Has anyone added gun lights to this? Doesn't look like it would be too difficult to bore the gun barrel holes back to the open channel behind them and run the gun light wires thru there.
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I just recently crashed my Top Flite 60 size kit built Corsair which took about 3 years to build. I'm considering replacing it with this plane. I didn't want to read through all 235 pages, so I was hoping to get some info about this plane as far as setup and flying. I'm sure there's plenty of great tips on this forum. If there any quick tips or any specific pages I need to look at I would appreciate it
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Originally posted by Laury415 View PostI just recently crashed my Top Flite 60 size kit built Corsair which took about 3 years to build. I'm considering replacing it with this plane. I didn't want to read through all 235 pages, so I was hoping to get some info about this plane as far as setup and flying. I'm sure there's plenty of great tips on this forum. If there any quick tips or any specific pages I need to look at I would appreciate it
BUY IT ! I too had a redbox TopFlight 30 years ago . Like you I spent years on it . Saw this Corsair at the field, went home and bought one . Once i received it , I bought a second one. I is the best Corsair out of 20 or so that i have owned.
Accurate scale lines , very well engineered, If you love the Corsair like I do get it.
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Originally posted by Pappy 883 View Post
Laury ,
BUY IT ! I too had a redbox TopFlight 30 years ago . Like you I spent years on it . Saw this Corsair at the field, went home and bought one . Once i received it , I bought a second one. I is the best Corsair out of 20 or so that i have owned.
Accurate scale lines , very well engineered, If you love the Corsair like I do get it.
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Thanks. This one was done in one of the planes flown by Lt. Robert M. "Killer Bob" Hanson, USMCR. He was the top scoring ace in the Corsair in WWII with 25 kills. He was lost on a fighter sweep mission just a couple of days before he was set to go home. He was awarded the MOH (posthumously.) He had just turned 23 years old.
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Originally posted by GooberRC View Post
Unfortunately I'm right there with you. I'm so so close to just ditching this bird due to how often the retracts break. Now they are out of stock and my only option is to purchase a complete landing gear part. IF I repair this plane again it will almost certainly be the last time.
Anyone know if the standalone retract units are going to be back in stock any time soon???
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Thanks for the encouraging words about purchasing this plane.
From what I have read it seems like the only real weak link are the retracts. I'm wondering if anyone has replaced the retracts with a different brand? I was also wondering if my Robart 615 pneumatic retracts from my Top Flite Corsair would work? Both planes are similar size and weight.
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Originally posted by davegee View PostThanks. This one was done in one of the planes flown by Lt. Robert M. "Killer Bob" Hanson, USMCR. He was the top scoring ace in the Corsair in WWII with 25 kills. He was lost on a fighter sweep mission just a couple of days before he was set to go home. He was awarded the MOH (posthumously.) He had just turned 23 years old.
I have always changed the markings on all my Corsairs.
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Originally posted by Laury415 View PostThanks for the encouraging words about purchasing this plane.
From what I have read it seems like the only real weak link are the retracts. I'm wondering if anyone has been placed the retracts with a different brand? I was also wondering if my Robart 615 pneumatic retracts from my Top Flite Corsair would work? Both planes are similar size and weight.
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Originally posted by Pappy 883 View Post
I love to see and hear about the many Corsairs and pilots, Not long ago all you could get was either Ira Kepfords #29 or Boyingtons #86. all great men but not the only great pilots that flew this great plane in many conflicts over many years.
I have always changed the markings on all my Corsairs.
Bob Hanson was one tough marine. Born in India (parents were American missionaries), he called Boston his home. He liked to box, and was an extremely aggressive fighter pilot. He got all his 25 kills in just a matter of months before he, himself, was shot down and killed. Not long before his death, upon landing on the improvised runway at their base in the Solomon Islands, his plane flipped over and in the process, severed his thumb. Nonetheless, he bandaged it up and continued flying!
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Originally posted by Pappy 883 View PostHanson was badass to be sure, they should have done a movie about him too.
Davegee, I love the details you did to your plane , the tape over the gun ports , this is a detail that a lot of people forget. The little things matter .
And that airfield looks like a dream spot.
Regarding the airplane, if you look at the right wing, outside of the gun ports, you'll see a rectangular wedge shaped object. That, to me, is one of the most important additions to the Corsair, which ultimately made it safe(r) to try and land on a carrier. You may already be familiar with it, it is called a stall strip. Initially, the Corsair was considered unfit for carrier duty due to a nasty habit of sharply rolling to the left at slow speeds and lots of power, like approaching the carrier deck. This helped reduce lift on the right wing so that both wings would stall at the same time, hopefully about 1 inch off the deck! That's why the Marines got the Corsairs first, for island based duty, as they worked out the issues with the Corsair. Turns out the Brits were the first to come up with approach and landing techniques that made it possible to get onboard the carriers relatively safely.
Thanks for your kind comments, Pappy. Oh, and the field is a nice one, here in northwest Wyoming. A little rough, but works fine for us up here. The mountain in the background is called Heart Mountain. At certain times of the year, lots of Grizz up there!
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We think alike there Dave, I too included the infamous stall strip on my original Corsair . I noticed it on your plane but forgot to speak up. Only a true Corsair addict like us would bother.
I used to live in Greely, Co. so I know the area a little. Wyoming is a beautiful place. Im in SD,CA. now .Great weather but I would prefer your spot for sure.
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Originally posted by Pappy 883 View PostWe think alike there Dave, I too included the infamous stall strip on my original Corsair . I noticed it on your plane but forgot to speak up. Only a true Corsair addict like us would bother.
I used to live in Greely, Co. so I know the area a little. Wyoming is a beautiful place. Im in SD,CA. now .Great weather but I would prefer your spot for sure.
I'm from the Denver area, lived there all my life up till two years ago when my wife and I decided it was time to leave. We're very happy with northwest Wyoming, and regularly enjoy a short hour's drive to Yellowstone NP, and other gorgeous spots like Grand Teton National Park. It suits us just fine for now, can get a bit tough in the winter, but no worse than Denver was. Probably windier, but nowhere is perfect!
Cheers
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Thanx Dave,
its nice to receive complements from a fellow Corsair buff.
I got on this thread pretty late in the game, but thought I'd share anyhoo . A little trick to avoid cutting your axle to fit the Robarts would be just hog out a hole in the hubcap instead. You just add spacers to take up the slack. And add the extra blank hubcap for a phony brake plate ( been done I know)
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Thanks Ausie ,
That F4U-4 1700 is just the stock scheme , Dave just added the white accents and some weathering. After ww2 they went to reserve squadrons back in the states, They put the orange band around the fuse to denote this. Jacksonville, Denver, Oakland. etc was just the city where they were stationed. In 1947 they also added the red stripe to the stars and bars. pre- Korean war.
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