 24x14 on a Saito 84. In both set ups the CG point has been the same and the handling in slow flight has been very good. In fact I like the plane heavier with the Saito than with the lighter DLE. It doesn't float as much and it's less sensitive to flap settings.
If I override the the flap switch which is two positions with the slider then I can set the flaps to any angle. I haven't tried this yet but it would give you more options based on conditions when landing. There are times when half flap is too much or not enough. It's more work load for the pilot but you can set flap on a gear pass and then make the approach.

SWORDSN

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Using robart air retracts,over 300 flights no failures

jagdpanther9

it looks like my electric robarts work flawlessly so i am very pleased with that but i know how reliable air can be and i hope i get good life out of these like you are getting out of your air retracts swordsn. john, do you use an auxiliary battery for your retracts or do you run off from the RX battery?

Chris Nicastro

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Jag please use a dedicated battery pack for the gear!

I have a complete electric conversion set for all three gear from Robart if anyone is interested.

jagdpanther9

thanks chris, i just tested with a 1100mah 2 cell life as a aux battery pack for the gear and they work flawless so i will run that or another 2500mah pack . i have 2500mah life 2 cell packs for the RX and servos. here is my plan or plane =D . so far i have a acceptable TF corsair ARF new in the box, the robart electric main and tail retracts , HS 5645 digital servos for everything with quality servo extensions and switches, and my dream engine the Saito FG90 R3 with the Keleo exhaust . i have been following the break in procedure with a gallon of break in fuel through the FG90 and so far so good with that. i ordered the TF-20B cowl from fiberglass specialties so that should be here in a week or so i hope. i would like to access the batteries and fuel filler through a cover but i'm still not sure where i want to open up the fuse. i keep reading through the thread and have been looking through the interneet for other tricks that guys have done to the ESM and H9 corsairs as for me this is kind of a once in a lifetime build .thanks for the replies! and any advice is very welcome!

Brad.

Chris Nicastro

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Brad are you aware the TF cowl will not fit the Saito FG90 ?
A replacement cowl from anybody unless specifically designed for that engine and the TF Corsair will not work without modification.
I had to use a H9 cowl and modify it to cover the engine and adapt to the fuse. I set the cowl flaps open 10deg to hide the big diameter difference. It's not my best work but it's ok. I made a custom engine mount and firewall system that allows me to pull the engine, tank and servo off the front all in one. The engine has been set to have zero/zero thrust compensation and it flies great.
Both the FG84 & 90 are the same outside dimension.
Also the TF / Monokote paint is not a match for the covering!! I used Tamiya lacquer Navy Blue for mine which is darker as a substitute and it's semi flat. If you can mix your own paint or paint the whole plane with something that will bite the covering then you will have a decent finish.
I should go back and paint odd parts to make it blend in as if the parts are from another plane or something.

jagdpanther9

hi chris, yes i am aware of the cowl. like i said in my previous post i ordered mine through fiberglass specialties. it looks sweet on V2'S corsair with the open cowl flaps. and there was a link for it in the comments.otherwise i had planned on the H9 cowl. here is a link to the video showing the TF corsair with the cowl. i really like your engine module idea i bet that works out great for maintenance. i did go with a 32 oz tank as i would like to have 10 min + flights and without the retract air tank there will be room. i was thinking for the cowl paint i would go with the home depo color match Behr ultra acrylic paint.i have used it before and they usually get the color spot on and for just a few dollars ! it is fairly fuel resistant and a coat of clear laquer or TF clear kote will help even more. i would like to recover the model on the bottom with matt white or gray monokote and go with callie graphics SKY BOSS decals. servos all arrived today and all tested ok. so it is on with fitting the engine and where to make the battery hatch and fuel filler. so again, Thank You for the reply chris i am really thinking about the engine module like you made.

Brad.

jagdpanther9

hi all, i am to the point of ordering graphics from callie. i was thinking that this model would take 1/5th scale graphics form callie but i have been told that this model actually uses 1/6th. has anyone used callie graphics for this model? what scale?

Thank You,

Brad.

BobH

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I used Callie's graphics for the ARF Version of the Corsair and didn't have a problem.
Just pick what's available on her web site for the plane and you'll be ok.

jagdpanther9

hi bob,i have the 86.5" span giant ARF version as well. i have picked out the "sky boss" graphics but which scale are used for this model. 1/5th or 1/6th ? this model is 1/5.6 scale .

Thank You,
Brad.

BobH

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I want to say 1/5. The TF Corsair isn't exactly 20% of the Full scale its a bit smaller but 1/5 scale seems to look better on the plane.
I'm not sure Callies graphics are exactly 1/5 full size either. That just may be their description.

stingray528i

Warbird man I know it's been a long time since this post but maybe you still ck in from time to time ,so I have been trying to find the 1-5/8 cylinders from BVM but can't find that size listed so any chance that you remember the part #