KMP F8-F Bearcat
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Im looking for a scale cockpit for my esm Bearcat but it aint easy to obtain. Seems like esm never made a cockpit for the bearcat. Do u guys know where i could get a cockpit that will fit. Maybe its possible to fit a cockpit from another esm kit aswell ??
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I had thought of scratch building the visible parts of the cockpit for my Bearcat (headrest, roll bar, instrument panel).
If you come up with any good diagrams please let me know
If you come up with any good diagrams please let me know
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I want a cockpit like that takes a lot of time and effort to built. Well i hoped to get a "arf" cockpit kit with out to much work. I send a mail to vqmodels and they said i maybe could fit the esm corsair cockpit to the bearcat. What do u think?
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If you want something approximate then how about this: http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXHZ04
I have it in my Hangar 9 Corsair 60:
I have it in my Hangar 9 Corsair 60:
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If you want something approximate then how about this: http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXHZ04
I have it in my Hangar 9 Corsair 60:
I have it in my Hangar 9 Corsair 60:
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Check into the website. They have all kinds of unpainted cockpits that you need to assemble and paint. But maybe this will get you what you want.
http://dbalsa.com/accessories/cockpits.htm
http://dbalsa.com/accessories/cockpits.htm
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Check into the website. They have all kinds of unpainted cockpits that you need to assemble and paint. But maybe this will get you what you want.
http://dbalsa.com/accessories/cockpits.htm
http://dbalsa.com/accessories/cockpits.htm
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I realize this thread is a bit old but I have a pair of ESM Bearcat retracts with large Sierra air tank and valve for only $115.
http://www.rcuniverse.com/market/ite...533&electric=0
Regards, Mike
http://www.rcuniverse.com/market/ite...533&electric=0
Regards, Mike
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where did you get carbon fiber horns please ? do you have a link ?
Hi juweeltje..... well I came back in here for a look after 5 years... I'm awatoto here in New Zealand and I did a series of articles in here definetly page 19 I think from 17 to 20.... However this weekend flew my Bearcat at our Warbirds over awatoto it is a very nice plane to fly with the DA50 in it it is very fast because mine is all composite it is heavy with a full load of fuel plus 1 1/2 lbs lead in the nose it weighs in at 21 1/2 lbs, but with good Sierra retracts full flaps at about 1/4 throttle coming in from height at about 30% nose down attitude she comes in and lands very nice.... do not however ever try to land it with only 1/2 flap or less and get slow you'll see it start shaking and you'll have about 2 seconds to get some power back on or it will drop a wing... always come in reasonably fast and cut the power as your flairing and it will touch down like the full size. This my second Bearcat the control horns they supply in the kit are a no no my first bearcat destroyed itself when the horns let go and it developed flutter because those horns have the triangular hole in them they fracture and break. Now the second Bearcats been built with carbon fibre horns and extra strengthening and fibreglass around the firewall etc and solid 4.40 wires through tubes for the elevators this plane is a joy to fly and has been clocked with a radar detector at 245 kph.... if anyone wants to look at our website it is : www.hbrf.org.nz and if you take a look over the next month or so you'll see all the pics of our warbirds rally..... plus one of the best aerobatic flyers in the world was there Namely Frazer Briggs and he broke a wing off his big extra 300 while giving a flying demonstration he did a complete circuit of the flying field in knife edge flight and got the plane back to the flying field with minimal damage just knocking one undercarriage leg off as he flicked it back onto its wheels...As good a bit of skilled flying as you could ever see this vid will come up on our website the date 25th Feb 2013.
But back to the Bearcat a lovely aeroplane to fly just come in reasonably fast and its just awesome had this one flying at shows for 4 years now
Cheers Mike
But back to the Bearcat a lovely aeroplane to fly just come in reasonably fast and its just awesome had this one flying at shows for 4 years now
Cheers Mike
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Better horns for the surfaces is a good idea, you don;t need to replace the servo horns. However you do need an extra-size servo horn for the twin pull-pull (rudder and tail wheel)
What you do need for this plane is sturdy landing gear, the ESM set won't last long.
Also you need to beef up the wing shear webs along the LG strut / wheel well. I have witnessed 6 ESM Bearcat wings fail at the exact same spot
What you do need for this plane is sturdy landing gear, the ESM set won't last long.
Also you need to beef up the wing shear webs along the LG strut / wheel well. I have witnessed 6 ESM Bearcat wings fail at the exact same spot
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Just a note that we do have the ESM BEARCAT COCKPIT KITS in stock
They were made specifically for this model.
https://vqwarbirds.com/?s=Bearcat+co...roduct&lang=en
We also have spare canopies and other parts
*** please email us if you have any questions as we don't check the formus very often***
[email protected]
They were made specifically for this model.
https://vqwarbirds.com/?s=Bearcat+co...roduct&lang=en
We also have spare canopies and other parts
*** please email us if you have any questions as we don't check the formus very often***
[email protected]