This model is painted in 😢livery of VT-5, which flew the T-34B from late 1974 to its disestablishment in October, 1976. I was a member of VT-5 from December, 1972 until June of 1976.
A helicopter without a gyro is pretty unflyable. The corrections in a plane is manageable. More skills will be learned by a pilot without a gyro than with. Crosswind landings, being easier with a gyro, Ok, but maybe it's time not to fly?
I'm actually a corsair guy. My first 2 I muffed the folding wings. My 3rd one was the charm another local guy took the kit when I got to that phase and he got it right even mounted the servos alot better sort of at angles. The thing really soars. I had it to about 900ft is high as I will ever go with an RC especially something with 110 inch wing span.
Yeah, seems like the P-40s getting so popular, but I cannot see enough of them😎…it’s just a great warbird and gives enough space for a decent sized engine, right?
Yes... I've always loved this plane. One because it seems I have concurred to the stigma that it doesn't handle well on take offs or landings. i had 4 of them from different manufacturers and I just adore the airframe.
When you say heavily modified do you mean the plane build quality was bad when you received it? I have not owned any CY models yet but have been looking at this model and the 81" P47.
Hey mate! U did a very good job 👏🏼 Do you remember what has to be done to this flying beauty to build it more scale? Maybe you have some pictures of the work that youve done? Looking forward to buy a dauntless too. But wanted to know if i can handle the work that needs to be done. 😅
@@A-Ronnn Nice I see that the dive brakes have been modified as the Kit is set up as dive brakes only. Was nice to see it land with the flaps down. Mine is getting a UMS 9/115 radial. The Saito does sound nice in this though.
@@szambo86 The first thing I did was cut out the retract mounts and recess them deeper into the wing so the wheels can be on the correct side of the axles. next, all the panel line detail on the fuselage was filled in and re-applied in a more scale manner to match the wing. the outer wing panels had open bay sections, so I fully sheeted them, added the wing vents, and glassed the wing. The hatch was glued on permanently and blended into the fuselage, and the Cowl had added cowl flaps and nose scoop (on the top of cowl and bottom of the fuselage) to the -3 version to add more airflow exit and air intake to route air straight to the carburetor. I also added a functional tail hook, scale exhaust and full cockpit from dbalsa. finally the wheel well hole have to be enlarged to accept a 5.5" or 6 " tire. I did a thread on rcscalebuilder in the ARF makeover forum.
Auto pilot flies a plane gyros just stabilize for a smoother flight . Real planes have gyros as well i have never understood how people think a gyro flies the plane.
Any info on that exhaust? Manufacturer? Im am going to be starting on a ziroli p40 here in next week or so and trying to round up parts and stuff. Good looking bird and looks good in the air as well
