Hey thank you for the Prop info !! But with a 100.00 price i could't even think about it . So the problem with the stock prop is that the blades are weak right ? Has anyone tried anything to make it stronger ? I think that i am going to see how much a super thin layer of glass resin will add to a junk pro/p i have here i know that i always take the pain staking time to balance my props i have never done a 4 blade but its gotta be way faster than a 3 blade !! What do you think ? And any advice on the battery's C rating > thank yout \
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Originally posted by RcPiLoTdAd View PostHey thank you for the Prop info !! But with a 100.00 price i could't even think about it . So the problem with the stock prop is that the blades are weak right ? Has anyone tried anything to make it stronger ? I think that i am going to see how much a super thin layer of glass resin will add to a junk pro/p i have here i know that i always take the pain staking time to balance my props i have never done a 4 blade but its gotta be way faster than a 3 blade !! What do you think ? And any advice on the battery's C rating > thank yout \
Question for those that did the suggested 360kv motor and ESC power upgrade. Do you guys think the stock prop is ok for that change?
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Originally posted by Plastic_Aviator View Post
Yikes! Yeah at a hundred dollars a prop it may not even be worth the power upgrade for a foam plane...
Question for those that did the suggested 360kv motor and ESC power upgrade. Do you guys think the stock prop is ok for that change?Warbird Charlie
HSD Skyraider FlightLine OV-10 FMS 1400: P-40B, P-51, F4U, F6F, T-28, P-40E, Pitts, 1700 F4U & F7F, FOX glider Freewing A-6, T-33, P-51 Dynam ME-262, Waco TF Giant P-47; ESM F7F-3 LX PBJ-1 EFL CZ T-28, C-150, 1500 P-51 & FW-190
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Originally posted by saint View Post
Assuming this is what you mean............ Biela 18x10x3
If this is it...............are your intentions to use it with the upgraded 360kV motor? If so............what is your meaning of nicely?
The 360kV motor will handle the load induced by this prop.
Here's the eCalc numbers:
Motor @ Maximum
Current: 87.01 A
Voltage: 19.09 V
Revolutions*: 5965 rpm
electric Power: 1660.6 W
mech. Power: 1442.4 W
Efficiency: 86.9%
est. Temperature: 149 F
est. Speed (level): 52 mph
The Flying Weight for the 1700mm Corsair per the manual is 4700g(number used in eCalc) and not the 4300g listed on the MRC product specification page.
Happy modding ;)Warbird Charlie
HSD Skyraider FlightLine OV-10 FMS 1400: P-40B, P-51, F4U, F6F, T-28, P-40E, Pitts, 1700 F4U & F7F, FOX glider Freewing A-6, T-33, P-51 Dynam ME-262, Waco TF Giant P-47; ESM F7F-3 LX PBJ-1 EFL CZ T-28, C-150, 1500 P-51 & FW-190
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Originally posted by prestonowtm View PostHave a prop question. Looking at the front of the Corsair the prop is way over to the left about a 1/4 inch or more and down another 1/4 inch. Is this right?Warbird Charlie
HSD Skyraider FlightLine OV-10 FMS 1400: P-40B, P-51, F4U, F6F, T-28, P-40E, Pitts, 1700 F4U & F7F, FOX glider Freewing A-6, T-33, P-51 Dynam ME-262, Waco TF Giant P-47; ESM F7F-3 LX PBJ-1 EFL CZ T-28, C-150, 1500 P-51 & FW-190
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Has anyone tried the 3 blade prop from the Flightline 1600 Corsair?
If so, was it a bolt on fit?
Was there enough power with the stock motor? How did it fly?
I have been watching my corsair gather dust for 2 years waiting for FMS to release a fix, but they never will. I hate to fly a brand new plane knowing the prop could explode at any moment. A lot of money to just have wasted.
Thanks,
Jeff
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Originally posted by J Mitchel View PostHas anyone tried the 3 blade prop from the Flightline 1600 Corsair?
If so, was it a bolt on fit?
Was there enough power with the stock motor? How did it fly?
I have been watching my corsair gather dust for 2 years waiting for FMS to release a fix, but they never will. I hate to fly a brand new plane knowing the prop could explode at any moment. A lot of money to just have wasted.
Thanks,
Jeff
As far as performance is concerned, I found that the FL Corsair flies virtually the same with either prop, so I would imagine that the reverse would be true if you used the FL prop on the FMS.
PS. The "exploding" FMS 1700mm Corsair prop was due to several factors, only one of which was in need of FMS to provide a "fix" and they did about 2 to 3 years ago. If you didn't keep up with reading all the posts about it, you would have missed it. The primary reason why they failed was that FMS issued the wrong blades for the blade holder. I ordered 2 sets at the same time and one set was the correct one and the other was the wrong one. The "wrong" one ended up on some but not all Corsairs. They had an irregularity on the stump that did not permit a perfect fit into the holder. The meant that people rammed those things on with brute force to get the 2 halves to close. The right blades allowed a perfect fit of the clam shell by finger force alone, thus allowing for just a snug but not over tightened clam shell. I had such a "wrong" bladed prop and it shook like a bugger. I could tell right away when I tried to put it together and the proof was when I ran it on the plane just to see what would happen as I brought up the revs. I never flew it until I got the right blades.
Additionally, some people, worrying about something coming loose used Loctite on the bolts. Not only was this unnecessary as the bolts went into nylock nuts, but the Loctite leached out and damaged the plastic on the blade holder. Finally, people balanced the blades by weighing them and making sure that they were all the same weight and some even balanced the whole assembly with blades, BUT they never balanced the central assembly as a unit (without blades). An imbalance in the central assembly can vibrate and destroy a propeller just as easily as an unbalanced one piece multi-blade prop. One part was FMS's fault but the rest (IMO) was in the end user's hands.
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I think your eval of the prep necessary to assembling the FMS prop is on the money. If things just aren’t going together as you know they should....stop. And figure out where the issue lies. Proceeding without regard to an obvious fault is asking for trouble.
However. FMS 4 blade propeller failures continue to be reported, from newly purchased F4U’s. 2 operators on RCG recently had theirs come apart, one after only 4 flights. Pictures of the failures were remarkably similar - both show the separation of 1 blade and loss of the rear mounting hub. Both are experienced flyers, and when asked about the assembly were freely open that they saw no evidence of mismatched parts or difficult assembly. One did say the prop was emitting some unusual buzzing in the flight preceding failure; he did a visual check but admits he should have pursued investigation, as the prop exploded on his next takeoff run.
There has been some consensus that the prop blade breaks first, thru the outer mounting hole, and that then causes failure of the rear hub, with bolt. As the blades are through-bolted only at their inner hole location, it may be that the blades are not receiving adequate support from the rear hub only, at the outer mount hole. In the interest of evaluating that potential, I have through-bolted my FMS hub at the outer mount hole, simultaneously filling the recess in the blade outer mount hole (the screw head recess) with some steel washers. This serves to tie the front hub directly to the rear, thru the prop blade, and should stiffen the outer mount hole area considerably. Testing has yet to commence, but will be done on a stand soon. Power input will be monitored to at least be commensurate with the stock 5060-300kv outputs, in the 75a to 80a range on 6 cells (around 1800w). It will be carried farther, upwards of 2400w, should testing support it,
Until then, my as-yet unmaidened F4U will fly with a Vario Prop, to avoid that disastrous potential.
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