Is there a difference in what servos you use? Is there a brand that you have found to be more reliable then the others while still remaining low in cost. Or brands to stay clear of... I have a corsair 62" wing span plane and am looking to see what servos I need to purchase if it makes a difference... Or just find the cheapest (in cost) ones that I can find...

-j-

Nope, they are not all created equal. Some are faster, others are slower. Some have more torque, others less. JR, Futaba, Hitec, and Airtronics all make good servos, although occasionally, one hears about a particular model that turns out to be a dog. For a .60 size warbird that's not going to be flown hard, a slightly higher torque, standard size servo would be ok. These same servos would do fine in a .40 or .60 size trainer that one would build before even considering a warbird.

Standard servos will work for this airplane. 50 plus oz/inches of torque or more should be fine. If mechanical retracts are used you should use a retract servo to power them. Most radio set-ups come with this type servo. You'll get the best deal, if you purchase as a package.

If Buying airtronic servos, Make sure They're not old school servos because the connectors are very different and will not be compatible with your reciever.

Dave,
Old Airtronics servos aren't "incompatible" with your receiver. It's a simple matter of changing the wiring on the plug to use it with different brand receivers.

Ken

Ken, thats not exactly true, the old Airtronics connectors are also larger and will not physically fit into the plugs on new recievers.

well just cut off the old connectors and buy new ones and just sodder them on... Or if you are really getto and if its perminate then just sodder it directly onto the receiver; if you know how to do it right it will work just fine...of course its just more of a hastle and a was of time.. just buy the correct servos and why are we even talking about this anyway...

All servos are not created equal. Their is a big difference between analog and digital servos, digital being a better servo. The major brands such as JR Futaba and the digital Hitec servos all do a good job. I would stay clear of off brand names or the really cheap servos. You can get Lower end JR digital servos for around 38 bucks a piece. Not a bad price for piece of mind. I have used cheap servos before and yes they do work, but they never seem to center themselves ever time. Makes a guy wonder why he is alwayts trimming his plane. Let clarify one thing, analog and digital servos are built the exact same except for digital servos have the amplifier in them and gives you the holding power instantly were a analog does not. Their is also cored and coreless servos as well. Do your research, their are some great articles I hace read asking the question are all servos equal?

I'm not trying to belittle or put you down in anyway, but Chuck's point about the Trainer type plane that should be built before any Warbird leads me to make this statement. Please consider it in the context of honest opion & not malicious intend. So here it is. If you were ready for Warbirds, you wouldn't have needed to ask this question. If it is just a matter of you got your hands on one so naturally you wanna put it together that's fine. I too have purchased and assembled many planes that are still about ten ft over my head, but I'm currently flying my two Trainers. The Corsair is my favorite Warbird of them all & is worthy of good equipment. Put some decent servos in it. It only costs a little more money to do it right. But if you are not an experienced flier, do yourself a huge favor, get a Trainer & Instructor, then work your way up to the Warbirds. Build your beautiful Corsair then put it on the shelf untill your ready to fly it. If I've misjudged your experience level than by all means please except my apologies. It's the question in itself that leads me to believe your not quite there when it comes to flying Warbirds. Good luck.