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Old 08-14-2006 | 10:53 AM
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Default RE: Flaps

Thanks Slow for the correction. I like learning without it costing me anything. One thing I am going to argue is that real corsairs employed flaps (whether full flaps or not I'm not sure) to take off from carriers in WWII and I have a pic to prove it if I can scan it and post it I will.
Did you also know that the real pilots of the day used the landing gear as speed brakes?
The gear wouldn't lock unless the aircraft was at a certain speed.
There were 12,000+ corsairs built, they had a 11-1 kill ratio. They were also the first prop plane to reach 400 mph and catch the Zero.
Anyway I have the info I need and will be installing the flaps one I get a couple of servos and start cutting.
Can't scan the photo *&%$*&Y)(&^.


Happy Flying


Tom