RBC F4U-5 Corsair Kit

F4U-5 Corsair

Designed By Luc Dietvorst

      Design Features:

All Formers And Ribs CNC Cut

Unique Tab Lock Design

Two Piece Design Easy transportation

Motor/Battery compartment Easy accessible

Battery Access Through fuselage opening

      Specifications:

Wing Area: 53 dm2

Wing Span; 1665 mm

Flight Weight: Starts at 4800 grams

6 Channel Controls

      Kit Includes:

download Instructions here

Full Size Rolled Cad Plans With All Parts Shown

Vacu formed motor cowl,canopy

242 cnc cut parts in ply and balsa

Balsa sheet and stringers

Designed for rotating retracts.

Required to Complete:

6 Channel Radio.Light weight Receiver:

Electric retract set rotating , wheels 100mm tail retract set small and a 45mm wheel

Light weight Servos: About 13grams (6x ailerons elevator flaps and rudder)

You need Control Horns , Steering Cables,Hinges,small parts,aluminium sheet for retract doors
There is no hardware in the Corsair kit

Motor: type SK3-5055-430KV turnigy or Flightline 5055-340KV 

75 amp controller, 

Some paint,glass finish

Battery:   6s5000 lipo

Thick and Thin CA glue 5-6 bottles

Grass or concrete airfield 

All info for retracts ,motor etc is on the drawing, The Corsair is a really fine flyer

all wood build very hard  but rewarding and great fun

There are a lot of cnc cut sheets of ply and balsa in the kit (242 cnccut parts)
2 vacuum formed parts and a large 1:1 drawing

This kit is a hardcore builders kit and takes a lot of time you need experience

The midpiece is the hardest part but build on a included build mould
we sheeted it with 1,5mm sheeting in 1 go,but strip is also easy

Additional items required to complete this kit.