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Originally posted by downwindleg View Post
Hey Brandon, all of that sounds really cool! I am particularly interested in the folding wing mechanism. As I'm sure you know, Blitzworks did one for their Corsair of similar size but it seemed pretty sketchy, as all their stuff usually is.:Straight-Face:
both my flightlineRC and FMS tigercats have folding wings as many know ;) and both have been flown with them with good success ;)though I don't yank and bank them arround like a many do....I prefer to fly them more scale like and enjoy their presence in the air :)Brandon Moon
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Originally posted by sfmadmax View Post
Sounds like you have a'lot of work lined up Brandon, looking forward to seeing what you come up with, I for one am also interested in a working bomb release mechanism, the bottom of the plane has a plastic window already gives you a great place to access the electronics and figure it out.
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Originally posted by theoldALFER View Post
I used the Eflight payload release (Amazon) and it works flawlessly. :Cool: Will no doubt add to the F4U1 Birdcage.
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Originally posted by sfmadmax View Post
OMG.. WOW!!! i didn't know they had such a thing, now i'm pissed i only got the 6 channel admiral. Would I be able to make something like this work on a 6 channel admiral?? maybe using a mix of some sort?
Of course, if your TX is more than 6-ch, you can always just buy a higher channel RX and use the 6-ch for something else later.
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Originally posted by Brandon Moon View Post
Yeah I understand, but I have used their stuff in two other airplanes I modified to fold the wings with good success. Though I did enhance the operation and wing locking with additional components.
both my flightlineRC and FMS tigercats have folding wings as many know ;) and both have been flown with them with good success ;)though I don't yank and bank them arround like a many do....I prefer to fly them more scale like and enjoy their presence in the air :)I still fly a 2 meter LX P-40 but nothing with the folding wing setup.
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So, since it's my birthday and the weather was perfect, I decided to skip the office and take my Corsair out for some fun. First flight was beautiful and I let my flying buddy take the controls for a few minutes. Time to land, I made an absolutely perfect full-flaps landing -- perfect, that is, except for the fact that I "landed" three feet above the ground. The stall was a thing of beauty -- it just dropped evenly, pancaking into the ground. Both retracts folded back. To our amazement, the airframe is virtually undamaged -- just a few scuffs to touch up, but nothing broken or cracked. Both retracts are fractured and will be replaced. Two of three prop blades broken, and one of the four gear doors snapped in half.
Unfortunately the retracts (w/o struts) are out of stock, so I had to order complete units (about twice the cost).
The bad news: The motor was very loose, and I feared the plastic mount was broken. Upon taking it all apart, I found that the plastic mount was fine. The 4mm aluminum motor X-mount, however, was fractured badly at all four motor screw positions and bent out of shape! Those motor screws were a royal pain to remove, even with application of heat to loosen the thread lock.
The more bad news: The X-mount is out of stock at MRC! I took a chance and ordered the last-in-stock X-mount for the 1600mm Spitfire, but it has a different part number and must be different somehow.
By any chance does anybody have a spare FlightLine 1600mm F4U-1A/D Corsair Motor X Mount SKU: MO1505522 they are willing to part with? It may be that that Motion has not yet gotten any of these in stock, being a new part.
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Hey FL Corsair Pilots - I think this was mentioned / discussed before so I apologize for being redundant but I can't find the string. When I drop my gear it comes down normally but when I switch to raise it there's a really long delay 3-5 seconds then it comes up normally. Is this a "timing" delay that I accidently programed in my Radio? I can't seem to find where / why the delay is happening. Suggestions?:Thinking:
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Originally posted by xviper View PostWhen all 6 channels are filled, it's not as simple as putting in a mix. You likely will have to "Y" that extra "servo" to another line and you can then flip a switch for release. I've done this for a parachute release on my Tundra where I've got a gyro on the gear switch. I "Y'd" the release to the same gear switch. When I release, the gyro momentarily switches OFF. In this case, I would "Y" the release to something like the middle position of the flap switch. This will start the flaps deployment AND release the payload. If your "take off" flaps is minimal, you won't even see the plane react much. Another option is to mix your release/pos 1 flap to your bind button for dropping stuff. You still have to "Y" the drop servo to something (flaps).
Of course, if your TX is more than 6-ch, you can always just buy a higher channel RX and use the 6-ch for something else later.
I don't see any problems in having the plane self level while the bomb is dropping.. actually makes me feel safer.
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Originally posted by Grover54 View PostHey FL Corsair Pilots - I think this was mentioned / discussed before so I apologize for being redundant but I can't find the string. When I drop my gear it comes down normally but when I switch to raise it there's a really long delay 3-5 seconds then it comes up normally. Is this a "timing" delay that I accidently programed in my Radio? I can't seem to find where / why the delay is happening. Suggestions?:Thinking:
No, not an issue on your radio. There is in fact a small delay, as you mentioned about 3 seconds before the gear goes up. I think the general consensus was that the electronic board on the plane that controls those actions has a time delay. probably for safety.
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Originally posted by Grover54 View PostHey FL Corsair Pilots - I think this was mentioned / discussed before so I apologize for being redundant but I can't find the string. When I drop my gear it comes down normally but when I switch to raise it there's a really long delay 3-5 seconds then it comes up normally. Is this a "timing" delay that I accidently programed in my Radio? I can't seem to find where / why the delay is happening. Suggestions?:Thinking:
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Originally posted by Grover54 View PostHey FL Corsair Pilots - I think this was mentioned / discussed before so I apologize for being redundant but I can't find the string. When I drop my gear it comes down normally but when I switch to raise it there's a really long delay 3-5 seconds then it comes up normally. Is this a "timing" delay that I accidently programed in my Radio? I can't seem to find where / why the delay is happening. Suggestions?:Thinking:
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Originally posted by sfmadmax View Post
Hey xviper, thanks for your info, this helps alot... So, obviously as you mentioned, my receiver is already full. my Gyro is also on the gear switch, and I've configured my radio mix so that, if I press the "I" button on my radio, it activates the recovery momentarily and levels the plane off. Could I essentially add a Y connector to the gear pins and use the same mix to activate this bomb drop in addition to the recovery? Granted that sounds like I would always lose my bomb if I ever lost control... But i don't like to think that is my intention , (to lose the plane) :P
I don't see any problems in having the plane self level while the bomb is dropping.. actually makes me feel safer.
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Originally posted by MrSmoothie View PostSo, since it's my birthday and the weather was perfect, I decided to skip the office and take my Corsair out for some fun. First flight was beautiful and I let my flying buddy take the controls for a few minutes. Time to land, I made an absolutely perfect full-flaps landing -- perfect, that is, except for the fact that I "landed" three feet above the ground. The stall was a thing of beauty -- it just dropped evenly, pancaking into the ground. Both retracts folded back. To our amazement, the airframe is virtually undamaged -- just a few scuffs to touch up, but nothing broken or cracked. Both retracts are fractured and will be replaced. Two of three prop blades broken, and one of the four gear doors snapped in half.
Unfortunately the retracts (w/o struts) are out of stock, so I had to order complete units (about twice the cost).
The bad news: The motor was very loose, and I feared the plastic mount was broken. Upon taking it all apart, I found that the plastic mount was fine. The 4mm aluminum motor X-mount, however, was fractured badly at all four motor screw positions and bent out of shape! Those motor screws were a royal pain to remove, even with application of heat to loosen the thread lock.
The more bad news: The X-mount is out of stock at MRC! I took a chance and ordered the last-in-stock X-mount for the 1600mm Spitfire, but it has a different part number and must be different somehow.
By any chance does anybody have a spare FlightLine 1600mm F4U-1A/D Corsair Motor X Mount SKU: MO1505522 they are willing to part with? It may be that that Motion has not yet gotten any of these in stock, being a new part.
The stock motor mounts are typically .120 thousands, 2024 “O” aluminum, the softest variety out there as it’s not heat treated.
It’s also easy to work and will deform and fail as your’s did without breaking the airframe.
I’d recommend trying to get some sheet “O” aluminum and just fab your own if the Spitfire mount will not fit or can’t be modified.
2024-T3 or T6 is hardened and is what aircraft skin and parts is fabricated from. Should you use that, the plastic part molded into the fuselage will fail instead as the mount will not give under load.
Or...
Fabricate one from model aircraft grade plywood. That will indeed work to.
Or...
Tell your Dad an AD note was issued on his motor mount and will take a month of NDI work to verify it’s integrity, with extensive testing in your airframe. ;)
Oh, and Happy Birthday ! :Cool:
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Originally posted by xviper View PostDo you have the Admiral RX with gyro? If so, that's actually a 7 channel RX if you don't control the gyro. How do you control the retracts if you use the gear switch to do the gyro? I've done it in the past by using the "flight mode" switch (3-pos) to run the retracts, which are plugged into the 7th channel, leaving the 2-pos switch to direct the gyro. If this is the case, you can still "Y" the drop to the retracts or flaps.
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