Tony
Staff member
I'm sure you all know by now, I purchase a used 57" F4U Corsair that has many issues. But, it has a brand new engine, which made it worth the cost.
The first, and most obvious issue was the broken wing. Thankfully, there was still some of the basswood that I could use to help epoxy this wing back together. I put a crap ton of epoxy on this little guy, as well as all the way around the wing and pushed it together. I let it sit over night (even though it's 30 min epoxy) and the wing is strong.
The next issue was the retracts. I had a hell of a time finding these, but thanks to URI for finding a used plane like this one, I was able to find the website that sold it, and I ordered new retracts. When I got them, one was shorter than the other one. So after some adjusting, the retracts are back in the plane and she is standing on her own. I still need to get a new servo arm for the retracts (which I suspect is why the wing was broke).
Now, I'm on to the last issue. This is the infestation of mud dobber nests within the fuse and wings. I'm telling you, these damn things are everywhere. And teh only way I can get them out is to rip all of the covering off of the wing. I also need to clearance the retract arms, so this could be a good thing that I'm replacing the covering. that and it's dirty as hell.
I also need to get new wheels. I had ordered retracts from TowerHobbies, but they were "90º retracts", and not 90º ROTATING Retracts. My oversight, but the ones I have are for a .60 size P51 or the like. I did order new wheels, and when I measured the old wheel (only one was with the plane when I purchased it) I measured .750", or 3/4". What I didn't see was the wheel was dished. So the part that actually goes over the axle is only .500" or 1/2". So I need to get yet another set of wheels for this damn thing.
Once all of that is done, I need to find some receivers for this plane as well as the other one that I purchased. I'm just going to run something like the AR6210 or something with a satellite. So if you have one, let me know.
But the plane is coming along. I'm going to pick up a new iron for the covering (I have no idea where mine is) as well as some red adn white covering for the other plane today. What sucks is, we just got some snow yesterday, and it's still snowing today. Oklahoma drivers and snow do NOT go well together. But I"m going to go out and get it and hopefully get some videos shot. I should have shot video of the wing repair, but I wasn't sure of what needed done, and I hate going into a video not knowing. So I didn't shoot it.
Let me know what you think.
The first, and most obvious issue was the broken wing. Thankfully, there was still some of the basswood that I could use to help epoxy this wing back together. I put a crap ton of epoxy on this little guy, as well as all the way around the wing and pushed it together. I let it sit over night (even though it's 30 min epoxy) and the wing is strong.
The next issue was the retracts. I had a hell of a time finding these, but thanks to URI for finding a used plane like this one, I was able to find the website that sold it, and I ordered new retracts. When I got them, one was shorter than the other one. So after some adjusting, the retracts are back in the plane and she is standing on her own. I still need to get a new servo arm for the retracts (which I suspect is why the wing was broke).
Now, I'm on to the last issue. This is the infestation of mud dobber nests within the fuse and wings. I'm telling you, these damn things are everywhere. And teh only way I can get them out is to rip all of the covering off of the wing. I also need to clearance the retract arms, so this could be a good thing that I'm replacing the covering. that and it's dirty as hell.
I also need to get new wheels. I had ordered retracts from TowerHobbies, but they were "90º retracts", and not 90º ROTATING Retracts. My oversight, but the ones I have are for a .60 size P51 or the like. I did order new wheels, and when I measured the old wheel (only one was with the plane when I purchased it) I measured .750", or 3/4". What I didn't see was the wheel was dished. So the part that actually goes over the axle is only .500" or 1/2". So I need to get yet another set of wheels for this damn thing.
Once all of that is done, I need to find some receivers for this plane as well as the other one that I purchased. I'm just going to run something like the AR6210 or something with a satellite. So if you have one, let me know.
But the plane is coming along. I'm going to pick up a new iron for the covering (I have no idea where mine is) as well as some red adn white covering for the other plane today. What sucks is, we just got some snow yesterday, and it's still snowing today. Oklahoma drivers and snow do NOT go well together. But I"m going to go out and get it and hopefully get some videos shot. I should have shot video of the wing repair, but I wasn't sure of what needed done, and I hate going into a video not knowing. So I didn't shoot it.
Let me know what you think.
