She’s looking real good Don, I remember when I was back in high school taking my flight training, I had the opportunity to fly a Taildragger, whose name alludes me right now. I was a little heavier, then, and when I went to pull back on the stick it was in my belly. My friend Ed told me, you would have to put a little bend in it.😂
Absolutely incredible aircraft like I have said before I just love it I love watching your videos why you show us the progress of that gorgeous Corsair
glad to hear that you've fixed your tailwheel! i'm always amazed how methodical you are, even if I understand completely how important it is... keep up !
Sounds like a good plan, but me being an electrician and have bent conduit for a loooong time you may find yourself making a whole new stick. Hope every thing works out for you and I can;t wait to see you and your plane take flight!!!!!!
At least you were able to receive radio traffic and know when other aircraft were in vicinity and on approach. They just couldn't hear you, when you announced your intentions. I'm glad you got the microphone fixed!
This is an amazing beast you have built. Stunning. Can't wait to see her take to the air. Wondering what pilot licence and endorsements you have? I know you have a licence for your gyro. You constantly blow all our minds with your mechsnical genius. Thanks for sharing this adventure.
I believe you indicated earlier than you did nont yet have a tail wheel endorsement. How is that going? Gorgeous airplane, excellent videos!@@Dynodon64
War Aircraft Replicas sells the plans. As to was it hard, depends on how good are you with working with wood, metal, foam, fiberglass, wiring. Most people who start one of these never finish it. If you work on it every day, maybe 2 years. Most likely 5-10 years.
How did you figure out where the CG should be. I scratch build rc planes and the CG seems to be my biggest issue . Even on the kit planes I ve built in the past years .
I got only one question, why didn't you use a larger prop or a 4 blade propeller? You would think the less RPM with a larger prop would give you better performance out of your aircraft.
This is the largest prop ever used on a War Aircraft Replica. It is to scale, 6 foot in diameter. The model of Corsair I am replicating used a 3 blade prop. F4U-4's and F4U-5's used a 4 blade. This one is an F4U-1.
@@Dynodon64 I personally don’t see it. I’ve been a Corsair fanatic for over 50 years. I’ve never seen the gap in the bow struts and the screen. upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/66/Vought_F4U_Corsair_%28USMC%29.jpg
I see what you are talking about now. The frames in the front that you are talking about, I will be cutting ut. It will give me a better view looking forward.@@robstanton9215
The stick has a 4-1/2 inch offset to it. If you turn it around, that would move the stick 9 inches. That would be too much, plus the stick would most likely hit the spar and not allow full movement forward. A straight stick would be better.
