Houndpup Rc
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Anybody else scratch building tonight?
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Dutch Breeze
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also if you look at the wing on the right, you can see where the momma bird in our garage left a nice little present, that basically, i scraped off as much as i could, and now just going to paint over🤷♂️ what are you gonna do?
Dutch Breeze
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That will be tomorrow’s headline when she maidens. Ill try to take a video but i am a one man show with no go-pro. I’ll figure something out. So her is the Swedish Duck. When i finished the paint scheme, i went “wait, I think that’s a flag” 🤷♂️🤣.'bird poop brings down airplane' news at six
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Yup, David Windestal would be proud. 🤣
Dutch Breeze
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Well, she flies like a dream. I have some barely passable footage i need to edit and I’ll let y’all know when it’s ready. But here is what i can say about the sea duck. First off, FT, you guys nailed it. B) type c radials with 9x4.5x3 master airscrews and a 4S 3300mah battery is awesome! I was worried the battery was going to be a little heavy but it has plenty of extra lift. I did add a little vertical reinforcement under the battery tray. that extra weight just helps it settle in solidly for that final approach and touch down. Because she is never going to be a ”wet” duck, (she just does “wet” work for the alphabets. CIA, NSA, etc.) I am removing pontoons and refitting and rearming. I am adding some hard points with 3d printed hellfire missiles and hydra rocket pods. She is going to be the CAS “Hell Duck” for when the Marines hit the beach and the enemy suddenly realized they should have gotten Aflac.
Quackerhonk
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What power pack and do you have plans??
Brian B
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Oohhh, I love love love that design!
I've been considering making the original design in balsa. I have a problem with nosing over my tail draggers on landings, this would sure solve that!
Mr Man
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Take off the landing gear, and you’ve got……. A hotliner.
short_nathan
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Update: I built the FT P-40 a while ago, and decided that I was ready for a Master Series plane, of course, the FT Corsair (I also have a friend who hates that all my builds look boxy). I had everything ready, even the electronics, until I saw the Wooden Spar. Does it HAVE to be wood or can I just use reinforced Foamboard?
Mr Man
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If you don’t do any high G’ maneuvers. You should be good. I would personally still use a bunch of popsicle sticks though. 👍
short_nathan
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That's what I thought, I'm a scale flying kinda guy, thanks! The edges will be SO reinforced!
short_nathan
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Guys, how smart would it be to modify the nnF-16 chuck glider to work with the FT EZ power pack!
Mr Man
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Wise, and cool. 😁
It can be done. I did that a few years ago. I think it was around the same time a lot of us were experimenting with EZ packs. It didn't look great because I just taped everything on to it. I think I had to cut a slot in the wing for the board to fit. Added a 1mm deep score cut to adjust the elevators up a bit.
With the extra power of the latest V2 EZ pack you might be able to make it a tiny bit larger.
Houndpup Rc
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Hmmm.....Just be VERY careful on your landings!
Houndpup Rc
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BTW I find that the Corsair has a tendency to "grab" the ground with the front of its wings so be sure tom flare when landing.
short_nathan
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Yo guys, my FT EZ Power Pack doesn't work! 🥺 It always yaws left (or was it right) for no absolute reason. On tests, it works fine, but when I actually put it on a plane, well. Nope. Also, building the Corsair has been a pain and its coming out with the same quality as my first build. But it's turning out fine (enough), and looks beautiful (sadly I painted the fuselage wrong and now it's all wrinkled, but I can solve that, but, EXTRA WEIGHT). Alos, last time I flew, all my flights ended in disaster. The P-40's Power Pack flew off when I finally got it in the air and lost my E-Flite T-28 1.1m that I had just painted like the OG Parkzone one in a River. I discovered that I did something wrong: I didn't have a Throw-Around plane to have fun with when things go VERY wrong, so after building the Corsair, I might build an FT-22 or some other Prop-Slot jet like the F-18.
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