F4U-4 Corsair to U Control

[ADW 123]

ugh... forgot my picture...

[Pulsepilot]

Are you going to use the cowl or decals? Not that it needs it, it looks awesome already!

[ADW 123]

i dont think so. the decals i wont mess with cuz for the most part the fuel will just burn through them, and i dont want to take the precautions to prevent that.

it didnt come with the nose cone, and i see no need to worry about one. i like having full acess to my engine if i need to take it off for cleaning, repairs etc. i also put clay in the right wing tip. to get an idea of how much- as much as i could fit in to the right of the last wing rib, of course tapered with the wing to the wing tip. it should be enuff to ease my mind about any possibility of it flying into my circle due to lack of right thrust on the engine.

[mr.charlse]

well...
if you fuel proof the plane after you apply the decals, it should be all right.
But it depends on what fuelproofer you are using

[ADW 123]

i used aerogloss fuel proof dope, thinned with pure acetone. i know i can fuel proof the decals, but id have to go order them and i dont want to wait.

[ADW 123]

i added a ton of weight to the tail, and got bigger wheels for it. i took it out for a test flight, and i got it off the ground with ease, but it ended up smashing into the ground nose first. its pretty un repairable. the damage in the picture is the main deal, but there is plenty more. the wing nearly split in half where it connects to the fuse, inside the fuse just under the bellcrank. it would have flown nicly... so close

o well, i get to build a new one. this time ill get paint that wont rub off...

[cliffm]

If you have'nt crashed one you have'nt flown many! Would have been nice to get a couple of flights out of it anyway. This is part of "experience" that kinda hurts, the pocket and the pride. But we've all done it. You prob'ly have some ideas for the next one ready for the build board already. Light and strong for quick response. 2 cents.

[ADW 123]

thanks clifm. shows all the good that my balsa sheeting up front did.

[mr.charlse]

guillows birds are in my opinion to lightly built to be able to fly c/l
(if you want to have any fun, with it such as loops)

[granpa]

I feel your pain, all that work, dam.

[ADW 123]

mr. charlse- you can still bust out some moves if you want

[mr.charlse]

yhea...
but at the risk of breaking the wing of your shiny new spitfre (400 series)
and loosing you 40 dollar engine, id say you shouldnt

[Pulsepilot]

Nothing quite like smashing a new model on the maiden flight . All part of the hobby I guess... Well, I assume the thing to do now is salvage all the usable components and build a new airplane.

Oh, and for fuel proofing I sprayed miniwax polyurathane over my last C/L model and it holds up nicely; but make up a test to be safe.

[ADW 123]

mr charlse- this is why you ease into stunts with a new plane. you can put it through level flight, high G's, and eventually working up the extreme of those high G's to see if you think it would be capable of it. those cox engines were designed to run well, and also to be thrown into the ground at high speeds so im not woried about breaking one.

[mr.charlse]

what i am worried about is the left wing breaking off, leaving my plane spinning away into oblivion