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Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
08-25-2011, 05:15 PM
Replies: 983
Views: 291,378
Posted By Joe Lott

RE: Top Flite P-47D Thunderbolt ARF .60-.91: Building & Mods

Maidened today! Wow, this plane is a flyer. I slowly advanced the throttle and she eased straight down the runway, with just a tweak of right rudder. When the tail came up I eased into full...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
08-14-2011, 06:29 AM
Replies: 983
Views: 291,378
Posted By Joe Lott

RE: Top Flite P-47D Thunderbolt ARF .60-.91: Building & Mods

I put my receiver in the stock location, but moved the batteries to an alternate location to help balance my plane (in my case, farther back).
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
08-04-2011, 04:48 PM
Replies: 983
Views: 291,378
Posted By Joe Lott

RE: Top Flite P-47D Thunderbolt ARF .60-.91: Building & Mods

Not weird at all, Corsair Jock. Light is much easier on those retracts. I am amazed at how light you can build them and wish I could get them as light. I know I'm adding some extra weight with my...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
08-04-2011, 03:02 PM
Replies: 983
Views: 291,378
Posted By Joe Lott

RE: Top Flite P-47D Thunderbolt ARF .60-.91: Building & Mods

I've got a question for all those who have finished their jug. What was your final weight? My jug weighed in at 11lb. 14 oz. That's with the rcskylite struts, a Century Jet tail wheel retract,...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
07-31-2011, 12:12 PM
Replies: 983
Views: 291,378
Posted By Joe Lott

RE: Top Flite P-47D Thunderbolt ARF .60-.91: Building & Mods

Thanks Corsair Jock. I start typing and invariably leave out some important info (the flats)! You summed it up nicely.

I attached a pic showing the tail wheel retract, as well.

Joe
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
07-31-2011, 12:01 PM
Replies: 983
Views: 291,378
Posted By Joe Lott

RE: Top Flite P-47D Thunderbolt ARF .60-.91: Building & Mods

Manolo,

I removed the gear wells using a Dremel tool and various bits, whichever works best to get the job done. For each inner gear door I just drew the shape on the bottom of the wing and cut...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
07-30-2011, 05:11 PM
Replies: 983
Views: 291,378
Posted By Joe Lott

RE: Top Flite P-47D Thunderbolt ARF .60-.91: Building & Mods

Manolo,

Here are some pics of my setup using the rcskylite struts. I just cut off the 5mm wire strut supplied with the stock retract units, filed a flat on the existing wire, and attached the...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
07-30-2011, 06:08 AM
Replies: 983
Views: 291,378
Posted By Joe Lott

RE: Top Flite P-47D Thunderbolt ARF .60-.91: Building & Mods

Corsair Jock,

These struts will fit the wheels provided with the kit by using wide spacers (provided with the struts). To keep from using the wide spacers, I Dremeled off a small amount of...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
07-29-2011, 02:25 PM
Replies: 983
Views: 291,378
Posted By Joe Lott

RE: Top Flite P-47D Thunderbolt ARF .60-.91: Building & Mods

Bruce,

Check out the P47 struts from rcskylite.com. They fit a 5mm wire, are really inexpensive, and have nice workmanship. They worked nicely in my jug. They are about 8mm short, but a...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
09-07-2009, 09:22 PM
Replies: 983
Views: 291,378
Posted By Joe Lott

RE: Top Flite P-47D Thunderbolt ARF .60-.91: Building & Mods

Excellent job, Kurrikan. I knew you would get it done. Looks like it works nicely! I know I had to fiddle with mine to get it just right, but once you get it set up so the doors will fully close,...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
08-27-2009, 06:45 PM
Replies: 983
Views: 291,378
Posted By Joe Lott

RE: Top Flite P-47D Thunderbolt ARF .60-.91: Building & Mods

Kurrikan,

Here are tail wheel pics from my Corsair build. Although your tail wheel is slightly different from mine, I believe you can work out the details. The Corsair is a .60 size so the...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
08-25-2009, 09:14 PM
Replies: 983
Views: 291,378
Posted By Joe Lott

RE: Top Flite P-47D Thunderbolt ARF .60-.91: Building & Mods

Kurrikan,

How did you finally get those tail wheel doors to work? On a previous Corsair build, I used threaded rods and ball links attached to the tailwheel to open and close the doors. It...
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