We are getting spoiled with all these updates, thank you for taking the time to put these together and post them. The new camera mount looks great can’t wait to see the footage with it. You’re the only one in that cockpit and only you will know when you’re comfortable with how everything feels.
I do these videos to help others out there that may ever build something like this. I do them because I could never find info like this out there myself. I hope the camera mount gives everyone a better view as I test.
@Dynodon64 these have been amazing. I just received plans a bit ago and I'm working on locating materials. Having these videos is a great source for me.
I love the attention to detail, and to your own safety that you've been putting into this project. I suspect when you're finished, you'll have one of the easiest to fly and best handling WAR scale replica out there!
Thanx for the update. A little (or alot) of planning and revision now will pay dividends in the future. Don't feel pressured. Cant wait to see it in the air!
Great work, Don! Just my two cents. I made my Pietenpol tailwheel (6" solid) steerable only after almost wrecking my new airplane 3 hours then 8 hours into my test flying. It went into full-swivel at JUST the wrong time on landing---had to go around and re-center the detent by pushing back and forth on my rudder pedals. I've never needed full swivel for any reason, ever. The only inconvenience is I have to pull the plane backwards by the tail into my hangar. Steering arms welded directly to your pivot will never let you down. Of course as homebuilder we get to customize every aspect of our planes and yours is no exception. You're connected to the right people for advice so best wishes---enjoying following along. Michael Cuy, Cleveland Ohio, NX48MC
I don't know squat about aviation but I'll follow you because you're an inspiration to keep on pushing on the projects that are pain in the ass that I deal with daily I don't cut corners and neither does airplane mechanics and that's how mistakes are avoided 👍
Convert the Sony format to the file format that the Nicon uses. Then you’ll be able to splice it in. Suggestion, a little less non aircraft details of why you didn’t do something. Remember also, you don’t need to apologize for not updating sooner. Anyone with half a brain knows that each day is unpredictable. Thanks for sharing what most of us don’t have the means to do!
Can't wait till we can see the corsair in the air hope it wont take much longer! also good progress youve been making it for like 11 years or smthn very good work!
G'day, Yay Team.... Hmmmmnn, As it were foretold, Within the Prognostication...; That there All-singing/all-dancing Bell-Ringing, Toe-tapping Tap-Dancing Tailwheel Idea Might take a whole lot of Iterative Experimentation to work through All the potential interactive Snags...; and by the end of the Process, the Simplicate & Add More Lightness Option will usually Triumph... I suspect I'd have told myself some version, "It's a Taildragger, they're Twitchy and Directionally unstable Tricycles going Backwards - at the best of times...; and most Single-Seat Tailwheel Fighters feature truly vile Forward Visibility when taxying. And the Vought Corsair was Disparagingly known as the "Hose-Nose" Because trying to see anything In front when taxying was like trying to see around the Nozzle of a Fire-hose Held too close. Fish-Tailing along the Taxi-Track indicates a Pilot who knows enough to be Safely approaching their Destonation by Zig-Zagging in order to Look ahead to one side while tracking back and forth along an average Line Of Advance, Like a Sailboat Tacking Upwind. So, is there anything actually Wrong with Taxying at a brisk walk instead of a slow stroll, and Zig-Zagging down the Taxiway, AUTHENTICALLY...; Because it's NOT a Trike-geared Spam-Can Trying to be "Normal"..., it's a Half-scale WW-2 Fighter with a Conventional (Taildraggers are the Convention, Glen Curtis' heavy draggy Training-Wheels at the front, trying to make Taxying Foolproof...., represent the Disruptor of Flying Machine Undercarriage Technology.) So, yeah...; after having watched the Elusive "Ideal" Tailwheel Grow and morph and Strengthen and Complicate Adding weight...; It's good to now see it Shrinking and Lightening and growing more Simplicated (!)...; And the Tactical copykat/samizdat Home-grown version of one which is Known to work well, Over time, In other W.A.R. 1/2-scale Replicas..., has the Vibe of a thing which should work pretty well, Emanating quite strongly from it... Pardon the pun But currently I'm deep into the WIBNIF of getting the spare battery from the road registerable electric motorbike & fitting it, with a spare Motor & Speed Controller into my old Volmer Jensen VJ-24w, which was a 22 Hp Ultralight Motorglider, with a 41.5"x 12.5" Prop. at 4,200 RPM, yielding 9.1 Hp of Thrust. 6,000 watts at 92% efficiency x 4.18 : 1 Torque-multiplying RPM-reduction drive puts 30.5 Hp of Torque into the Driven Shaft at 1,144 RPM...; so a 96" x 47" Prop. should still try to fly at 50 mph, but with 50 sq. ft of Disc Area rather than 9 sq. ft, for 16.9 Hp of actual Thrust... I'm thinking 500 ft/min Climb at 36 Mph rather than 250... And the Bike has regenerative braking too, so coming back down from Thermalling up to Cloudbase offers 50 mph/500 ft/Min. Descent rate in Stage-4 Regen...; to recharge the Battery with the Downhill Sled-ride..., In a 450-pound Solar-powered Ultralight Motor-Gliding Free-Flght Electric Wind-Turbine...! And the Bike, plus the Solar System with which to recharge it..., is actually already in the pipeline. The Spare motor & speed controller only cost $1,600, too, so it's very actually Do-able... What a tempting Fantasy.... I'll probably attempt to get away with it...(?) ! Such is life, Have a good one. Stay safe, ;-p Ciao !
Don, have you thought about maybe using an Insta360 GO 2 or 3 stuck on the wings for a more over view of the plane? I use them on my RC Planes all the time. The camera mounts are residue free sticky pads, so there is no actual install. Just stick them on and go. When done, pull it off and put the cap back on the sticky pad on the holder. You can even fly with them! Just a less expensive option for ya to think about. Good stuff, good luck! NIIIIIIIIIIIICE! 😁👍
I will get something better in the future, but for now I will use what I have. My priority is to get this bird in the air. I'm doing this for the viewers to see, because I can never get anyone to help out on the ground. A tripod mount won't show you much at the long distances.
Sounds like you're getting that tail will work out. I like how that slight angle you explained it. I experimented with tail wheels on my RC plane and a having a free caster. Who that was a handful to try to take off? I think you're getting it Solve
That tail wheel still boggles my mind how it is supposed to work. I think a straight axel with a baring around it with turning cables hooked to it would work more simple to turn the tail wheel. 🤔 It was 81 degrees today 10/02/23 in Richmond, Va...
Add another spring into the cable on both sides between the inputs and the tail wheel. If they are weaker than the springs in the tail wheel and not under tension initially. You should get a dead zone where the wheel does not move or at least moves less.
The cables will not be going back in for this next test. So I will not have tailwheel steering with the rudder pedals. Just independent braking for steering.
I think you’re beating a dead horse trying to come up with a solution to what you think are issues with tailwheel aircraft. The conventional gear aircraft will not respond the same as a nose dragger while taxiing.
We've had high temps in the 90's, here in Kansas City, Mo. That's a nice camera mount, on your headset. It'll be interesting to see how the tailwheel works. How's the Mustang restoration coming?
Should be able to test tailwheel today and post tonight. Mustang has been on hold until I get this plane flying. This winter I will get back on the Mustang.
If you drilled the vertical hole out to 5/16"you could still use a 1/4" ball if you used a 1/4" flat washer. I don't know how that would work exactly, but I think it's feasible. Especially if you used a thick washer.
The vertical hole, if drilled out, would have to be from the top down. The bottom of the hole needs to be 1/4 inch because it has to hold the ball. Other wise it will have slop to wiggle. The problem might be that there may not be enough clearance to the side of the part. It may cut through to the outside. I'll keep that in mind, Thanks.
The purpose of having positive caster is to eliminate shimmying.. I wonder if your buddy wheel lands his, and that’s why he doesn’t experience shimmy. I still think a cable locking tailwheel like the Haige Tailwheel (if you can find one) is the way to go.
My friend, says he does both types of landings, and has never had any problems at all. The set up I had was positive caster. About 2 degrees. It's an easy thing to change. I'll keep testing until I find something I can live with. The next step may be to lock it straight. Just drag the damn thing around brake turns.
@@Dynodon64 locking it will help, but the tire will wear out too quick and your turn radius will be impossibly huge. the way it is now with breakaway is going to be dangerous.. you are going to lean against it with hard brake… then it pops loose and around you go. You need either a steerable style (aps home builders special or “Rv style), locking style (Hauge) or just a free caster.
Wondering if you have even got the tail off the ground? Has any other War corsairs flown with your engine and prop set up? What is takeoff and landing speed projected to be?
I haven't been able to get it fast enough to lift the tail. Too sensitive with the steering. As soon as I can get the tailwheel tamed down, I hope to get the tail up. No other WAR design has ever used this engine. Prop, yes, but not this big. Takeoff speed should be 60+, and landing speed between 50-70 mph.
Are you intending to fly it , or just keep finding very minor reasons to keep working on it? I have a close friend that does this. He admitted recently that he would rather find things to fix/modify/change than fly it. Understandable if that’s your case.
