F4U-4 Corsair to U Control

ADW 123 · Post by **ADW 123** » Sat Apr 30, 2011 8:02 pm

Balsa Sheeting the two forward sections of the fuse and a little bit around the wing

wing covering so far has gone well. the gull on the wing will have to be covered dry in sections.

ADW 123 · Post by **ADW 123** » Sat Apr 30, 2011 8:02 pm

ADW 123 · Post by **ADW 123** » Sun May 01, 2011 4:20 pm

wing is finished. impressed with how it turned out.

ADW 123 · Post by **ADW 123** » Mon May 02, 2011 10:23 am

three coats of fuel proof aerogloss dope thinned with nail polish remover, and landing gear added.

ver pleased with how it turned out

BillParker · Post by **BillParker** » Mon May 02, 2011 12:26 pm

beautiful, man... *sniff...

ADW 123 · Post by **ADW 123** » Mon May 02, 2011 12:28 pm

oh, forgot to mention. my brother decided to hold my wing hostage last night. long story short, the TE on the top of the gull was snapped off.... a minor set back.

BillParker · Post by **BillParker** » Mon May 02, 2011 12:34 pm

Nothing wrong with brothers if properly seasoned and cooked...

ADW 123 · Post by **ADW 123** » Mon May 02, 2011 12:38 pm

LOl. well, Mom wouldnt let me do that.

Seeker · Post by **Seeker** » Mon May 02, 2011 3:34 pm

Regarding warps:

I got Don Ross's "Rubber powered aeroplanes" recently, and he suggests spraying the bare frame wet with water and clamping it into a jig to dry.

The idea is that this relaxes the wood, and eliminates the stresses that cause warps.

A pre-shrunk frame, as it were

I'll see how well it works on my Spit wings.

ADW 123 · Post by **ADW 123** » Mon May 02, 2011 3:37 pm

this is an interesting idea, and is bound to work. its just that in U control, the frames dont have to be perfectly straight at all to fly. these taking a look at my wings, they dont even looked warped. the only thing is, if you used white glue, spraying water on it might weaken the joints, just saying.

Pulsepilot · Post by **Pulsepilot** » Mon May 02, 2011 7:59 pm

Nice work man. I never knew you could use nail polish remover (pure acetone right?) to thin dope. This thread has inspired me to construct a U-control model as soon as summer break starts and when I have sufficient funds.

ADW 123 · Post by **ADW 123** » Mon May 02, 2011 8:23 pm

thanks pulsepilot. yes, pure acetone. only use it for thinning fuel proof dopes and colored fuel proof dopes. besides its pierceing scent, the drying rate is awesome and its easy to mix. i just use airbrush paint containers (the glass ones with the screw lids) to hold the dope in. the containers are chemical resistance enuff to easily seal the dope.

get yourself a larger scale messersmitt, or the wolf. great planes, and easy to build/fly U control. get yourself a cox .049 tee dee for power. that little engine will make a cinder block fly.

once it is built up, make sure you have some space to test fly it (i went to the fairway on a golf course) just for test flights. then, once you get an idea of how much roll time it needs on the ground, and your if your back yard is big enuff, you can make a launch pad for yourself so you can fly without journeying to the golf course if that is a bit of a hasle. i made one out of card board. i flew my wolf until it wouldnt fly anymore.

also, the damage to my LE on the wing has been repaired and restored to its former glory.

BillParker · Post by **BillParker** » Tue May 03, 2011 9:12 am

the damage to my LE on the wing has been repaired and restored to its former glory.

ah... but did you kjill, cook and eat your little brother?

ADW 123 · Post by **ADW 123** » Tue May 03, 2011 9:13 am

i instead made him sit through and observe the repair process. yes, the whole thing. i think thats lesson enuff.

al · Post by al » Tue May 03, 2011 9:16 am

ADW 123 wrote:i instead made him sit through and observe the repair process. yes, the whole thing. i think thats lesson enuff.

Great idea! You'd make a fine teacher.