Bluecor Corsair

On Ezonemag Woodchuck mentioned that he would like to see a corsair. It is hard for me to pass up a challenge, but I promise the next thing will be a step by step tutorial page for a simple indoor/outdoor slow flyer. The corsair wings were challenging. Here are the pix for the raw model. For larger pictures click on the pictures.



Painted UP


Test Flight

It was blowing about 10 mph gusting to 15 or 20, much harder than I usually venture out in, but I had to check it out. I knew from the Zero that it could probably handle it. I put 1-1/2 batteries through it before I decided I had had enough. It flew as well as I could imagine for the weather. At one point a gust pushed it inverted about 10 feet off the ground. I thought it would bite the ground pretty hard, but I pulled out 10 inches off the deck.

When is calmed a bit I tried it out with a 280 direct drive. It flew well but had much shorter battery life. When I get true calm conditions I will try out slow flying with a dx-a gearbox and a slower prop. I love the way this plane looks a few feet off the ground, zooming over the contour.


STATS
Wingspan: 36"
Chord: 8" at root Airfoil shape: under cambered Length: 25"
Weight: 9.3 oz , Painted ready to fly with 8 cell 280mah nihm battery.
Speed: Faster than the litestick.
Build time: 4 hours or less plus glue time
Tools: Razor knife - Ruler
Material: Bluecor 1/4" foam insulation - tape - Probond Glue - Wood stick for motor - Music wire and control horns
Power Plant: M100 gearbox motor and prop
Servo's: 2 GWS Naro
Cost of airframe minus electronics/motor $1.00


Check out the first in the series The Tin Donkey
Check out the second in the series The Little Red Trainer.
Check out the third in the series The Fokker D VIII
Check out the Fourth in the series The Rohrbach Roland.
Check out the Fifth in the series Zippy
Check out the Sixth in the series a Cheap Stealth
Check out the Seventh/Eighth in the series The newest.
Check out the Ninth in the series a Biplane.
Check out the Tenth in the series a Zero
Check out the Eleventh in the series a 1908 Antoinette.
Finally #13 is Catsup and Mustard a faster aileron plane..
Here is #14, Homemade Brushless Testbed - motor made from an old cdrom drive.
Airplanes by Jonathan Townsend - email - jon@jastown.com