wulf190

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George, Check out a good bike shop in your area. I think the little detachable bike helmet mirrors we talked about might work perfect for this. I think they're just about the same size with a little parabolic shape to them. Mounting and shaping it seems pretty easy judging by the look of the thing. Might be a good place to start before trying to fab something. Short of a real mirror, mirror is a tough thing to simulate.

Mike

wulf190

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Here's a pic of one I found at REI. Close, but not quite perfect. I think if you look around you might find one a bit more rectangular.

wulf190

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Or, there's these little guys. They stick right on the inside of your sunglass lenses and probably right on for size on the canopy there.

ctflyboy

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Rt3232
was able to get the stab in place last night, and the fin tonight,
I got to work on the compartment in the fuse for the switch,& valve. getting there a little at a time.
George

wulf190

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Looks good George. Once your glassed, I think you're about halfway finished. I can almost smell the Zpoxy from here[X(]

rt3232

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Looking good George, just don't get in a hurry[>:], from hear to the finish plan your steps[:-] so you don' have to back up, take it from the back up kid

Will try to post some pic of my build next week

MARY CHRISTMAS AND HAVE A HAPPY NEW YEAR

bOB T

M_Callahan

Hi Bossman, I am at the point of sheeting the wings on my Corsair. Some how it just did not
feel right without sheer webs in the outer pannels so I added them, both sides of the spar out
to the aileron servo bay. Can't hurt......right?

Mike

ctflyboy

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OK guys, I got one for you[&o], I was talking to one of my club members todayat the LHS discussing Arrowshafts vs 4-40 threaded rods, he is of the opinion that with the threaded rods as PUSHRODS that i'm asking for trouble[>:] even going down inside the plastic tube supplied in the kit, he claims with the ANT. running down the length of the fuse that there will be all kinds of interferrence,so therefore his answer to eliminate this is to use ARROWSHAFTS.

ANY ANSWERS PRO or CON ------Most welcomed

Rocketman612

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Mike.
LOL, I had the same feeling when I built my wing. Yes the webs made the wing stiffer at that point in the construction but when the sheeting is applied you really don't need the webs. Depending on what you used the weight added shouldn't be much.

Pete

rt3232

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CTFLYBOY

Your frind is Right IF you have metal to metal fittings, and you are useing the old am radio's that is my under standing from the radio fokes and my experiance. Sence I have gone to FM and the computer radio I have used both and never had a problem, I used the metal rods in my first corsair, aand Iam using them again in the current build.

please E-mail me your address and I will send you the dwg of the muffler as I am tried of fighting with this scanner...


Bob T

ctflyboy

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Rt3232
Check your Mail




George

wulf190

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George, I agree with Bob, I think you're safe with the kit pushrods and no metal-metal contact too. You've got a good radio.

M_Callahan

Thanks Pete, like I said it didd'nt feel right. Every thing I have built in the last four years has
had sheer webs. I hope to have the wing sheeting finished today. Retracts will be here Thursday
and I can start on the fuse.

Mike

rt3232

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Mike
What size are you building 1/5 or the 1/8 just cerious


BobT

rt3232

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Its in the late snail mail today 12/28

Bob T

ctflyboy

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Hey Bossman,
I see your hanging out , come on in the water is fine.
How you doing on your build? Did you ever expect this kind of response in the thread ?
18 pages and still going strong[sm=thumbup.gif][sm=thumbup.gif]

M_Callahan

Hi bobT,

I'm building the 1/5 scale. Bought it in June. Started on it last month. Hoping to have her done
by April.

Mike

WVFlyBoy

Since you showed your tail I guess I can show mine. This is my Top Flight that will hopefully be done this spring. Looking at a Saito 100, keeping the retracts and doing the flaps. Keep up the good work on yours. Hopefully there is some new pics in here soon. Please critique mine as needed. This is my first warbird, or model of this size. Thanks

rt3232

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Hi M Callahan aka MIKE

I am not bossmann, we can't seem to get him out of the shadowes, So I will say NICE TO HAVE YOU ABORD, Looking fwd for pic's of your build, Are you adding any of the mods to make it more scale like???



Hi Wyflyboy

Again NICE TO HAVE YOU ABORD, looks like you are well on your way did you add any of the easy mods??


Still trying to get a weight and balance done, will try to post pic's by w/e.


Bob T

dionysusbacchus

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FlyBoy,

First thing you should do is take those old Robart retracts and throw them in the trash or sell them on ebay if you want to sabotage another's project! They are junk and will never work in my opinion. Did you buy that thing on ebay? Good luck with the project!

Dion

wulf190

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Flyboy,

Dion speaketh the truth. Lose the weak legs, you won't regret it.

WVFlyBoy

Well those retracts came with the kit. I got it from a friend for free. He didn't have a lot of the parts or the plans. So I have to make due. Are the air retracts any better? Suggestions welcome. Thanks guys

rt3232

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wyflyboy

No ofence but I would heed these suggestions , I would try to pm rocket man I think he has the same kit if so he might be willing to help you out with suggestions as he did it.



BobT

WVFlyBoy

What retracts should I use then. I really think they are cool and would like to use them on the plane, but I'm not sure which ones to use.

ctflyboy

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RT3232
Did you get the email I sent out to you with my address?