CARF F4U-1 Corsair build thread
02-05-2015, 08:29 PM
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Yeah I see that, sadly the gear issues were discovered after the plane was already built. still overall though I like this kit, much better and lighter than the wood kits out there. I had some jerry bates stuff... talk about heavy.
Hopefully the electric mains will hold up.
I have the carf P-47, those gear are fine as they have locks up and down, I don't understand why darrel set these up with pressure lock?
02-06-2015, 12:28 AM
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Yeah I see that, sadly the gear issues were discovered after the plane was already built. still overall though I like this kit, much better and lighter than the wood kits out there. I had some jerry bates stuff... talk about heavy.
Hopefully the electric mains will hold up.
I have the carf P-47, those gear are fine as they have locks up and down, I don't understand why darrel set these up with pressure lock?
Hopefully the electric mains will hold up.
I have the carf P-47, those gear are fine as they have locks up and down, I don't understand why darrel set these up with pressure lock?
02-08-2015, 01:02 AM
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Hi Gary. Re Electric Wings for the Corsair that need help going up or down.
I have tried out the grease on the hinges with very little improvement. I bought through Mitch an Amp Out Meter. Could you possibly tell me what your Amp Out Meter reads when you raise or lower the wings. I am using 7.4 batteries fully charged with very short leads. Have you come across this problem at all? I have some Programme Boxes coming back from Mitch (which I blew up). Hope you can put more light on this issue.
Cheers Corbo
I have tried out the grease on the hinges with very little improvement. I bought through Mitch an Amp Out Meter. Could you possibly tell me what your Amp Out Meter reads when you raise or lower the wings. I am using 7.4 batteries fully charged with very short leads. Have you come across this problem at all? I have some Programme Boxes coming back from Mitch (which I blew up). Hope you can put more light on this issue.
Cheers Corbo
02-08-2015, 03:50 PM
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Hi Gary. Re Electric Wings for the Corsair that need help going up or down.
I have tried out the grease on the hinges with very little improvement. I bought through Mitch an Amp Out Meter. Could you possibly tell me what your Amp Out Meter reads when you raise or lower the wings. I am using 7.4 batteries fully charged with very short leads. Have you come across this problem at all? I have some Programme Boxes coming back from Mitch (which I blew up). Hope you can put more light on this issue.
Cheers Corbo
I have tried out the grease on the hinges with very little improvement. I bought through Mitch an Amp Out Meter. Could you possibly tell me what your Amp Out Meter reads when you raise or lower the wings. I am using 7.4 batteries fully charged with very short leads. Have you come across this problem at all? I have some Programme Boxes coming back from Mitch (which I blew up). Hope you can put more light on this issue.
Cheers Corbo
- wires as short as possible
- wires of heavy duty gauge.
- use 7.4V
- arms move freely with jack screws removed
- lubricate joints
- no binding between the leading edge hinge and the arms
- lubricate the front hinge as well
The rest is in the motors and control box. If we run into anything else while working with the builds we have on hand, I will certainly post.
02-15-2015, 09:38 PM
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Gary, could you help me with info on the lights?
I think i am missing some and i dont know which are flashing. I am putting the lights in my size 50 Corsair.
Tail = White
Fuselage top = Blue
Right Wing Tip = Red
Left Wing Tip = Green
Right Wing Bottom = Red /Green / Yellow
Left Wing Bottom = White
Is there a Blue light on left wing bottom?
Are there two landing lights or others i am missing? What lights listed are flashing?
Thanks for your help
Keith
I think i am missing some and i dont know which are flashing. I am putting the lights in my size 50 Corsair.
Tail = White
Fuselage top = Blue
Right Wing Tip = Red
Left Wing Tip = Green
Right Wing Bottom = Red /Green / Yellow
Left Wing Bottom = White
Is there a Blue light on left wing bottom?
Are there two landing lights or others i am missing? What lights listed are flashing?
Thanks for your help
Keith
02-16-2015, 12:36 AM
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Gary, could you help me with info on the lights?
I think i am missing some and i dont know which are flashing. I am putting the lights in my size 50 Corsair.
Tail = White
Fuselage top = Blue
Right Wing Tip = Red
Left Wing Tip = Green
Right Wing Bottom = Red /Green / Yellow
Left Wing Bottom = White
Is there a Blue light on left wing bottom?
Are there two landing lights or others i am missing? What lights listed are flashing?
Thanks for your help
Keith
I think i am missing some and i dont know which are flashing. I am putting the lights in my size 50 Corsair.
Tail = White
Fuselage top = Blue
Right Wing Tip = Red
Left Wing Tip = Green
Right Wing Bottom = Red /Green / Yellow
Left Wing Bottom = White
Is there a Blue light on left wing bottom?
Are there two landing lights or others i am missing? What lights listed are flashing?
Thanks for your help
Keith
So, here is the lighting for the F4U-1A. (note the wing tip colors)
Tail - white
Fuselage top - blue
right wing bottom - red, green, amber (front to rear) (these were eliminated on late model Corsairs)
right wing top - blue, white (this light was eliminated during the F4U-1D run)
right wing tip - green
left wing tip - red
left wing bottom near the tip - landing light (white) (later Corsairs had a landing light in the leading edge of the left outer panel at the root)
left wing top - blue
Hope this helps.
Last edited by ram3500-RCU; 02-16-2015 at 12:56 AM.
02-16-2015, 01:08 AM
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Here are some pictures of the canopy rail system. I provide wood wedges just as the full scale had. The cockpit area was tapered, so the rails needed to be shimmed parallel to each other. This wood was stained a dark reddish color. The wide part is to the front. Also note, the 3/16" tubes in the front rails will face the firewall.
Last edited by ram3500-RCU; 02-16-2015 at 01:11 AM.
02-16-2015, 09:41 AM
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Here are some pictures of the canopy rail system. I provide wood wedges just as the full scale had. The cockpit area was tapered, so the rails needed to be shimmed parallel to each other. This wood was stained a dark reddish color. The wide part is to the front. Also note, the 3/16" tubes in the front rails will face the firewall.
02-16-2015, 10:27 AM
#2948
Yes. I have several of these made up now. Let me know how those drivers work. I have had problems making two motors work together. It jams the canopy sideways if they don't. For that reason I now use one in the middle with a spreader. This is rigid and the canopy closes evenly 100% of the time.
Last edited by ram3500-RCU; 02-16-2015 at 10:30 AM.
02-16-2015, 10:35 AM
#2949
The drive system I am using is based on the Down and Locked motor / jack screw setup with thier micro processor amp out control. I'll post some more pictures of that as well. I'm doing electric because I have eliminated all other air from the fuselage.
