This will make it much easier to get good pressure on the bottom joints. You will probably want to just score the wing openings and leave the foam in place while gluing up the fuselage. The bottom of the fuselage is a B-style fold, as usual. The fuselage of the F4U Corsair goes together in the same way as the Spitfire and other Flite Test swappables. This model uses David Windestål's undercambered wingtip design from the Spitfire to to overcome these challenges, resulting in a very stable, predictable airframe. If the pilot applied power suddenly in an aborted landing, it would drop the port wing, with similar results. It would drop the starboard wing abruptly and enter a spin. The original corsair killed a lot of airmen due to its abrupt stall characteristic.

The original plane actually had about 2.5 degrees of down thrust. You may also wish to experiment with down-thrust on the motor. If you don't want this, you can cut the wing opening flat in yours so the wing sits level, and it will behave more like other swappables. This makes it climb with airspeed, and results in scale behavior. The wing is mounted with about two degrees of positive incidence, just like the original plane. We, however, are using a small electric motor, so to keep the build simple and to use a standard swappable power pod, the sides of the fuselage in this model are flat. The original, of course, had a round nose to accomodate the Pratt and Whitney Double Wasp radial engine. The profile of the fuselage, and the shape and geometry of the wings and control surfaces are very close to those of the original plane.

This model of the Chance Vought F4U Corsair is scaled from the original F4U-1A structural schematics. There's a detailed video later in this article to walk you through the process. The wing is the only part of this model that's challenging to build. Download the plans at the end of this article and get building!

If you've been waiting for a downloadable F4U Corsair swappable, wait no further.

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