Jemco Corsair Questions
10-06-2013, 07:07 AM
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Jemco Corsair Questions
I have just been notified that I won a Jemco Corsair kit in a recent raffle. I have not seen the kit yet, but was curious if anyone here has built one. How do they build? how scale is it? And most important, is it a good flyer? Would this kit be a good candidate for electric conversion?
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10-06-2013, 06:33 PM
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Hi Terry,
I've had several of the old Jemco kits including the Corsair, which never got finished, and I've known guys that had a few as well. They are old technology and generally build up pretty heavy (foam core wings) but fly well. With today's EP systems I'm sure they could be converted but I doubt anyone would call them particularly good candidates. The Corsair is pretty scale for a .60 size model if that is of any consideration.
I've had several of the old Jemco kits including the Corsair, which never got finished, and I've known guys that had a few as well. They are old technology and generally build up pretty heavy (foam core wings) but fly well. With today's EP systems I'm sure they could be converted but I doubt anyone would call them particularly good candidates. The Corsair is pretty scale for a .60 size model if that is of any consideration.
10-07-2013, 05:11 PM
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10-08-2013, 04:47 AM
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As mentioned, they are old school builds but they do make into nice planes. They will come out a little on the heavy side so do what you can to reduce any weight. You will also need to remember to keep up the air speed when flying to compensate for the weight. I built many of the Jemco kits years ago but not the Corsair. Good Luck, Dave
10-08-2013, 06:50 AM
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Me too,, they flew well, they just come in for landing a little hot,, I had the Zero, Hellcat. Mustang. never did the f4u, but my buddy had one
If you're going EP, you could shave some Fuse weight, it's built very solid,, I mean no lighten holes in the fuse bulkheads or motor box areas. Yes,, think 60 size,, not 40-45 size
Also there are no provisions for retracts, you'll have to scratch build retrofit that if you wanted them, I had retrofitted my hellcat with robart 615s.
good luck
If you're going EP, you could shave some Fuse weight, it's built very solid,, I mean no lighten holes in the fuse bulkheads or motor box areas. Yes,, think 60 size,, not 40-45 size
Also there are no provisions for retracts, you'll have to scratch build retrofit that if you wanted them, I had retrofitted my hellcat with robart 615s.
good luck
10-10-2013, 05:54 PM
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Had one, was a 40 sized plane. Maybe 60in wing span or so? I had a strong running os 60 on mine. It flew great. It did do a weird dip/tuck the nose at high speeds at a certain airspeed then would fly on as if nothing was wrong. You could usually only hit that airspeed on a full throttle or shortly after leveling off and opening up the throttle out of a dive. Was weird and ultimately was the demise of the plane...
