F4U Corsair by Arrows RC - Assembly and Maiden on a Windy Day

[ndrew3]

Hey guys,

Didn't see a thread on this plane so figured I'd create one, as I definitely think it deserves it. I'd been looking for a nice Corsair for a while and the combo of nice retracts, lights, decent power and a pretty great price ($199 PNP) led me to this one. The finish is really impressive, and the twisting retracts, while not super shock-absorbing, are probably the coolest I have on any plane.

I also love the size at 1100 mm, it feels pretty small and easy to transport on the ground but once it's in the air it feels almost twice as big. I haven't had a chance to really open it up yet as it was probably gusting to 20-25 mph by the time I got in the air, but it was amazingly stable and I was able to land it relatively easy given the conditions. I'm definitely eyeing the P-47 now after how impressed I've been with this one.

Here's a video of this awesome warbird:

[SanExup]

Great video. Check out the Bearcat too! Another great plane.

FYI. I switched out the esc's on the corsair and the bearcat to a 50 or 60 amp, sorry I can't remember offhand. But I have a bunch of 4s that I wanted to use and didn't want to worry about the esc. I fly with a 4s 2500. My only complaint is that with foam and the dark blue paint causes them to gator in the sun. Other than that, I have no gripes. They fly and land great. The bearcat, you have to plant the tail on landing and throttle up a tad slowly while holding elevator for takeoff.

[Aros]

Nice job! Never met a Corsair I didn't like. Do all 3 stage flaps retract or just the outboard ones?

[N42375]

Hobbyzone is having a sale on the Arrows warbirds until April 6th- $20 off. Might be a good time to pickup a warbird. I have the Arrows T-28,P-51 and F8F Bearcat. Fit. finish and paint just might be the best in the industry now! They are all great flyers.

[ndrew3]

Nice job! Never met a Corsair I didn't like. Do all 3 stage flaps retract or just the outboard ones?

Just the outboard ones, seems like it would be a simple enough mod but I don't want to cut into such a nice looking plane!

[ndrew3]

Great video. Check out the Bearcat too! Another great plane.

FYI. I switched out the esc's on the corsair and the bearcat to a 50 or 60 amp, sorry I can't remember offhand. But I have a bunch of 4s that I wanted to use and didn't want to worry about the esc. I fly with a 4s 2500. My only complaint is that with foam and the dark blue paint causes them to gator in the sun. Other than that, I have no gripes. They fly and land great. The bearcat, you have to plant the tail on landing and throttle up a tad slowly while holding elevator for takeoff.

I imagine it screams on 4S. I don't think I even had the throttle above half the entire maiden and it seemed to have a good amount of power. How does it fly on 4S?

[SanExup]

They both have that good amount of power you speak of and then some. You can size up the props but I use the stock props. The corsair takes some carving with the esc and the battery. The bearcat was a just.a quick switch out of the esc and no carving. I would say it will do as big of an egg shaped loop as possible.

[karltrek]

I installed a 50 amp ESC in mine. I did a Watt meter test using a 4S 2200mAh and got a 49amp reading at WOT. So not a problem running 4S. Probably not a problem running 4S even with the stock 40amp ESC. It will unload quite a bit in the air. All of the current E-flite 1200mm warbirds say 4S capable. The 1200mm P-51 uses a 40amp ESC and a similar 4 blade prop.

[SanExup]

karltrek i agree, I do have the 1200mm P51, June Night, but with the older receiver not the new receiver version. And I fly it on 4s, stock 40amp esc.

I was initially set on trying different props and different size 4s on the Bearcat and Corsair. For $25 to upgrade the esc, it seemed like an easy way to not have to worry. I am still flying with the stock 4 blades.