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Plus one on the 4 blade.... what are the details? is it the old sky raider prop or is it the prop off the FMS Corsair? And.... what additional hardware did you need to mount if any?
Details on amp draw would be a plus, Thanks :-)Current Hanger: FW, F4.F22,F14, Byron T-6, Top Flite P-47, Top Flite P-40, Top RC P-51 H9 P-51, SebArt Avanti, Yellow aircraft Spitfire, T Jeti Extreme Flight EDGE, DS-24 Carbon,
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Originally posted by I-fly-rc-aircraft View Postmudduck, what 4 blade prop you using? cool beans man
Tom
TiredIron posted waaaaaaaay back in this thread, that is the 17" 4-blade prop from the old 1700mm FMS P-47. That plane was discontinued but the prop parts are still available if you're lucky to find them (I got mine on ebay) - you need to purchase the hub, spinner, and the props. Don't buy the FMS prop adapter, it will not fit the Corsair's motor, but the prop will fit the original Flightline prop adapter with some very minor modification. Basically you need to enlarge the hex on the adapter a little (I used masking tape) so that the slightly larger FMS hub fits tight. The FL adapter is a little short but with a little fiddling you can make it work. I carefully shortened the base of the spinner cone so that the recessed nut would engage the threads.
The FMS hub and spinner are black, so I painted them.
The 4-blade prop pulls a little more but the model is not as fast. I love the look and it flies very realistically.
Marc flies FW & FL: AL37, MiG-29, T45,F4, A4, A10, F104 70 and 90, P38, Dauntless SBD, Corsair, B17, B24, B26 & P61, Lipp.P19, ME262, Komets, Vampire, SeaVixen, FMS Tigercat, FOX Glider & Radian XL.
Rabid Models foamies, including my 8' B17 & 9' B36... and my Mud Ducks! www.rabidmodels.com
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TMD ………. No luck required in finding the prop, it is also the same prop assembly that is used on the 1700 Corsair (FMS) that is still in production with parts avail from Horizon or directly from FMS.
From Horizon:
The Spinner Blue F4U 1700mm by FMS is a quality built remote controlled airplane accessory. See all our RC product options online at Horizon Hobby!
The Propeller, 17 x10, 4-Blade: 1700mm F4U by FMS is a quality built remote controlled airplane accessory. See all our RC product options online at Horizon Hobby!
From FMS:
Warbird Charlie
HSD Skyraider FlightLine OV-10 FMS 1400: P-40B, P-51, F4U, F6F, T-28, P-40E, Pitts, 1700 F4U & F7F, FOX glider Freewing A-6, T-33, P-51 Dynam ME-262, Waco TF Giant P-47; ESM F7F-3 LX PBJ-1 EFL CZ T-28, C-150, 1500 P-51 & FW-190
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I'm not sure if this is helpful or not but I have a 16" 4-blade prop from a Skyraider I bought a few years back to upgrade the FMS Razorback but I never did use it. Just sits collecting dust now. If anyone thinks they can use it just let me know. There's no hub/mounting hardware, just the 4-blade prop.
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Originally posted by OV10 View PostTMD ………. No luck required in finding the prop, it is also the same prop assembly that is used on the 1700 Corsair (FMS) that is still in production with parts avail from Horizon or directly from FMS.
From Horizon:
The Spinner Blue F4U 1700mm by FMS is a quality built remote controlled airplane accessory. See all our RC product options online at Horizon Hobby!
The Propeller, 17 x10, 4-Blade: 1700mm F4U by FMS is a quality built remote controlled airplane accessory. See all our RC product options online at Horizon Hobby!
From FMS:
http://www.fmsmodel.com/fmsprop002-p...-17-10-4-blade
The F4U Corsair Blue PNP, 1700mm by FMS is a quality built remote controlled airplane. See all our RC product options online at Horizon Hobby!
Rich
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Originally posted by themudduck View Post
Hey Tom,
TiredIron posted waaaaaaaay back in this thread, that is the 17" 4-blade prop from the old 1700mm FMS P-47. That plane was discontinued but the prop parts are still available if you're lucky to find them (I got mine on ebay) - you need to purchase the hub, spinner, and the props. Don't buy the FMS prop adapter, it will not fit the Corsair's motor, but the prop will fit the original Flightline prop adapter with some very minor modification. Basically you need to enlarge the hex on the adapter a little (I used masking tape) so that the slightly larger FMS hub fits tight. The FL adapter is a little short but with a little fiddling you can make it work. I carefully shortened the base of the spinner cone so that the recessed nut would engage the threads.
The FMS hub and spinner are black, so I painted them.
The 4-blade prop pulls a little more but the model is not as fast. I love the look and it flies very realistically.
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Originally posted by I-fly-rc-aircraft View PostThanks guys, that 4 blade is going to look sweet on mine.
Tom
Then a little modification is needed to make it work. You'll find that the hub's hex mounting hole is too big, its too loose on the original prop adapter. So what I did was carefully wrap several layers of masking tape around the hex on the original prop adapter until the hub fit properly. It seems odd but it works because the main nut holds the hub on very tight. (The hex on the prop adapter just stops it from turning when you're tightening down the nut.) Then the second thing that I found was that there wasn't enough of the bolt sticking out for the acorn hub to grab onto. I thinned the back of the hub a little (its very thick), and shortened the skirt of the acorn hub a little, until the acorn nut could grab the threads. If you guys do this mod this will make more sense when you see it! The acorn nut is just a decoration, so installing it finger tight is all you need. I've had no problem with mine... except I painted the hub and acorn silver and the paint keeps rubbing off!
Marc flies FW & FL: AL37, MiG-29, T45,F4, A4, A10, F104 70 and 90, P38, Dauntless SBD, Corsair, B17, B24, B26 & P61, Lipp.P19, ME262, Komets, Vampire, SeaVixen, FMS Tigercat, FOX Glider & Radian XL.
Rabid Models foamies, including my 8' B17 & 9' B36... and my Mud Ducks! www.rabidmodels.com
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Originally posted by I-fly-rc-aircraft View PostI'mmmmmmm baaaaaaaaaaaaaack.
Got it sliding manually.
TomHugh "Wildman" Wiedman
Hangar: FL/FW: Mig 29 "Cobra", A-10 Arctic, F18 Canadian & Tiger Meet, F16 Wild Weasel, F4 Phantom & Blue Angel, 1600 Corsair & Spitfire, Olive B-24, Stinger 90, Red Avanti. Extreme Flight-FW-190 Red Tulip, Slick 60, 60" Extra 300 V2, 62" MXS Heavy Metal, MXS Green, & Demonstrator. FMS-1700mm P-51, Red Bull Corsair. E-Flite-70mm twin SU-30, Beast Bi-Plane 60", P2 Bi-Plane, P-51.
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Originally posted by Hugh Wiedman View Post
Outstanding!!! Are you hooking a servo up to it by any chance? BTW, when do you have any time to fly with working on all these over the top modifications? You need to change your description from "Always Learning" to "Always Teaching".
Flying is over-rated LOL and I enjoy this as much as flying.
I have 70 mm of travel. IF I'd want to operate it electro-mechanically I'd use something like a servoless retract drive. Then I'd need to open up the bottom of the fuse and come up with a mechanism to attach the sliders to and re-design the aft channels and sliders.
I'm retired and a PT school bus driver so I have time to mess with this stuff.
I worked 46 years and many 12 hour shifts and 60+ hour work weeks. 23 of those years on swing shift.
Never did much tinkering but did build several planes from kits.
Raised two boys but an empty nester now.
Never stop learning.
Tom
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Originally posted by I-fly-rc-aircraft View PostI'mmmmmmm baaaaaaaaaaaaaack.Got it sliding manually.TomI solemnly swear to "over-celebrate" the smallest of victories.~Lucky B*st*rd~
You'll never be good at something unless you're willing to suck at it first.~Anonymous~
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Originally posted by I-fly-rc-aircraft View Post
Hugh:
Flying is over-rated LOL and I enjoy this as much as flying.
I have 70 mm of travel. IF I'd want to operate it electro-mechanically I'd use something like a servoless retract drive. Then I'd need to open up the bottom of the fuse and come up with a mechanism to attach the sliders to and re-design the aft channels and sliders.
I'm retired and a PT school bus driver so I have time to mess with this stuff.
I worked 46 years and many 12 hour shifts and 60+ hour work weeks. 23 of those years on swing shift.
Never did much tinkering but did build several planes from kits.
Raised two boys but an empty nester now.
Never stop learning.
TomHugh "Wildman" Wiedman
Hangar: FL/FW: Mig 29 "Cobra", A-10 Arctic, F18 Canadian & Tiger Meet, F16 Wild Weasel, F4 Phantom & Blue Angel, 1600 Corsair & Spitfire, Olive B-24, Stinger 90, Red Avanti. Extreme Flight-FW-190 Red Tulip, Slick 60, 60" Extra 300 V2, 62" MXS Heavy Metal, MXS Green, & Demonstrator. FMS-1700mm P-51, Red Bull Corsair. E-Flite-70mm twin SU-30, Beast Bi-Plane 60", P2 Bi-Plane, P-51.
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Fantastic work Tom! Now if FlightLine can just offer these kinds of amenities out of the box for those like myself who lack the patience and skill then life would be splendid!My YouTube RC videos:
https://www.youtube.com/@toddbreda
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