RE: Top-Flite 1/5th F4U Corsair ARF Group Build and modification thread
Once the glue was dry and fully cured. I had to make several coats of Bondo to raise the level of the fuselage to meet the hatch cover. After the Bondo dried I sanded smooth.
Photos 4 and 6 show the plywood panel and the two charging switches. In photo 4 you might have noticed an extra set of wires attached to one of the switches. That is for the telemetry of the battery level. The one without is for the receiver and the battery level is part of the receiver already. The second switch (for the ignition) needs to be added to a telemetry unit. This way I can know the battery levels of both batteries from my transmitter.
The plywood platform must be removable in order to get the fuel tank in and out. So I made and glued a support “L” shaped into the fuselage and the using servo screws mounted the platform to the supports.
At this point I noticed that I could easily reach the charging jacks and turn on and off the switches, however, the air and fuel filler valves at that angle was way to hard to reach.
So I then made an angle mount. See photos 7, 8 and 9.
Later I’ll show how I made this push button with magnet to hold the hatch closed and yet allow you to open it.