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The BIGGER the BETTER!

Gibbs

devens

Cimara,

Thanks for the product info. I noticed a vibration isolation type of mount also. Are others using rubber vibration isolation mounts on there Corsairs? Does the mount you show attach to the firewall or do you use a mount like the GP large engine mount in addition?

Tomcat_104

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Devens,

I bought the same mount that Winston has. I am using the isolation mounts along with an aluminum mount that I got off EBay. It's made just like the one from GP. I thought that would be good and make everything stronger. That's what I'm doing!

David
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rt3232

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Devens

When you have the rubber mounts installed, I have found that when pulled up tight (snug), they work all most like a solid mount, and they still reduce the airframe vib's, I ysed the AC ply with the alum/plate to get the engine hub face just ahead of the cowel, and what ever you use make sure the mounting bolts eather have stop nuts or are drilled and are safty wired. 17 years of playing with these gasers has lead me to these suggestions.

Cheers Bob T

Corsair Brotherhood #5

NCIS

devens,

I have the mount that your wanting with the spring starter and lithium grease. They are new in bag and I want to sell them. Let me know if your interested and we will discuss it.

Gibbs

cimara

Deven I am using the GP isolation mount with the mount pictured in my last post .The cup mount can be attached to the fire wall or to an isolation mount .

ctflyboy

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Hey Guys,
just thought I'd try to add some life to the thread,will attempt to show a few pics.



George
CORSAIR Brotherhood # 1

ctflyboy

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Guys,
panel lines looks light in the pics, but they are not on the plane,
now comes the Fun stuff Rivets
Will post when thats done.

George
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kochj

Well Bob,
It isn't quite as impressive as a totall build but the list is:

TF giant p-51 ARF, Robart retracts (should have gotten Sierra) DA 50 w/ Kelo scale exhaust
GP Giant Cap 580 DA 100cc twin and all the carbonfiber and light goods I can put on it
GP Giant HAwk Bi-plane w/a ZDZ 40 F3a (lightweight engine)

others include a Dymond Bearcat, and GP minnow with a 1.20 AX in it...... Hoping it will hit 150mph mark....

The P-51 and cap 580 have only some fine details to be finished and then ready to maiden..... MIght maden them on same day in a week, not sure though if I want that much stress in one day!!!

How lond do you think it would take to put a TF 1/8 scale Corsair together??? w/ retracts??

Justin

vasek

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Hey George, looking GOOD!

Vasek

rt3232

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Justin

I've not built a 1/8, but it it builds close to the same wayas the 1/5 my guess would be out of the box and no mods about a 120 hrs, so a time line might be 90 to 160 days. mabe one of the fellows that read this thread and have done one could give you a better estimate.


Hope this helps

Cheers Bob T

Corsair Brotherhood #5

devens

Thanks for the motor mount info guys. I know what to do now.

cimara

Lookin good George

NCIS

Justin,

I am doing all the mods including lights and backlit instrument panel. I am on day 113 and am about 1/2 way done with the wing if you count the flaps and ailerons yet to be done. Otherwise without them 2/3 done with the wing before I can st it aside and build the fuselage. With the rest of the mods I think I'll be done by Chrismas. Just buiding it per plans I say 3 months from opening box to Maiden flight.

Good Luck,

Gibbs

cimara

Gibbs how are you doing the lights for the instrument panel there s not much room are you using one light with fiber optic cabes or seperat lights of each gauge

NCIS

cimara,

I am buying my WWII instruments from Hobby Lobby. They sell everything from 40 size up to 1/4 scale. The instruments are very nice and have a clear bezel on them. I'm checking into if I can backlight them as they are. If not I will make a very small hole in the center of the rear of each instrument and use a bright red LED in a Mini Maglite Cone to light em up from behind. I will position the light about 2 inches back of the panel so it lights up the whole area. I am hoping it will work well. By the way I received my Don Smith plans yesterday and shipped them off to Florida to have the kit cut. Today I received the Canopy from Don and for grins set it next to the Top Flight Giant Canopy. Heres a couple pictures of the size diffence. You were right when you said it will be HUGE.

Gibbs

rt3232

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Hi George

Boy am I a dip, saw your pic's and kept on going. So your pic's look great, do you have any time set to finish??? or just when you get tired of working on it?


Cheers Bob T

Corsair Brotherhood #5

ctflyboy

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Hi Bob,
Finishing I'm hoping for sometime toward the end of July,but I'm not in any real rush.




George
CORSAIR Brotherhood # 1

rt3232

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Sounds good to me.

timothy thompson

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remeber most of the fasterners in the forward fuse are duzds fasters and screws, A great way to simulate is to buy ton of model train screws. you cut off the shank and counersink hole using a dremel. They fit super, dont add lots of weight. pics coming

JET FX

I thought Top Flight did a 1/5 scale ARF version of the Corsair?? I was just on there website and no mention of this in 1/5 ARF form...

asammut

have made some progress

rt3232

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Havent seen any thing, aks at the Toledo Show at the great plains booth and all I could get was " watch out this summer"


Bob T

rt3232

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Asammut

Nice looking bird, you are comming along fine.

with the solo set up does that give you more distance from the back of thr blades to the cowl??


Bob T

Corsair Brotherhood #5

asammut

am using a fibreglass specialties cowl, and it appears to be about right. I havnt cut the front out of the cowl to fit it over the engine as yet, however there will be enough to move the cowl forward a little if needed
cheers