autothrottle

My Feedback: (69)

Top Flite GS Corsair with G-62, Hitec 5645's and JR rx. About 30-40 flights and still luv'n it. Glassed and painted.

WhoDaMan

My Feedback: (164)

Very nice take off role [sm=thumbup.gif]

Senfschneider55

Hi

It´s not mine, 2 or 3 of them built from same mold.
About 9' ws; one has a big moki radial !!

Senfschneider55

Here are a couple more with a link to the
German thread, lots of great pic´s.
[link=http://www.warbirdforum.de/forum/thread.php?threadid=1777&sid=309fafa93ff82ad6dd2b7599e023c081]

CorsairJock

My Feedback: (90)

These pics were 'stolen' from RCUniverse. They were taken at the 2006 Toledo Expo.

What is so very significant about this model, is that if my information is all correct, what we have here is a very authentically built radio control Corsair model, more specifally modeled after one which flew combat missions over Japan during WW II and was subsequently damaged by ground fire, and this model is built by the person who flew that full scale into combat.

I met Phil Von Ville at the Gathering of Corsairs/ Indianapolis Airshow a few years back, and he told me the story of how he flew this particular Corsair. I remember it so well because I was building a replica of Maj Herman Hanson's Corsair at the time, nearly identical except for number (see post #294 in this thread).
Phil stated that on a combat over Japanese territory, the Corsair was shot up so bad that the aircraft was ultimately shoved overboard after he landed it on the U.S.S. Bennington.

Anyone with more info on this plane and/ or (and more importantly) it's builder, please step forward and contribute what you know.

UPDATE: I did a Google search: "VMF 123 Corsair" and found this, a story about the builder of that great looking Corsair model, and a war hero.

SOMEONE has GOT to do a STORY on THIS GUY! I mean; a magazine article.

Model Aviation please, is anyone listening? He was there at Toledo!

How about RC Report. Send Miss RC Report out to do an interview, I'm sure he'll open up!

Check it out:
http://www.uss-bennington.org/stz-19...r_okinawa.html

Another search:
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articl...01/ai_n9056041

While I'm at it, a picture of the full scale is on page 146 of "CORSAIR, The F4U in World War II and Korea" by Barrett Tillman.

black-sheep

My Feedback: (1)

Hello warbird comunity

I live in venezuela and i have a F4U T-F 60, is very nice flight.

I want to buy a Giant Scale and i look very planes to diferent home.

The price of plane is very diferent.

In venezuela not exist much experience to this plane only Top Flite and Hangar 9

Can you help me?, if somebody know the ARF Kit

NITROMODEL's F4U Corsair 120 - 76"

http://www.rcuniverse.com/market/item.cfm?itemid=177932

How flight this model

What experience you have or look []

Apreciate your answer

Cesar

black-sheep

My Feedback: (1)

Its my Corsair 60 Top Flite Gold Editions

rt3232

My Feedback: (6)

Hears mine a T/F G/S with G62 Robart mains and t/w working gear doors, just waiting for the weather to brake and we will git a maiden.

BobH

My Feedback: (2)

I saw the Gentleman who owned the Corsair when he placed it next to my SE5a on Friday morning and then again on Sunday afternoon when the show closed. He didn't speak to anyone that I know of. He was an older man and pretty quiet. I wish I had known who he was during the show.. I would have loved to talk to him.. fascinating!

CorsairJock

My Feedback: (90)

He was 19 in 1945, when he flew his Corsair into combat. He would be about 80 now.
And from what I remember from meeting him, yes he is a gentlman. He seemed to be the type to open up if you were interested in what he had to say, but not a braggart.
I thought about starting a new thread in this forum, about him, but I'm not sure that he would welcome the publicity.
Sure wish I had gone to Toledo this year.

rcavi8ter

My Feedback: (19)

Phil's Corsair is a thing of beauty. He packed a ton of detail in that small aircraft. I thought it was one of the finer models at Toledo this year but because it was smaller I think it was over looked.

BobH

My Feedback: (2)

I think you are right about being overlooked. He was right next to me and l got a good look at his plane. He did an excellent job with it. I know bigger flies better but that does't mean that it IS better, if you understand my meaning.

BDREW

Here is a picture of my little combat Corsair:

VeeAte

I was recently given the job of redoing my local clubs website and I came across these pics of a members Corsair. As it is painted flat black I dont think it is a replica of an actual plane, but I think it looks cool anyway. No-one knows who's Corsair it is. I am guessing it is the Top Flite model due to the numbering on the plane, but I may be wrong. So if you were a member of the Midwest Aeromodeller's club in Western Australia send me an email and I will credit you with the plane.

LuvaraAir

My Feedback: (4)

Here's my Byron Corsair... and yes I know the Star and Bar shouldn't be on the bottom left. I didn't put it there, but it's under clear coat and a pain to take off.


Chris

CorsairJock

My Feedback: (90)

Thought I'd bump this one, as it already has many, many Corsairs, and I don't see the point in re-posting pics in another thread.

CorsairJock

My Feedback: (90)

Another flying season nearly gone up here in the great white north. But one more sunny Sunday gave me the chance to bring my favorite Corsair out again, and a friend was there to take some pics: this time with the Wing Mfg drop tanks on board. 2 Vortac bomb releases hang on to the tanks until I'm ready.
Both are saddled on in 1st pic, 2nd pic has second one falling.
Retractable tailwheel malfunction forced me to leave it down for this flight.
Once again; this is a 9 lb, 3 oz (empty) Top Flight Corsair with Saito .82 purring along (about 2/3 throttle) while swinging a Master Airscrew 3 blade 13 x 8. Robart 615 retracts with RoboStruts.
Finish is as was Lt Herman Hanson's F4U-1D aboard the U.S.S. Bennington in 1945.

Rocketman612

My Feedback: (85)

Jim,

Nice job on the tank drop. Maybe you will get an "Indian Summer" LOL

Pete

caster2

My Feedback: (8)

Well I will throw in my 2 cents. This is a Royal 60 size built from a 197o's kit I bought in 1983. I built it in 1996. I has Rhom-air retracts, a Saito 100, coverite and a touch of moncote, painted with perfect paint. It weighs 9.75 lbs. Like all Royal plans it flies perfectly. I have built a half a dozen Royal kits and they have all been great. If you have the patience, try for lightness, keep it straight you all will be rewarded. When they came out in the 70's the engines were not reliable like now and the radio equipment was the same, so most of these kits, the ones that made it to the field often had problems, but with todays equipment they are as good as it gets (far more scale than any of the arf's for sure)...silas

JTFDEZ

Hi .... this is my TF60 corsair. After 15 month it is finish.
Powered by ST90, Robart retract, standar Futaba set up, it also have operative gear door, hand made retract tail gear (to Dionisius all credits), modify muffler to work as real scale. Glassed with Water base polyurethane and paint with house satin latex paint ( Neo´s techniques). Weathering with some testors acrylic paint, and a lot of detail as rivet, panel lines, sliding canopy, modify tf cockpit....etc.

This is my first scale project...... thanks to everyone for your inspiration and generosity to share your tips and tricks, and your great work on your own models.

M_Callahan

Here is my Corsair. Top Flite Giant Scale. Finished in September 2006, test flight
October 2006. She flys great. 25 lbs (3 lbs lead in nose), Robart retracts, US Engines
41cc, finish is Monocoat (insigna blue) and Lustercoat paint.

Mike Callahan

pappy 883

My Feedback: (2)

Heres my collection.

61" Top Flight F4U-4 (deceased)
72" GM Plastics F4U-1A (flyable)
55" Marks Models F4U-5N (flyable)
55" Great Planes F2G (flyable)
82" Brian Taylor F4U-5N (under construc.)
75" B.T. F4U (in the box)
75" Nitro Planes F4U-4 (ready)
35" GWS F4U (flyable)
54" DynaFlite......(deceased)
86" Topflight (in the box)

Flyjets

My Feedback: (51)

Corvin Miller Corsair



Ian

Dean rcu

My Feedback: (5)

This is my version of 883 with McClerg Markings. From Brian Taylor plans.

jetmech05

Hey F4u5 did the Corsiar ever have the Mil spec 16440 grey paint scheme? I know Quantico air station did have Corsairs. (I was at SOES Quantico when it closed in 76).
I see by your pic that the red stripe is in the insiginia so its after '47 but Korean War Corsairs were deep blue.
Just curious
Semper Fi