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Hey guys, finally got a chance to get this thing in the air..Flew almost perfect right outta the box. very little trim was needed. I did the Robarts 3.5 upgrade, balanced plane with CG provided in manual with GEAR UP. I did not need extra weights, only those extra two supplied with plane. I used an Admiral 6000 50c, nestled into the motor mount in the firewall. Flew like a champ. I really appreciate the help some of you found the time to provide, It was all spot on.. Enjoy the video!!
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Originally posted by Look ma, no trim View PostHey guys, finally got a chance to get this thing in the air..Flew almost perfect right outta the box. very little trim was needed. I did the Robarts 3.5 upgrade, balanced plane with CG provided in manual with GEAR UP. I did not need extra weights, only those extra two supplied with plane. I used an Admiral 6000 50c, nestled into the motor mount in the firewall. Flew like a champ. I really appreciate the help some of you found the time to provide, It was all spot on.. Enjoy the video!!
https://youtu.be/o34qNcrbdnYHugh "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
Excellent maiden, perfect take-off and landing. Looks like this ain't your first rodeo!! Welcome to the FW Corsair club, the more you fly it, the more you'll love it, if that's even possible after that first perfect flight. Outstanding weather for a maiden, sunny, cool and looked like it was dead calm. Great looking field, looked like the scenery east of Orlando and west of the Cape, or maybe around Ft. Pierce. I really like the repaint you did, the light blue really makes it stand out. One quick question, on the video at the end of the flight, looked like your prop was slowly turning clockwise, in the wrong direction. Since it seemed there was no wind at all, what's up with that?
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i'm super happy with how this came out. 2nd plane I've weathered. 1st was the venerable A-10 80mm..I really like this scheme. I am trying to blacksmith some larger rivets oblong to imitate the gun shrouds on the face of the wing. Complicated business, as agreat man once said lol. Thank you for looking..
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Originally posted by Look ma, no trim View Post
Lol, now that you mentioned it, I have no idea. I've just always read about leaving the prop spinning slowing to keep the scale aspect in play. However, I can't say that was the wind, it was very calm early this am.Hugh "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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Hello squawk team looking 4 a bit more advice. !,, I broke 2 prop blades on Sunday.,,,, bad approach and attempted go around but to late daaaa.... no other damage yeeha
So post crap landing i noticed the black plate on the back of the motor is bent,, its difficult to tell if its from braking the blades or is it 4 the angle
The prop is meant to have???. My guess its bent ....one last question I have flown maybe 2 or 300 sorties,, still no zeeks to b seen........ but the electric motor does not have the same clicky or ratchety feeling all my new motors have..... has good power still but maybe not the . Same as new.... so question is do they wear out ? How do u no.? Or for the price just replace it....?.. thanx guys here is pic of plate see the bend marks othe pic a side view
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That metal plate should be perfectly flat. I believe it got bent from the force applied to the prop assembly that made the blades snap off. You should get a new plate. Every time you have a prop strike, there is a chance that the motor shaft can also get bent. Aside from normal wear and tear of the motor shaft bearings, blade hits that can cause bent shaft that can accelerate the wear and tear of the bearings. You can replace bearings and motor shafts if you can find the proper parts for that motor. Sometimes, it’s just cheaper and easier to buy a new motor.
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U the man viper da u ever sleep.... na like me ...I wake about 3 am every morning just int time to watch James on my sat morning (early) thanx funny thing i posted on future video about prop angle,,,, have thought since I tip stalled it the prop angle was excessive .. compared to new ..... so may have happened then..... I haattee spam
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Originally posted by Look ma, no trim View Posti'm super happy with how this came out. 2nd plane I've weathered. 1st was the venerable A-10 80mm..I really like this scheme. I am trying to blacksmith some larger rivets oblong to imitate the gun shrouds on the face of the wing. Complicated business, as agreat man once said lol. Thank you for looking..
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Originally posted by Hugh Wiedman View Post
I get what you mean on leaving it spinning slowly to keep the scale look, I do that as well with mine since it has the sound system in, set the trim so it is barely spinning without shutting the sound off. Then when I engage my throttle cut switch, the prop slows down to nothing as the system goes through it's shut down system sound. But what I was referring to was after that, right at the end when you dropped the throttle to 0, the prop stopped spinning, then started to slowly rotate in reverse, and kept rotating. Maybe that's the "mirage" one gets on videos that with a spinning prop it actually looks like it is going the opposite direction.
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Originally posted by f4u ausie View PostU the man viper da u ever sleep.... na like me ...I wake about 3 am every morning just int time to watch James on my sat morning (early) thanx funny thing i posted on future video about prop angle,,,, have thought since I tip stalled it the prop angle was excessive .. compared to new ..... so may have happened then..... I haattee spam
Once you get the prop assembly fixed, do a static bench test. Run it up to speed in a safe place and feel for any vibration in the cowl. These "giant" props don't tolerate much imbalance and can explode, leaving a trail of destruction. Make sure you've got nothing all around the prop as it spins. If it goes, anything in its path will get harmed. A broken blade can travel quite a long distance. My last incident with the FMS Corsair happened in the air. I came back with a garbage bag full of foam.
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Originally posted by xviper View PostHehe, according to the time stamp, I posted that at 12:37am. I don't sleep well at night. I tend to stay up till about 1am. My nearly 20 years with the Fire Dept. got me used to taking long afternoon naps, so continuing that habit makes night sleep weird. I'm used to it now and I don't seem to be suffering much from it.
Once you get the prop assembly fixed, do a static bench test. Run it up to speed in a safe place and feel for any vibration in the cowl. These "giant" props don't tolerate much imbalance and can explode, leaving a trail of destruction. Make sure you've got nothing all around the prop as it spins. If it goes, anything in its path will get harmed. A broken blade can travel quite a long distance. My last incident with the FMS Corsair happened in the air. I came back with a garbage bag full of foam.
I laughed so hard and could not stop! cause he got exactly what he deserved for doing something so ……. he wound up removing the ducted fan to cut the bag free only to find it had removed all the impellers. they just dropped on the floor as he pulled the bag through the nacelle. that's where I left, but later it showed up at the field with a new motor, esc, impeller and it flew just like a he163 and was sold soon after.
thanks for reminding me of that, its like watching a road runner cartoon on what not to do.
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Originally posted by Shark102 View PostAbout done with my bird. Just a few cockpit mods to do and proably robart tires and wheels. Great flying bird, about 5 flights so far.Hugh "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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Well done and welcome Shark102 ! Looooves me a dirty Corsair!My YouTube RC videos:
https://www.youtube.com/@toddbreda
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Originally posted by Shark102 View PostAbout done with my bird. Just a few cockpit mods to do and proably robart tires and wheels. Great flying bird, about 5 flights so far.
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