Don Smith 1/4 scale F4 corsair CG advice
08-17-2020, 10:55 PM
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Don Smith 1/4 scale F4 corsair CG advice
I was at an event this weekend and came across a giant don smith corsair, was built from a kit from what I was told. he said it was about 126 in wingspan, although plans call for a 120in,, It has a 3w157 engine in it, and Likes line retracts. The build looks very solid, the glass work is OK, some riveting and panel lines, not much. To me the servos are inadequate, and I am not sure about this Likes retracts, they have a pretty good amount of slop in them. Its definitely not a top gun plane, but shes big and all the hard work has been done already and that was what I was wanting, and it was reasonably priced, I struck a deal and ended up bringing it home. There are some things I am not liking that I will be correcting but not too much work to get it back in the air.
My problem is this, I have been reading and searching for 3 days trying to find the listed CG for this plane, and have had ZERO luck. I know the old rule of thumb about starting 1/4-1/3 of the wing root, but I was really hoping someone may be able to help me out with a true listed CG for this plane. Any help would be appreciated, would like to have it close for the first flight to keep things as much in my favor as possible. Thanks for any help,
My problem is this, I have been reading and searching for 3 days trying to find the listed CG for this plane, and have had ZERO luck. I know the old rule of thumb about starting 1/4-1/3 of the wing root, but I was really hoping someone may be able to help me out with a true listed CG for this plane. Any help would be appreciated, would like to have it close for the first flight to keep things as much in my favor as possible. Thanks for any help,
08-23-2020, 03:29 PM
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I was at an event this weekend and came across a giant don smith corsair, was built from a kit from what I was told. he said it was about 126 in wingspan, although plans call for a 120in,, It has a 3w157 engine in it, and Likes line retracts. The build looks very solid, the glass work is OK, some riveting and panel lines, not much. To me the servos are inadequate, and I am not sure about this Likes retracts, they have a pretty good amount of slop in them. Its definitely not a top gun plane, but shes big and all the hard work has been done already and that was what I was wanting, and it was reasonably priced, I struck a deal and ended up bringing it home. There are some things I am not liking that I will be correcting but not too much work to get it back in the air.
My problem is this, I have been reading and searching for 3 days trying to find the listed CG for this plane, and have had ZERO luck. I know the old rule of thumb about starting 1/4-1/3 of the wing root, but I was really hoping someone may be able to help me out with a true listed CG for this plane. Any help would be appreciated, would like to have it close for the first flight to keep things as much in my favor as possible. Thanks for any help,
My problem is this, I have been reading and searching for 3 days trying to find the listed CG for this plane, and have had ZERO luck. I know the old rule of thumb about starting 1/4-1/3 of the wing root, but I was really hoping someone may be able to help me out with a true listed CG for this plane. Any help would be appreciated, would like to have it close for the first flight to keep things as much in my favor as possible. Thanks for any help,
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