ESM 50cc Corsair
 

Here are a few pic's of the new ESM 50cc Corsair that I just got in today. The kit looks pretty nice. The fuse is all fiberglass and so is the whole midwing. It has a 3 piece wing also. It has the 3 piece flap and the flaps are each one piece fiberglass parts....

ty

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Bring on the build Ty!!

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How might a Saito 325 fit in the cowl?

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inside of the cowl is 10.5"

Ty

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Thanks ty. Then a moki 150 radial would fit also..or a saito 450 I think.

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What is the quality and the thickness of the fiberglass??

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I am not sure what to compare the thickness to. Its thicker thatn what the old byron stuff use to be. Its on average with the other glass fuses offered out there. I It just amazes me that you can get a plane this complete for the price.The fuse fit well to the wing and the glass wing center secion is very sturdy.

Ty

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It sounds like you are very happy with your purchase to me. The only reason that I was asking this particular question is because I went to a warbird show 2 weeks ago and witnessed 2 of the 30 cc size, and 1 of the 50 cc airplanes and I found for them only to two formers in the entire tail. They all 3 were extremely soft from the trailing edge of the wing to the leading edge of the stab. I was just wondering if they may have put more glass or formers into the new larger scale bird, instead of worrying about the weight factor so much? Thank you for your reply.

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can i ask which models you saw? most of our range are the subject of flying videos,you should be able to see them in action what was the 50ccone??? so far, we have only flown the spitfireand that got well rung out!!!

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I saw the Dauntless and the Hellcat in the 30 cc size. The Yakovlev was flown wit a DLE 55 cc.

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Hey Ty, is this Whistling Death the size of a Ziroli? Whats the w/s?

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It is just over 6th scale. 85" wing span...
http://www.vqwarbirds.com/product_in...703827f0a3c13f


Ya'll better go out and get you a 6th scale pilots. Its a perfect fit..

Ok i know I am just using a German pilot for sizing the cockpit Ty




Ty

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Thanks for the pics, Ty. Mine is scheduled to be delivered Friday.

Jay

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DAMN!!! Way too small. That thing should eat up some sky with a 50cc engine in it. I believe a G-38 would be perfect.

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I just recieved mine today from troybilt so far i like it Going to use DLE-55 with pitts style muffler I just hope retracts come in soon

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Hi Ty:
' Bird looks great Its the same size as my Byron Corsair,,,,,, get that German pilot out of that classic warbird :D

A G-38 will not fly that puppy it might taxi it, you will need at least a 3.2, I have a 4.2 in mine 450 will fit same size cowl as the Byron,,,,,,, Hmmmmm :D No way on the RCS 150 way to much engine
What do they say the weight will be, 4.2 swing a three blade

Dave

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Will Robart TF Corsair retracts fit? Already have them &450 w solo 3blade

Dave Haywood

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Fockewulf37 want one real bad tom has one for me is there a motor box on the front would like a picture with out cowl looks fantastic

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Yes there is an adjustable motor box that comes in the kit. I'll try to get some pic's in the little while....

Here are some pic's of the cockpit so far. Just about ready to start painting it. I have most of the parts molded. Just have to finish the dash and the other half of the joystick mold...

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Wow that cockpit looks great any chance you would sell one... I just started to assemble mine so far i like it Good luck with yours

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Yes I will Be sending kits out to Tomas At VQ Warbirds hopefully by the end of the week....

Ty

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Those look Great. I will order one today from VQ!!! Any one have any input on the ESM retracts or should I wait for the Sierra versions. If the ESM are fine with a little attention to the bolts I will just go with them.
Thanks in advance!
John

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There is a thread on the MT70 twin over in the gas engine forum. That might fit and it would be nice to have a twin.

-Ed B.

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Well here are the finish pic's of the Corsair cockpit. It have only a couple minor tweaks to do yet .. You can get a full size 1/6th scale pilot in it. You will have to lower the push rods just a tad..



Ty

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The interior looks good ty.[sm=thumbs_up.gif]

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looks awesome ty!

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Ty,

Looks great! Let us know when you get the P40 stuff ready ;)

Now I want a Corsair too [:@]


Jeff

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Has anyone else noticed that the aluminum wing tubes don't fit in the outer wing panel carrier tubes? Also, the engine "pod" fits nicely in the fuselage however it results in left engine thrust. So far, these two items aside, its a nice model. The glass wing center section is particuarly noteworthy for its build quality and it fits very well into the fuselage. I'm not going to do a thread but if anything of importance crops up I'll post it.

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Greg, do they not fit or are they really tight . I have not tested mine yet..

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I quit when I started hearing cracking. Looking in the carrier tubes you can see the aluminum tube is shaving the glass. I should add the ends of the aluminum tubes are not dressed so perhaps cleaning them up will allow them to fit. I should have done that prior to waving a warning flag.

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could the engine pod simply be upside down? havnt seen one yet, i have that pleasure to comehttp://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/js/f...ular_smile.gif

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I rotated the pod in the fuselage and the firewall offset angle did not change from its port leaning direction. This was a pretty quick look so hopefully I'm missing something.

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Ok I just checked the wing tube and the fit. The wing tube ends should be sanded before any attempt to put into the wing. They have burrs on both ends. The inboard wing has over spray into the tube are causing it to be very tight and you need to sand away the overspray. The tube are still a tight fit but will go in and out. If you are going to keep this as a 3 piece wing you may want to install permanently in the outboard wing and just push it into the inboard wing....

Ty

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Hey Guys here are the cockpit installation videos:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnqPII1B9XI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG11bVtW-Ps

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xtBP-2qmb8


Ty

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Hi Ty I'm contemplating this bird as well but noticed the leading edge dowels that plug into the saddle are not predrilled how did you work that out, not really much to measure from lemme know

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On this one it is pretty easy. To Make sure that they are exactly the way you want them. You should measure and drill your holes in the fuse side first. I would go a smaller size drill bit than it calls for to begin with. I would drill the holes in the fuse. I then would mount the fuse onto the wing and then reach inside the fuse ( through the firewall opening)using the same size drill bit. I would push the bit from the insde and turn it to mark your holes on the front of the wing. ESM has always just had you measure and drill. I have always been uneasy doing this but I have not messed up yet.

ty

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GENTS,

THANKS A LOT to TY for all his development... NOW LISTED ON LINE FOR YOUR PLEASURE:

http://www.vqwarbirds.com/product_in...f50e71e0621bad

Just got home from BOMBERFIELD's IMAA RALLY OF THE GIANTs...only able to go on SUNDAY due to regular work schedule...but BOMBERFIELD had 190 registered pilots! Can't wait to see all the pics from the week!!!

CHEERS!

TOMAS
VQ WARBIRDS
"KEEP 'EM FLYING"
www.vqwarbirds.com
[email protected]

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Thanks for checking the wing tube fit Ty. I'll permanently install them in the wing panels and retain the removable option as you mentioned.

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Well I'm bummed out. Got my plane today and lots of damage. Cowl is caved in on the top and the paint is flaking off everywhere. The rear of the fuselage is cracked open from the top of the tail down to the base and the paint is all flaking off. Now I get to do the fun go around dance with the vendor. Really bummed out, I wanted to get this bad boy built!

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Take plenty of pic's of it in the box and out of the box. Don't throw anything away. yoiu have to keep all boxes and wrapping. Make sure you check all parts and take pic's of any damage. Call and make your claim ASAP...

Ty