Pictures of my Modeltech p-47
 

Well it is raining outside so indoor pictures will have to do. Here is a few just for fun.

Pictures of my Modeltech p-47
 

another one

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last one

by the way this weighed in at 9 pounds 7 oz . Does this seem ok for a .60 size? I have a Saito .91 in it

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9.7 thats not tooo bad.

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you will almost ceratinly need to cut out part of the back side of the cowl behind the engine cylinder so the cooling air has a way out of the cowl. or the engine will likely overheat. i can't be certain for this engine as i have mostly 2 stroke engines, but cooling is cooling :). i don't see much of a gap between the cowl and the fuse so air can't get out there. it may also be necessary to control how the air enters the cowl- that is you may need to block most of the front of the cowl except in front of the cylinder so the air is forced to pass across the cylinder front to back. i have done this using the plastic of the cowl, but yiou can also do this using the plastic simulated engines.

just my 2 cents worth.

ed

Detailing
 

Very nice looking bird. You did a nice job on the canopy. Did you paint it inside or out, and with what paint, and what color. I notice that you elected not to construct and install the wing fairings. When I looked at this kit in the box, this was the thing that I objected to very much. To me it is not an "Almost Ready to Fly" if you have to do that difficult job. Hanger 9 would have had the fairings on the fuselage for you. Overall though, it makes a fine looking warbird. Oh, I too urge you to cut out a lot of cowl on the bottom. I know that a lot of air will exit via cowl to fuse, but you will have a great deal of air coming in compared to the provision for it to exit. The old rule is exit area to be twice the intake. Not possible here, but I'd go for all that I could. As for the weight with your engine, I think that you will have plenty of power with which to fly this plane in a proper manner. Nice going............Rich

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Thanks for all the comments and suggestions. I probably better cut some of the cowling like suggested. As far as the canopy goes I painted the inside of it. it was not easy but I found a system that worked. I first painted the green lines and then just sprayed black in over that. Since I am not good freehanding things with a paint brush I masked off the lines. I used black electrical tape and would run it down the center, so that the tape was overlaping two windows then take the hobby knife and cut along the raised window panels. Then I would remove the tape that was between the windows. And repeat over and over until all the "framing" of the windows were exposed but all the windows edges were covered. Anyway it came out pretty good. As far as the colors the black was just some extra spray paint I had laying around. The green was Tamiya acrylic paint J.A. Green XF-13. Anyway I will cut out some cowl on the bottom. Can't wait to get her up in the air. This will be my first 4 stroke and largest plane yet. I understand the bigger they are the better they fly but it will be interesting to have first hand experience. :)

P.S. Yeah getting the wing flanges on would have been a bit of a chore and if not done properly could make the model look cheap. Since the wing fit in the saddle pretty well I decided I like it just fine. Also I used a heat gun to shrink the covering and this seem to work great so far. The only problem was when I melted two holes in the right wing and on the top :eek: however I had some fake bullet holes that I put over the holes and it actually looks cool. Don't know if you can see them in the pictures but take a look at the right wing. :)

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Here is a picture of the bullet holes.

First 4 stroker
 

Flapbreaker you are in for a real treat, flying this one. Although I do not have this model, the P-47 is generally held to be the best war bird flyer.....full size as well as model. The warbird models that I do have include large scale P-19, 60 size P-51, and I had an AT-6. I am not into the expert class. but a word to you in flying one of these for the first time......be mindful of torque on takeoff. If you have not been using the rudder routinely on your current models, well, you will want to practise that right now. As your war bird begins to lift from the ground it is normal for the torque to pull you to the left....and quickly so. Some of the snap into the ground at that point. I don't expect your P-47 to be that nasty, however, be mindful of it and stay on the rudder pressure to the right. It is always a good idea to maintain right rudder pressure until you are airborne about 50 ft. That makes for a good looking, straight tracking takeoff. I would like to hear how the small wheels on this bird handles on grass fields. If you fly off grass, please let me know. Normally I won't use anything under 3 in. on grass, but would love to hear that these do the job. Regards,,,,Rich

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Thanks for the advice Old Dutch I will practice with the RealFlight first. I dont' fly off grass but unfortunately I don't think these wheels would work in grass. I have never had mechanical retracts but for this size of plane they seem a bit on the small side.

Realflight Practise
 

Right way to go! Crank up the wind speed to at least 12, add a moderate amount of gust, and then practise takeoffs. Do this alot. When you lift off, pay particular attention to the tracking of the plane. Does it go up in a line perpendicular to the runway? Practise using the rudder. Do this with the tail draggers that are on your program. When using the program there may be a tendency to lift off too soon, due to the short runway that is on there. In my personal experience, you want to extend your takeoff roll beyond that paved one on the program. My failure to do so cost me a bad crash when I first took off with my first warbird. I did not have enough ground speed and the model snapped about 2-3 ft. off the ground. It was not pretty...Just make sure that you have plenty of speed on the ground. Most models will lift off, or nearly so, by themselves when they are ready........Good Luck!

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Will do thanks!

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Wow!! Thanks for the great pictures! My P-47 is still mostly in the box, but the weather is slowly warming up so I'll be putting it together soon. Maybe I can put up a couple pictures, too. I just got a Magnum 91 4-stroke, so that will go in the front. I tried something new ( to me ) - it's called MasterMask, on the canopy to keep the paint off the window area. I'll let you know how it works. It'll be my biggest plane, too - just a bit bigger than my Shoestring.

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One question. I put a saito .91 in it and have a 13x8 prop. Does anyone think I should use a 14x6 instead or will there be much of a difference?

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Excellent!! That really looks great flapbreaker.. Wish it was mine...lol.

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A couple of things I noticed with mine: Needs quite a bit of nose weight to balance (even with a Magnum .91) Changed the wheels and wheel housings, (2 3/4") But the plane still wanted to nose over. Shimmed up the back of the retracts to give more angle. Should help. In a low humidity environment, the covering starts to wrinkle, humidity comes back, it tightens up. I like th wing flanges, but they are kind of flimsy. I braced the tips with some balsa and epoxy so they wouldn't crack when handling. Only a few flights on mine, flys real nice for a warbird. Takes some rudder to keep it straight as you spool it up. looking forward to spring.

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Yeah, I have a saito .91 and I had to add about 10oz of lead up front. I have everything I can shoved forward in the nose. I am just using a standard size battery pack that came with the radio. I see somepeople us larger ones but since I am not using high torque or anything like that I am guessing I'll be ok. Haven't got a chance to fly it yet. Just as I was finishing it we got a real wet streak going. No end in site for this weekend either. Oh well.:(

Oh yeah,

I used a heat gun and gave the plane a once over and have not had any more problems with the covering.

Hey . . .
 

Hot Rod Todd - Just off the subject a bit, but my parents live in Cedar Rapids, off of Blairs Ferry Rd, and I'm all the way out east - long story. Anyway, slowly but surely, my P-47 is getting put together.

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Thanks for the link. Nice bird. I will consider the ARF. I also fly on grass so I am a little bit worried about the small gear.

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I would consider upgrading the landing gear. They seem a little too "wobbly" for grass however I don't have experience with a grass field.

P47 Updates?
 

I was just wondering if anyone has gotten outside to fly their P47 lately, and how did it go? Also, what did you use for a retract servo - I'm having problems getting mine lined up right.

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I used a Cirrus CS-100 retract servo, as recommended in the manual. I didn't have any problems installing it.

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I took the P-47 out a couple weekends ago but never got a chance to fly it. Spent 3 hours with the engine. In part from some "expert" advise about needle valve settings. As it turns out I was right to start out with. I have a saito 92 in it. I finally got it running again but if I advanced past half idle the engine rpm would kind of porpoise like it wasn't getting enough fuel. Anyway a little detective work deteremend that when I put the wing on the small "tab" on the front that slides into the slot on the fuse actually pushes the fuel tank forward and kinked the fuel line. So I had to take it home and shorten the length of the tab. It's been so rainy here that I haven't been able to take her out. Can't wait though.

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I've upgraded the retracts on my with Robarts including oleo's for mine. Also reinforced all the lumber for the mounting and recess area's for the gear as well. It's taking some extra time. Looks like it will be worth it.

Mine also required addition nose weight almost 10 oz. So I'm going with a Saito 120. Might as well have the power if I need to add the weight.