Official FlightLine F4U-1A Corsair 1600mm (63") Wingspan

[Aros]

Dang Hugh if that's your idea of :poop: I would hate for you to see what I would come up with! Looks fantastic!!

[boomer108]

Looks great Hugh, nothing to be embarrassed about. Nice work!

[Hugh Wiedman]

Dang Hugh if that's your idea of :poop: I would hate for you to see what I would come up with! Looks fantastic!!

Yah, but compared to what Tom is doing, I got the aging high school cheerleader and he's got the latest Victoria Secret Model, all of them at once!

[Elbee]

OK, finally finished my version of the cowl flaps, without using a 3D printer, I ain't shy about showing my :poop:.

Hugh, Now that's some great poop. Outstanding, Sir. Best, Steve

[I-fly-rc-aircraft]

Looks good Hugh.

Tom

[I-fly-rc-aircraft]

Next up....a Sliding Canopy........manually of course unless Elbee forces me to actuate it.

Tom

[Elbee]

Next up....a Sliding Canopy........manually of course unless Elbee forces me to actuate it. Tom

Tom, Now how could I possibly do that? Besides, I think you've done enough.:face_with_monocle: Love your work, Sir, very Cool! Best, Steve

[Hardway]

Tom, you have to send me your Pay Pal account... I said I would pay for your fuselage if you got the cowl flaps to work!!! Jerry

[Hardway]

Payment sent!!! Thanks for the design work!

[I-fly-rc-aircraft]

Much appreciated Jerry, Thank You.

Tom

[Seahawk One]

Maiden mine yesterday with 6000mAh.
What a great plane! A joy to fly! Her ability for slow fly-byes wow!
Attached a few pics, of which a couple are from the raw video that was taken.

Time to weather her up!

Neil

[f4u ausie]

nice livery,,,,,, and correct star orientation...unlike dopey me.....must get some new stars... full faps flies very slow... 3.75 staight cuts robart on the way with new prop and aileron servo; should of got stars too.... next order from Motion RC.
:love_you_gesture::love_you_gesture:

[themudduck]

hey guys ran //flew into a tree Wednesday after work,,,,, branch only yeha lucky stuff all foam damage ...needs 1 prop blade easy and an aleron servo 17gram..... got one from local hobby store ,,,, instaled now both aleroins go up or both down .??????? lastly we have an airshow here next sunday the 8th,,,, tyaab melb ... the only f4u here i think,,,, is hangerd here went 4sneek peek and was lucky nuf to c it huge prop and plane absolutely awsome ...7 sleeps to go!!

I think we're all distracted by Tom's cowl flaps... :dizzy_face: anyway mate, regarding your post - the aileron servos on this plane come in "regular" and "reverse" so if you install a replacement servo you've got a 50% chance that it will be moving opposite of what you need, and your ailerons will be moving in the same direction. So what you need to do is electronically reverse one of those servos. You can use a gizmo (a servo reverser) or you can open the servo case and remove and re-solder some of the wires. There are some videos on YouTube showing how to reverse a servo by rewiring it. Its really not hard, just 6 connections (its a small space inside and you'll need a small soldering iron and a steady hand).

[f4u ausie]

The light should shine on any custom or quality work....itchin to see it finished & painted..... Anyway, I have 2 servos on order from Motion RC..... 1 surely will be correct... will u tube how to change them ...... thanx mudman.... :corair1::corair1:

[I-fly-rc-aircraft]

Hey guys: I plan to design functional cowl flaps of which any owner with moderate skills could install. It will take some time for me to come up with it because I'm very very new to CAD. I use Fusion 360. If anyone is willing to assist me in a workable design I'm all ears.

Tom

[Elbee]

Hey guys: I plan to design functional cowl flaps of which any owner with moderate skills could install. It will take some time for me to come up with it because I'm very very new to CAD. I use Fusion 360. If anyone is willing to assist me in a workable design I'm all ears.

Tom

Tom, You know I am all in on this mod, I am still building my Freewing F-18C, but you can certainly count on me for an assist here though I haven't even broken the 'blue tape' on the model. Anyway, let me know what I can do to help if needed. Best, Steve

ps: You're keeping me awake at night on the 'Operating/Sliding Canopy Mod. Not a biggie for my model, but I do like a challenge and if any model deserves that mod, it's this airframe.

[Aros]

Awesome!! :clap:

[themudduck]

The light should shine on any custom or quality work....itchin to see it finished & painted..... Anyway, I have 2 servos on order from Motion RC..... 1 surely will be correct... will u tube how to change them ...... thanx mudman.... :corair1::corair1:

Hey there,

Please watch this video, it shows how to do it.
Every servo is a little different (and many are smaller) but this shows you exactly how. You have to reverse the motor wires, and 2 of the potentiometer wires.
Its a very small working space but its really not that difficult. This can be a very handy thing if you're stuck with this problem.

[f4u ausie]

looks easy enough ,,do need to improve my soldering skills ....small stuff mainly do u guys leave the l out when u say it solder ??????? thanks duck
:f18::f18:

[Beeg]

looks easy enough ,,do need to improve my soldering skills ....small stuff mainly do u guys leave the l out when u say it solder ??????? thanks duck
:f18::f18:

Here's an informative thread if you're looking for equipment.

https://www.hobbysquawk.com/forum/rc-airplanes/rc-model-tips-and-tricks/60513-alternatives-to-soldering-seeking-suggestions

There's plenty of us around here at the Squawk if you need any help with tools or techniques.