The Best It Will Ever Look

[TheFlyingBrit]

Looks good in the air though

 

[Mr NCT]

Having just watched your video with the FT mini version of the Corsair, I am now feeling nervous about flying this one I just bought with an Enya 30ss 2 stroke in it. Particularly as its set up as a belly lander with no landing gear.
I will need somewhere with a nice patch of long grass to land it, or need to retro-fit some landing gear ideally retracts. My experience with props hitting the ground and demolishing front ends, make me wary of belly landers.
Corsair's are not renowned for being nice stable planes to fly, come to face it most classic scale war birds are the same. I suppose if you want a nice stable controlled flight its best sticking with trainers.
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Ian, that looks too nice to crash. Maybe it's finally time to try one of these: https://store.flitetest.com/flite-test-aura-light/?
Just stirring the pot, brother!

 

[TheFlyingBrit]

Ian, that looks too nice to crash. Maybe it's finally time to try one of these: https://store.flitetest.com/flite-test-aura-light/?
Just stirring the pot, brother!

Hey pal I already have a flight stabilisation module the one below, bought it ages ago and never used it. I have fortunately never felt the need to use it . Bought it to fit on a 3D profile model I bought for my son "The Hobby King Hummer", its still in the box in my attic needing assembly. As my son has other commitments these days and doesn't fly anymore, it will probably just sit there collecting dust.

Its not the flying of the Corsair that worries me, I can handle that. Landing a belly lander is always risky, in case the prop hits the ground first and digs in. There are a couple of scenarios, all of which impart various degrees of damage to the plane as a result.
So either I fly it somewhere with a bed of long grass to land it on, or modify the plane to accept landing gear. Then I have two options: fit retracts (tricky to retro fit on a model and adds extra weight), or fit a fixed landing gear which spoils the aesthetics and to some extent the handling in the air.

 

[Mr NCT]

Just finished my 150% FT DR1v2. It has: ailerons, shaped wings ala John Overstreet, rounded sides behind the cowl and a "C" pack motor with 2200 3s battery. Now to wait for the perfect day for the maiden flight.

 

[Mr NCT]

Two of these things belong together,
Two of these things are kind of the same.
Can you guess which one is doing it's own thing?
Now it's time to play our game!

 

[mastermalpass]

I didn't realise the new brown one was your third triplane! You got a flying circus coming along.

 

[Mr NCT]

I didn't realise the new brown one was your third triplane! You got a flying circus coming along.

LOL, it's actually number 6. I've done 3 minis trying different skins and techniques and 3 150% DR1s with different wings & aileron configurations. It might be time for an intervention.

 

[FoamyDM]

This is the first plane I’ve ever painted to look like a beagle!
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I love LOVE LOVE!!! this design.

 

[Mr NCT]

I love LOVE LOVE!!! this design.

On wing #3 and still flying!!

 

[TheFlyingBrit]

Two of these things belong together,
Two of these things are kind of the same.
Can you guess which one is doing it's own thing?
Now it's time to play our game!

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About time you ditched the other two wings and went mono. Hope you didn't put a flight controller in the F22 .

 

[Mr NCT]

About time you ditched the other two wings and went mono. Hope you didn't put a flight controller in the F22 .

Of course I put an Aura in it. I can't fly. I just turn on the spinney thing in the front, throw it in the air and hope the electronics take over.

 

[Mr NCT]

I didn't realise the new brown one was your third triplane! You got a flying circus coming along.

I'm ready to start scavenging old planes for parts so I thought I'd take a family photo before dismemberment.

 

[Monte.C]

I'm ready to start scavenging old planes for parts so I thought I'd take a family photo before dismemberment.

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Dude you've been on a tear with those triplanes! And each one cooler than the last.

 

[Ligbaer]

https://forum.flitetest.com/index.p...ommunity-challenge-–-wwi-“dawn-patrol”.69196/

 

[Ligbaer]

https://forum.flitetest.com/index.php?threads/flite-fest-2022-community-challenge-–-wwi-“dawn-patrol”.69196/

@Mr NCT
maybe enter?

 

[Mr NCT]

Everybody raves about the Scout and since it's not flying weather today.....
With a 1300 3s battery I'm going to have to add some weight to the tail but it's still under the suggested AUW.

 

[CrshNBrn]

I'm ready to start scavenging old planes for parts so I thought I'd take a family photo before dismemberment.

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That's a hard decision to scrap some of your squadron. I'm getting to that point, too. Sorry for your loss. May their guts rise again!

 

[TheFlyingBrit]

Everybody raves about the Scout and since it's not flying weather today.....
With a 1300 3s battery I'm going to have to add some weight to the tail but it's still under the suggested AUW.

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About time you progressed to a real plane LOL

 

[Mr NCT]

About time you progressed to a real plane LOL

You ARE a grumpy old git

 

[Monte.C]

About time you progressed to a real plane LOL

Yeah like a FT Flier!