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Title: Jack Weedman designed profile F4U-1 Corsair
Post by: Lynn Weedman on June 27, 2010, 12:14:16 PM
My dad Jack & my brother Tom (in the picture) just finished this Profile F4U-1 Corsair.

Aircraft specs: wing span 45"
                       length        32"
                       weight        32oz.
                       engine        OS Max FP 40 reworked by Byron Barker
                       finish          Brodak over silkspan & carbon fiber
Scheduled first fight this afternoon if the weather cooperates.
More to come......................

Lynn Weedman VP X47FLYERS
Title: Re: Jack Weedman designed profile F4U-1 Corsair
Post by: Will Davis on June 27, 2010, 12:34:57 PM
Ba  Ba  Black  Sheep !!.

Everbody has to love the Corsair, I really like the bellcrank mount, bet you will not pull that one out in a pull test , easy to service controls  too

Very nice

Will
Title: Re: Jack Weedman designed profile F4U-1 Corsair
Post by: Leester on June 27, 2010, 12:35:52 PM
That looks Great, I hope the weather works out for you. Good Luck
Title: Re: Jack Weedman designed profile F4U-1 Corsair
Post by: Chuck Feldman on June 27, 2010, 02:06:05 PM
Good luck with this great looking model. Very proper (Navy) for the area you live in. I like the innovations that they put in it.

Chuck
Title: Re: Jack Weedman designed profile F4U-1 Corsair
Post by: Michael Boucher on June 27, 2010, 04:17:22 PM
Hope VMF 214 takes to the air on Sunday!
Title: Re: Jack Weedman designed profile F4U-1 Corsair
Post by: tom_weedman on June 27, 2010, 08:21:58 PM
Well the corsair made three missions over the field and returned home safe with out A scratch.I piloted it twice and my son TJ made the third flite . It will do wingovers -loops squares and inverted flite A little more triming and it will be ready for battle at the next contest. We have three more planes coming out of the shop in the next two weeks A scratch built hellcat A F14 TOMCAT A F-8 CRUSADER Dad keeps me hard at the grind stone and I love my time with him
THANKS
           TOM WEEDMAN 63672
Title: Re: Jack Weedman designed profile F4U-1 Corsair
Post by: wwwarbird on June 27, 2010, 09:21:52 PM
 Great looking Corsair! Please make sure and show us some pics of the other upcoming models you've mentioned too. Cool stuff!
Title: Re: Jack Weedman designed profile F4U-1 Corsair
Post by: Chuck Feldman on June 28, 2010, 09:57:59 AM
Ty,

That is very interesting. Did not the Franklin get underway and return to the Navy yard in Brooklyn NY after it was hit?

Chuck Feldman
614 th ACWRON
Cherry Point MCAS
Title: Re: Jack Weedman designed profile F4U-1 Corsair
Post by: Michael Boucher on June 28, 2010, 10:26:21 AM
Hi Ty, Thanks for the information on the USS Franklin. Do you know anything about the USS Shamrock Cove?  I believe that was the name of the ship. Thanks, Mike
Title: Re: Jack Weedman designed profile F4U-1 Corsair
Post by: john e. holliday on June 28, 2010, 10:52:11 AM
I love Corsairs and this one is nice.  Really nice. H^^
Title: Re: Jack Weedman designed profile F4U-1 Corsair
Post by: wwwarbird on June 28, 2010, 05:00:33 PM
 Do you have any construction photos on this one?
Title: Re: Jack Weedman designed profile F4U-1 Corsair
Post by: tom_weedman on June 28, 2010, 05:28:32 PM
sure do every time I build A model I take photos will post them when I locate them this wing was built on the control line central wing jig it was built in three nights. The ribs are from Charlie Parots P47 good airfoil plans are from A blown up Guillows model
 thanks TOM WEEDMAN 63672
Title: Re: Jack Weedman designed profile F4U-1 Corsair
Post by: Michael Boucher on June 28, 2010, 08:31:43 PM
Thank you, Ty.  :)
Title: Re: Jack Weedman designed profile F4U-1 Corsair
Post by: W.D. Roland on June 29, 2010, 12:26:29 PM
Hey Weed!
That is one nice looking airplane! #^.

Have always wondered how a bent wing would do in stunt.
Do you notice it in the flight characteristics?

David
Title: Re: Jack Weedman designed profile F4U-1 Corsair
Post by: tom_weedman on June 29, 2010, 05:24:17 PM
Hey Weed!
That is one nice looking airplane! #^.

Have always wondered how a bent wing would do in stunt.
Do you notice it in the flight characteristics?

David     
         Could not tell it seems to be tail heavy turns real quick glides real good when the motor shut down like I said it still needs some trimming
      thanks TOM WEEDMAN ama 63672
Title: Re: Jack Weedman designed profile F4U-1 Corsair
Post by: Eric Viglione on June 29, 2010, 10:29:56 PM
Hey Tom, Looks really neat!!!! Maybe we'll get to see it fly at our November contest? Hope you can make it again.
EricV
Title: Re: Jack Weedman designed profile F4U-1 Corsair
Post by: tom_weedman on June 30, 2010, 03:14:17 PM
Hey Tom, Looks really neat!!!! Maybe we'll get to see it fly at our November contest? Hope you can make it again.
EricV
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Yes Eric we will be there enjoyed it last year will be bringing the hole gang this year maybe ten of us will be able to make it
          TOM WEEDMAN  63672