F4U Corsair

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Re: F4U Corsair

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Jimster wrote:Rad’s awesome Corsair has me itching for a FW-190 foamie. I’ve wanted an rc plane since I was kid. More money, more money! :wtf:
I fly a couple of 1/8 scale FW 190 rc foamies and they are great flyers and with working retracts they do get comments from the young and not so young observer :haha:
They have the added bonus of fully functioning flaps which allows for slow speed (Almost) Controlled landings :lolno:
The Hurricane in 1/8 has a natural slow approach speed and a large wing area and flaps so a beginner should be ok with it :lolno:
The Mustang is a looker and attracts a lot of beginners but they are a bit of a rocketship on approach and landing so lots of empty pocket books and long faces as it disappears in a cloud of plastic granules on landing :{

Electric power is really the only way to fly,10 to 20 minutes on a 2s Li-po is what you should expect from the larger scales :thumbup:
My fingers have long since had enough of trying to coax anything from a fueller :thumbdown:
I think I am about to upset someone :haha:
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Re: F4U Corsair

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:D :thumbup: I've just built a 1:32 scale Mk V Spitfire for a bit of a change. It will never fly, of course, but it looks sweet. :thumbup:
Sorry, Rad, but I had to roar with laughter when you mentioned your annoyance at the Corsair arriving with a Japanese pilot on board. :lolno: :clap:
I thought: 'Hmmm...I hope, for Rad's sake, that he's not a Kamikaze!!" :haha:
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Re: F4U Corsair

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Oh yeah,

Sorry Rad, that is a very nice Corsair! I got all wrapped up in making it all about myself...again! :/

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Eric. :wave:
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Re: F4U Corsair

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Ah the "Bent Winged Bird," "Hose Nose," and "Whistling Death." Good luck with your maiden voyage! As someone who flies RC planes regularly, I want to give you one piece of advice you may or may not have heard.

Always fly "Three mistake high!" Low passes are fun, but keep your fancy new bird at an altitude you can recover from!

Can't wait to hear how it goes, and to see what she looks like after you're done with it. Customization is definitely your thing!
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Excelent tip! In fact I was planning to do low altitude passes because I thought if it crashes the impact would not be as strong as flying high...

But definitely sounds better to avoid crashing with your technique.
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Pershing Lover, where have you been?!!
Rad, you’ve got to stop it! I’m already spread too thin with tanks, Kubelwagens and gunboats and now you’ve whetted my appetite for an rc plane. I’m too old to see an end to this addiction!
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I recorded a small video today!

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And I felt a bit like the movie "Planes". Somebody some sort of recorded the scene and uploaded it in youtube:

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Felt pretty much like it, lol.
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Nice! Time for sound and a maiden flight! :clap:
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Very nice Rad, it's safer just driving it on the ground, better than picking all the bits up after it's fallen from the sky :O that's why I stick to tanks :haha: :thumbup:

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I do like RC aircraft, not flown mine in years, but that Corsair, it looks the business.
Now telling myself i dont need to clean off some planes and fly them and i certainly don't need to buy any old warbirds.................................... hmmmmm
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