ORIGINAL: scubajohn
hi guys love this thread we are building a 1/8th tf corsair and want to build a scale tail wheel i see a few changes what is the best for the 1/8th scale
thanks in advance
One thing you don't want to do is mount anything that is not needed in the tail of a Corsair, 1 oz of extra weight in the tail means 8 oz in the nose. Keep the air cylinder just behind the firewall. This is especially critical if you are doing the 1/8 Corsair.
It's very peculiar that the drawings would call for a brass tube as a tail hook, this should be aluminum with a balsa end hook.
If you ever want to make the drive to the Canyon Lake Aero Modelers field
http://www.nacoma.cc/Clams/index.htm I can show you a 1/8 tail wheel and how it should be done. I don't like the pinched brass shock shown on most of the copies, the machined aluminum functional shock works very well.
Luke