hanger9 corsair

[Roadhammer]

looking at getting this plane just wonderen about the pro's and con's of this plane building and flying/landing

[groundcrew]

the stock rotating retracts suck..consider a upgrade.

[Ramz]

looking at getting this plane just wonderen about the pro's and con's of this plane building and flying/landing

here is a link to the manual for the Corsair if you want to see what all is involved in putting it together: http://www.horizonhobby.com/ProdInfo/Files/HAN2575-manual.pdf

[Jollidude]

A fellow in our club had one. It flew great with a Saito 100. More than enough power.

Cheers!

Jollidude

[Ramz]

i have an ASP 91 in a hangar 9 spitfire and it is a fantastic engine...especially for the 120$. Sounds like it would be a good match for the Corsair.

[vettster]

I have the CMP version. Its slightly bigger. What I can tell you is.. becouse the fuse is so much shorter than something like a Mustang.. the tail does come up quickly. If you have to much throw in the elevator, you will have a tendancey to over control and maybe lift off to early. Set a low rate for take off. Build up speed and let the wings do the work. I know a couple of guys that have this plane and they said it goes together without issue. As with all ARFs, make sure you reinforce the firewall and the wing bolt area. There are many diffrent makes of retracts on the market. Pick one and enjoy

Hope this helps

Trevor

[Max]

looking at getting this plane just wonderen about the pro's and con's of this plane building and flying/landing

I have both the H9 Corsair and the TF gold edition kit corsair.

What surprises me about the H9 Corsair ARF is how well it flies. It is a warbird, so you have to keep your speed up, especially on final approach and landing. But otherwise, this is a very well behaved bird. The only beef I have about the H9 Corsair is the lack of flaps. If you have a long runway and can set-up for a smooth approach and bleed off the airspeed for touchdown, it is not too bad. But you will use up the entire runway. Short field landings will have to be steep and it will plonk down kinda rough. That is why I would prefer to have flaps. A fellow H9 Corsair flier here in RCC has an article on converting his here:

http://www.rccanada.ca/rccforum/showthread.php?t=116759

I would love to do this on mine, but I dont have the time. (plus my TF corsair already has flaps) So for me, I will keep flying it without the flaps. All in all, not having the flaps is not as bad as it sounds, since I am choosing to just leave mine alone.

My H9 F4U has an ASP 108 2stroke engine in it. That provides more than enough power IMHO. While in flight, it moves along pretty quick at 1/2 throttle, I rarely fly it at full throttle unless I am doing a low pass and zoom climb, in which case its balls-to-the-wall.

Unlike others here, I find the stock retracts are fine. Once the retract servo was set up, I have never had to touch or adjust the retracts at all since.

The final "WATCHOUT" that I have about this plane is the way the aileron servos are mounted in the plane. The servos are mounted on a hatch, and the hatch is screwed into the wing. I had a situation when I was flying the F4U and noticed something hanging down from one wing- it was the servo/hatch assembly. Fortunately I came in for an emergency landing without incident. Upon inspection, I discovered that 3 of the 4 screws had vibrated out, but luckily there was one screw still holding the hatch in position, even though it was hanging down quite a bit. In spite of this, I still had enough control to keep the plane under control. So make sure you check and double check that these screws are tight, if not change the screws or (as in my case) i glued a piece of toothpick into the holes where the screw goes to rejuvenate the threads. In contrast, my FT Corsair has the servos mounted in the wing and a hatch covering the assembly, so if the hatch bows off, its no big deal....

All in all, I would recommend this plane without reservation if you are looking for an ARF Corsair.

[Dangaras]

I converted mine to electric & I am very happy. I had a lot of issues getting her properly balanced. The battery position is critical. Too far foward & she is nose heavy, stable in flight but noses over very easily during taxi or landings. Too far back and she is very unstable porpoising a lot more than I find comfortable.

If you fly too slowly she seddenly drops her left wing or her nose and is a bi**h to recover, if you are too low, too bad, so sad!!!!! Speed is your friend, so landings can be hairy.

The ailerons and elevator are very sensitive. I had to add a crapload of expo and low-low-low rates to fly her smoothly. I also have to pay VERY close attention while flying to make sure she goes where I want...

The stock gear either work or suck a$$.. If you have a hard landing thsat hits the gear, there is a good chance you have no option but to replace it. My first set never worked right after the first rough touch down. The 2nd set works perfectly but wont retract fully....

rclander.com has released a set of electric rotating 90 degree gear that is perfect for this corsair. I am waiting for the US reseller to put them up for sale.

This is my second & favorite bird..... Recommend to anyone who is looking for one.