Official Dynam 1270mm F4U Corsair Thread

[BluesDragon]

Love your pilot! An absolutely beautiful bird, too. :corsair

[Hippie 64]

BluesDragon I am glad to hear of your decision it really is the best way to go . I first bought a big Freewing At6 Texan an it sit built for 7 months . I did dust it once it week .
Been flying four years and I still get nervous and shaky all the time .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSZgMrv0Sm4&t=114s

Here is my Dynam Corsair and its fun you'll enjoy it !!!!!

Bryan

[BluesDragon]

Hey BluesDragon , welcome to the forum !!!

First off have you flown anything other than a Quads ? If not a Corsair is NOT the first bird to start with . I know it is nice and sexy looking but any low wing tail dragger , referring to the landing gear , is a handful for a very novice pilot . I speak from experience and everyone will tell you the same .

The Corsairs that motion carries come painted so there is no need useless you want to change the color . As far as the CG you probably wouldn't be adding enough paint to change the weight . The CG will always stay the same , may move a few mm one way or the other , but will always be close to suggested number . That comes from the design and setup off the plane .

If you need some info on getting into fixed wing we here will all be more than glad to help you but jumping in like your speaking of will only bring heartache because you will crash !!!!! Sorry but its the truth .



Bryan

I had mentioned this in another post, but wanted to let ya know, I'm hearin' ya there, Bryan. After finishing the build I took the F4U down to the field. Mainly just to run my drone batteries down to storage capacity, but brought 'er along to have the guys in the club look over my build and balance. Everything is looking good. Then I went home and ordered the Apprentice Trainer (1220) w/SAFE. I'll be learning with her and my F4U will wait until I'm feeling pretty good about getting her back to the ground in one piece. :Cool:

[BluesDragon]

Better order some Foam-Tac also. ;)

Got a 5 gal. bucket on the way! :)

Seriously though, I did add the Foam Tac Glue, and Filler, into my gig bag. :Cool:

[BluesDragon]

Thanks mcriley2 ! :Cool:
That's what I was looking for. Never too late, I'm sure I'll learn maintenance/repairs/and body rebuilding (kinda sounds like my life after 50) before perfecting my landings. :Silly:

[mcriley2]

Greetings from the Arizona desert. New to fixed wing rc. I've been into my quad mostly over the passed year, but always had a fascination for these birds. Gonna start a build on the Dynam F4U next week, so I've been surfin' and lurkin' while trying to get my ducks all lined up. I did do the search thing, but figured this thread would be more specific for my build. Anyhow, was hoping someone might could shine some light on paints. Like, what is best for these foamies? How much do paint schemes actually affect the importance of c.g.? Any and all guidance is greatly appreciated...

Hey BluesDragon

On the matter of paint, I've used both acrylic and latex on a couple of my birds. But, before painting, I've used Minwax satin polycrylic for a base coat to seal and add adhesive properties to the foam. It works for me so far. It maybe too late to mention, before a build, I would take a small section like the vertical stab or elevator to Lowe's or Menard's and have a small can of paint color matched to my plane's primary color. It comes in handy.

[BluesDragon]

Thanks for that heads up, Grossman56 . I'm a slow and steady kinda guy. I had never put a drone in the air before dropping a pretty penny on it either. I'm not so obnoxious to believe I won't make mistakes. I have even joined a local fly club, their field is where I fly the drone sometimes. I'm sure to be taking a lot of time with the build/setup. Schooling as much as I can along the way. Only to follow up with more then enough taxi time, getting to know the controls, and then quite a few touch and goes before I even take 'er there and get 'er in the air. There's a few fellas down there that can guide me with some' hands on' from there. I also appreciate the advice and lessons I learn around the forums. Even the guys/gals on my drone forums have told me I'm just as crazy, but I believe in learning with what I plan to drive. Hard headed, I know.. the wife never seems to let me forget that.. it's just what works for me.

[Grossman56]

A couple of guys in our club have made the same move as of last year, their biggest hurdle was realizing the difference in throttle management. But I agree with Hippie, not the best bird to start off with. If this is the route you want to go, a couple of things to keep in mind are:
Prop torque, she's going to pull to the left on take off, correct with right rudder.
When landing, keep the fuselage level and control your descent with throttle, don't just kill and glide her in. The garbage cans of America are full of pretty warbirds because pilots didn't heed this advice.

Grossman56

[OV10]

Heya Hippie.. thanks for the welcome and the reply.

I was going on the assumption that it comes solid painted. Thinking the belly, nose, and tail would need some paint for visual orientation purpose.

I know you're right.. I do expect some bumps and bruises, "but Crashing is Landing". I got the parts department on speed dial! ;)

Better order some Foam-Tac also. ;)

[BluesDragon]

Heya Hippie.. thanks for the welcome and the reply.

I was going on the assumption that it comes solid painted. Thinking the belly, nose, and tail would need some paint for visual orientation purpose.

I know you're right.. I do expect some bumps and bruises, "but Crashing is Landing". I got the parts department on speed dial! ;)

[Hippie 64]

Hey BluesDragon , welcome to the forum !!!

First off have you flown anything other than a Quads ? If not a Corsair is NOT the first bird to start with . I know it is nice and sexy looking but any low wing tail dragger , referring to the landing gear , is a handful for a very novice pilot . I speak from experience and everyone will tell you the same .

The Corsairs that motion carries come painted so there is no need useless you want to change the color . As far as the CG you probably wouldn't be adding enough paint to change the weight . The CG will always stay the same , may move a few mm one way or the other , but will always be close to suggested number . That comes from the design and setup off the plane .

If you need some info on getting into fixed wing we here will all be more than glad to help you but jumping in like your speaking of will only bring heartache because you will crash !!!!! Sorry but its the truth .



Bryan

[BluesDragon]

Greetings from the Arizona desert. New to fixed wing rc. I've been into my quad mostly over the passed year, but always had a fascination for these birds. Gonna start a build on the Dynam F4U next week, so I've been surfin' and lurkin' while trying to get my ducks all lined up. I did do the search thing, but figured this thread would be more specific for my build. Anyhow, was hoping someone might could shine some light on paints. Like, what is best for these foamies? How much do paint schemes actually affect the importance of c.g.? Any and all guidance is greatly appreciated...

[gbagwell100]

oops, did not see the reply prior to the last post. Thanks fhhuber for the advice

[gbagwell100]

New here, and am starting an F4U build and am looking for a good cockpit kit that would work. Any help would be appreciated

[fhhuber]

This may be in the wrong thread but here goes Has any one used the Top Flite cockpit kit in the Dynam Corsair?

I seriously doubt that will work.. compare wingspans. They'd have to be within 2% for there to be a chance.

[gbagwell100]

This may be in the wrong thread but here goes Has any one used the Top Flite cockpit kit in the Dynam Corsair?

[TimWezel]

How is the V2 without the reinforcement spar? Or does it have one? I cant find any v2 videos on you tube about it other then motion rc one but im still going to get it (Christmas) hopefully.

[FLY BOY]

Greeting from the PNW,

I've been away for a bit to come back and find this very interesting thread on the Dynam retracts. What I find to be the most interesting is that I've had very little to no problems with my stock Dynam Corsair retracts. There a little finicky in colder weather, and the strut rods seem to bend easier on a hard landing , but other than that, My Dynam stock Corsair retracts work fine. Maybe because I upgraded the wheels to Dave Brown shock absorbing tires is why? Its the only thing I've done differently than what I'm reading. Happy landings from the PNW

[Aros]

test

[Jody Shaneyfelt]

I have unfortunately had to park mine after only 10 flights and 4 sets of dynam retracts.
I'll just have to wait until I can get the money together to get the E-flite Corsair retacts. Super bummed that this has been such a problem.
This is in no way anything bad towards Motion RC. They have been fantastic in trying to take care of the problem, but these retracts are not worth trying to warranty another set. The rotation pin popped out on the last set on their first landing causing the wheel to rotate and to do a hard nose over which broke the nuts out of the motor mount...
I have tried to reinstall the rotation pin but I can't get it to go back in without damaging the rest of the retract from trying to force the pin in place.... So for now, I unfortunately give up and it will hang over my kitchen table....
So when I get the cash scraped up for a new motor mount and a set of E-Flite retracts hopefully I'll be able to actually enjoy this bird for once without having to worry if my gear are going to fail again....
Thanks again to Wayne and Motion RC for all of your help.... I just wish you could warranty me a set of E-flite corsair retracts instead of the Dynams.... lol.