thunderbolt-RCU

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I have been flying four of the Moki 250 radial for four years now. Each engine is different in the placement of the exhaust outlets and engine mounting holes. Also some ignitions want 4.8 volts and some want 6 volts. I have talked to Hans Deter at Airworld Germany and he said this is normal.

My folding wing comp arf will be flying in about 6 weeks but too late for Top Gun.

The green/white cowl # 11 paint scheme originally came from the small Profile Publication #150 Corsairs F4u-4 to F4u-7. The original plane was a 5 with a chin scoop on the bottom of the cowl. I built two of them with this paint scheme. A .60 size Royal kit in 1976 and a 82 inch Brian Taylor about 10 years ago. MAkes for a handsome plane.

Check out the video on Youtube of my Seafury with a three blade 31X12 prop

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylCtXK0z9us

Brian O'Meara

thunderbolt-RCU

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Wayne Fussell and Dino Di Georgio are the source for Solo props. They bought the company.

How well did the DS cockpit kit fit?

What size air cylinders did you use for the sliding canopy.
Brian

thunderbolt-RCU

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Here is the five view of # 11. It is from eh Profile Publications # 150 [img][/img]
The Chance Vought F4U-4 to F4U-7. The original plane was in a Marine training unit VMFT-20 based at MCAS Cherry Point in 1952.

Since then there has been a full size restoration that won at Oshkosh a few years ago.

thunderbolt-RCU

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My 82 inch Corsair with a Webra Bully on glow. Earl Aune retracts. 22 pounds

samparfitt

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A day at the field.
72 degree, low wind and not a cloud in the sky.
I got three flights on my balsa usa 1/3 nieuport 28.
I was going to 'do battle' with the FW-190 but I snapped the FG tip off my yellow spit (all fixed and ready for tomorrow!).
The FW-190 is Vailly 93".
The japanese is scratch built and I forgot the type.
The jet is a yellow jet engine powered generic airplane.

Videos:

Fw-190:
low pass:
http://www.rcuvideos.com/video/190lowpass01-AVI

military landing turn:
http://www.rcuvideos.com/video/190mi...dingturn01-AVI

landing:
http://www.rcuvideos.com/video/190landing01b-mpg

Japanese plane:

Take off:
http://www.rcuvideos.com/video/japanesetake0ff01-AVI

low pass:
http://www.rcuvideos.com/video/japaneselowpass01-AVI

thunderbolt-RCU

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The Japanese plane is a Kawasaki KI-61. The allies called it a Tony because it looked like the Italian fighter macchi 202.

My Tony is 86 inches wing span with an OS 160. Futaba 14 ch radio

Attached is my Don Smith plans model of it
Brian

guido123

hello luckyflyer,

maybe this nice video may help you to judge the flying characteristics of thr comp-arf corsair
http://www.gisela-halbe.de/akro-team/video/cosair3.wmv

Regards
Guido123

samparfitt

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very nice video: thanks for sharing.

David Jackson

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VERRRY NICE! What prop was used?

NCIS

I love it!!!! It was like looking at the real McCoy.

Barry/Gibbs

77chickenhawk

you need to find a radar gun and clock that baby... it was haulin *****

at-6 texan

Spectacular video it is how see to realty..... i like to much the sound to Moki 250...but and a pity that it needs to pay very much.

luckyflyer

Guido 123, Wow thanks for sharing that great video, that is a beautiful airplane! I received my Moki 250 on Thursday and the Corsair on Friday. Both arrived undamaged. The quality shows in both of them.
Some how I was under the impression that the retracts were included with the arf kit. I was in a state of shock when my rep told me they were not included and what the cost is for all of the retract parts and pieces. Well when I watch that video it helps me to forget how much it cost to put this bird in the air.
I've been researching paint and think I'll try the latex paint. My wife and I had dinner this evening with a friend and his wife who is a semi retired body man. He did not have a problem with painting it with latex.
Today I built a test stand and mounted the engine and took it to the field for a test run. It started right up with a little choke. I got almost 5500 rpm with a Vess 32-C. It had a slight high end miss, high speed needle setting I suspect. What a great sound, I really wanted to run it longer than I did but I didn't want to over heat it, it idled smoothly at 1050 rpm. The manual says to use 30 to 1 synthetic oil. I guess 2 stroke oil is what to use. Any thoughts on what brand to use with this motor?
I'm really stoked about this airplane but because of my work schedule I wont be able to start on it for about 3 weeks but it should be flying by summer, and what a fun summer it shaping up to be!
Luckyflyer

at-6 texan

forgive the nerve ... but I know what kind of work you do to enable aircraft and engines that cost as a real car ... you know that I am very indiscreet .. and frankly I have no regrets. but the fact that several people who saw him mounted on their aircraft that maybe gives me hope that one day can you have one []... you say ...

Tony Gag Jr.

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WOW! Awesome video! Nothing like a Corsair!!!

BobH

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Great video of a drone lol.. no pilot.. its gotta be a drone!! albeit a handsome one.

David Jackson

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Don't give up hope. Like many flyers including myself, we save and save and save for the toys we wish to have. We also sell some of our older toys to fund the newer ones. It may take me 2 to 3 years to sometimes get what I want, but things usually work out pretty well. Good luck to you.

at-6 texan

thanks very much for the encouragement David. I really hope!!.

at-6 texan

thanks very much for the encouragement David. I really hope!!.
and thank you for post this video ... I know that there jamming with the very Warbird but think that this aircraft mounts a Moki 400 and feel like a beautiful music that rises to the sky.
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sourc...pYedsug4bXzamA

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sourc...nXkKc_86EY31dA

samparfitt

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The Brits know how to put on a warbird air show!

http://www.vimeo.com/1387717


http://www.vimeo.com/1305502


http://www.vimeo.com/1386181


http://www.vimeo.com/1424241

77chickenhawk

these have to be the best quailiy video's I have ever seen.. spacttatular !!

andywakem

I will tell you what....everyone can have there jets. There is just nothing like these birds, period. It makes the hair on the back of your neck stand up. Simply the best video I have seen.

at-6 texan

I can assure you that the best do not ever end ... a little like the Great painters of golden age......
Sam can post more video?....

samparfitt

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'At the field':
Last Fall the blacktop got re-sealed and new white lines added.
The grass got cut Saturday morning.
The new north/south grass runway that was started last year.

77chickenhawk

OHHH I Envy you!!

Ohh how i wish we had that here.. beautyfull field you have