Looking inside those wing panels and last weeks tail wheel work, I have so much respect for what you've done. The details and nuances are unreal. P.s. I'm Happy..
My first comment, I love all the details you are doing. I don’t have the ability to do that! I did get to fly my Bonanza this morning with my wife. Keep up the good w
Awesome. Keep up the good work. Very interesting With the rough weather coming in. You can get plenty of your indoor plane projects done. Time to fly that girl!! Plenty of those $100.00 cheeseburgers fly ins in your future!!
Tip. Use an amp meter/clamp meter and record the peak draw of the retracts. Then multiply that with 1.5~2 and you have the correct fuse. For the trigger switches you can also bend the outmost half of the blade/leaf spring (or whatever that thing is called) to adjust them a little.
Seeing this notification up above the notification for the recent post from the battleship New Jersey Channel in dry dock, is just so great. This project is so amazing.
@@Mike-ff7ib Honestly, you're are probably right. When given the actual airplane itself was a nightmare to fly on a good day with no bullets, and given the center of balance and add in the gull wings to accommodate a massive prop... Only the the best could tame let alone control that beast. But give the guy some credit here. I don't see anyone trying to recreate what it is like to fly a homemade F4U Corsair.
@@andrewhardage6561 hes a very talented builder without question. Its not easy. My only 1 thing I have a problem with is hes string along several followers with broken promises. Nothing wrong with tinkering and improving his build with no intentions to fly, but I only wish he was more upfront about that, instead of always telling people "soon" indefinitely. There is a video by the way of a home built corsair that has been flying. If I can find that video I'll update this msg with a link. Here you go: czcams.com/video/veLG_qcAyRc/video.htmlsi=Ofmp_u6VV3EnJD7R
My son is planning on entering the field of aerospace engineering after graduation of high school next year (The kid's got way more brain power than I ever did lol). We just visited the University of Dayton today and will be visiting others soon. I've been telling him about your build and suggesting he watch your videos from when you started. I think it would be a good learning experience. When you've run into issues I want him to stop the video and discuss how he might solve the problem, then continue watching and see how the problem was actually resolved just to get him thinking.
You can't go wrong with an engineering degree. I think he might have made a comment on the last video. A young guy said he was going to go to an engineering school.
The story on the difficulty of creating the blue LED is very interesting. The guy that figured it out got crumbs for it compared to what that blue LED did for humanity. Look it up.
Yep! Keep going Pal. Can't say I've built a plane in my backyard from ground up! Not many can. Been a process for sure but jeez dude. Brilliant. Sometimes little things trip you up! Stop, think. Answers will come. Always do. Just take a minute. My great grandfather built a helicopter from scratch in the late 70's in his back yard. . Same process.. Just make it work.
I heard you say microswitches and my first thought was "vibrations". When installing such devices, make sure you account for vibrations. I'm probably saying something that you don't actually need to account for as much, but I think it's a good thing to keep in mind. I don't work in aircraft so what do I know? Anyway it looks great!
Well that’s pretty cool ! Anyone know the max extension/retraction speed? Looks like the initial extension could create some useful drag, especially if the speed is high.
Hi Don. I'm wondering if you have thought of changing the round rubber wheel strut covers on the wings, to a more streamlined and visually appealing teardrop design? You could add a red coloured pin that pops up from it as well that visually shows the gear up. Same idea some fighters used for the folding wing locks. Just a thought. Looking good though!
If you were to go back to my earlier videos, you would have seen that I did make them tear dropped shaped. But over time, the fiberglass moved and shrunk, and the gear hit them. So I had to do this set up. This is what the plans called for. The problem is the wings aren't thick enough to get the gear retrack toggles to fit without clearance.
Great video, I hope I'm leaving a constructive comment. I noticed your gear switch seems really easy to move, you can add a switch guard, a half-moon shaped piece of aluminum both sides just wide enough for your finger, to keep from hitting it by accident.
Beautiful and very meticulous work. I have a concern for the longevity of the metal strip actuators on your micro switches. I've seen these fail in high vibration environments. If that were to happen your gear sequencing would be lost. Do you have a provision to extend the gear with a simple push button override that would push it through the doors to get you and this beautiful bird on the ground in one piece?
The trigger arm on the switches can be trimmed off. Some of them are already cut down. I have a plan to install a Co2 blow down set up. I will install it some time in the future.
I can’t remembered, but when the circuit breakers tripped, did they only trip in the up position. As in against gravity. I don’t know and I’m sure you’re thinking about this, but I think it would be good to know how many amps are actually going through to the gear hydraulic pumps. I think that might be good to know. NWR😊
The breaker tripped when the gear was at it's full up or down, but the limit switches weren't tripping and turning off the pump. So the pump was at full load.
If you own a fixed gear airplane, you end up owning one jack, if you own a retractable gear airplane, you end up owning 3 jacks, a tail stand... ...and sometimes a bent prop...
@9:51... Beechcraft Sundowner, registered to the Beech Club (and they seemed to float that plane a long way). Regarding paying taxes... Never pay them any earlier than you need to! So, is it necessary to have the Blue indicators, or would Green, Red, Dark suffice? I know it's your personal preference, but the LED's seem to be a bit finnecky, with the different colors and input voltages.
I'm curious now about the full size F4U, because I know the landing gear were partially deployed to ace as a dive brake. I've always imagined the little leg covers (yours have the stenciled "86" on them, were the brakes, sort of a airflow/airbrake. What I don't understand would be how Vought handled the gear doors, or if the wheel lowering was delayed compared with the leg covers?
Yes the gear would be extended as well as 50 degrees of flaps to do dives for bombings. It would slow them down and make them more stable. The doors would be full open as well. They were mechanically tired to the gear.
With the wheels outboard of the strut, I would think you need a 1/16 " to 3/32" of tow in. The placement of the wheels will naturally tow out when rolling fwd. Which would bring your tow to 0 ish. What shuts the wheel doors hydraulic or mechanical?
Such a small problem becomes a detailed problem preventing Suesy Bell from flying like an eagal. I have a question, Don. How come the landing gear doors don't close after the landing gear is completely up? It's cool how they twist up flat into the wings. I got my taxes done 04/13/24. I am receiving a messely $6.00 refund this year. I still had to pay $100.00 for someone to file my taxes. Love to see everything fixed soon. I want to see you go flat out in a dive. I want to see if Suesy Bell can scream, "WISTLING DEATH!"
Yes the pump came from a 95 Mustang convertible. The cylinders were came from Power Drives in Buffalo New York. They seem to have gone out of business. I think Bimba make small ones.
Ive been following this channel for several years now. Ive been tempted to get a set of plans from WAR. What are your opinions on the plan? Are they easy to follow and work with?
@@Dynodon64 If you ever find "free" or down time I would love to see you make a video showing the plans and discuss your thoughts on them. I don't see anything like that on the internet.
These minor bugs need fixed before test flying. Most of the minor bugs I have come into would not have been good to fly. The air filter turbulence to the MAF sensor, and a sticking thermostat, just to name a couple. Both could have been fatal. Testing doesn't just mean flying. Ground handling has shown me these problems.
You will never fly this contraption! You ramble on in your monotone voice and nothing happens! You're building a giant model. It's a good thing this isn't WWII... we'd of still been flying bi-planes! No more videos wasting time, until it flies... which it never will! Model by Revell!😆
Love following your progress. Slow and steady wins the race!
Thanks.
A steady and deliberate approach wins every time.
Perfectly describes my dad. Took me a very long time to get it.
Whatever it takes. K.I.S.S. like they say. Keep It Simple Stupid. Don't make it more complex than needed.
Looking inside those wing panels and last weeks tail wheel work, I have so much respect for what you've done. The details and nuances are unreal.
P.s. I'm Happy..
My first comment, I love all the details you are doing. I don’t have the ability to do that! I did get to fly my Bonanza this morning with my wife. Keep up the good w
Thank you.
Awesome. Keep up the good work. Very interesting
With the rough weather coming in. You can get plenty of your indoor plane projects done.
Time to fly that girl!!
Plenty of those $100.00 cheeseburgers fly ins in your future!!
We have been lucky this year with warm weather, Usually it would be too cold to work outside so early in the season.
Tip. Use an amp meter/clamp meter and record the peak draw of the retracts. Then multiply that with 1.5~2 and you have the correct fuse. For the trigger switches you can also bend the outmost half of the blade/leaf spring (or whatever that thing is called) to adjust them a little.
Very interesting! Everything I've owned or flown has had fixed gear, and I hadn't considered the complexity involved with retractable gear.
This gear is even more complex, due to the rotation of the lower gear legs.
Nice job with that cool gear retract/extend. That's so Corsair, so F4U. That's fun to watch.
It is something to see.
Awesome D《☆》Well done👍🏾☕🤳It sounds like a Piper Hydraulic pump. Happy Tax Season eh✌🏼😎☯️
You have the gear working very nice! I look forward to seeing the gear doors sequencing too!
Stay strong Dan!!!! Keep on trucking!!!! 🪽🪽🪽🪽🪽🪽🪽
Seeing this notification up above the notification for the recent post from the battleship New Jersey Channel in dry dock, is just so great. This project is so amazing.
Thanks.
I can't wait to see this thing fly!
You're never going to see it fly. He tinkers with it. There is no plans to ever fly it.
@@Mike-ff7ib Honestly, you're are probably right. When given the actual airplane itself was a nightmare to fly on a good day with no bullets, and given the center of balance and add in the gull wings to accommodate a massive prop... Only the the best could tame let alone control that beast.
But give the guy some credit here. I don't see anyone trying to recreate what it is like to fly a homemade F4U Corsair.
@@andrewhardage6561 hes a very talented builder without question. Its not easy. My only 1 thing I have a problem with is hes string along several followers with broken promises. Nothing wrong with tinkering and improving his build with no intentions to fly, but I only wish he was more upfront about that, instead of always telling people "soon" indefinitely. There is a video by the way of a home built corsair that has been flying. If I can find that video I'll update this msg with a link.
Here you go:
czcams.com/video/veLG_qcAyRc/video.htmlsi=Ofmp_u6VV3EnJD7R
Patience is a Virtue 👍
My son is planning on entering the field of aerospace engineering after graduation of high school next year (The kid's got way more brain power than I ever did lol). We just visited the University of Dayton today and will be visiting others soon. I've been telling him about your build and suggesting he watch your videos from when you started. I think it would be a good learning experience. When you've run into issues I want him to stop the video and discuss how he might solve the problem, then continue watching and see how the problem was actually resolved just to get him thinking.
Might consider Embry Riddle in Daytona
You can't go wrong with an engineering degree. I think he might have made a comment on the last video. A young guy said he was going to go to an engineering school.
Slow but sure wins the game… enjoy your videos… looking forward to seeing you fly it… keep the videos coming😊
Thanks for coming back.
It’s coming along nicely.😊
Glad to see your keeping up the project, really am looking forward to seeing it fly some day
I enjoy your video's. What a bunch of work! It is one cool looking little airplane. Keep the video's coming!
The story on the difficulty of creating the blue LED is very interesting. The guy that figured it out got crumbs for it compared to what that blue LED did for humanity.
Look it up.
👍👍 getting closer each time to lift off!
that just looks sooo damn good Don 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼✔️way to go
Thanks.
All the best
Awesome gear retraction
All quality!
Thanks for the update Don.Looking good ! 👍🏻
She's looking real good Don, love watching that gear doing its thing!
Yep! Keep going Pal. Can't say I've built a plane in my backyard from ground up! Not many can. Been a process for sure but jeez dude. Brilliant. Sometimes little things trip you up! Stop, think. Answers will come. Always do. Just take a minute. My great grandfather built a helicopter from scratch in the late 70's in his back yard. . Same process.. Just make it work.
Just some small attention to details, and it will be fine.
And they rotate. Freakin awesome
Just like the real ones did.
Awesome! Glad that wire was good :) it never gets old seeing that landing gear retract, so cool!
Love it! cant wait to see it in the air!
Nicely done dyno
Keep up the good work can't wait to see this thing fly
Looking good!
Best to test on the ground, less surprises
Very satisfying gear action.
It is a neat thing to see.
Looking good Don!!
Thanks for the great videos Don.
I heard you say microswitches and my first thought was "vibrations". When installing such devices, make sure you account for vibrations. I'm probably saying something that you don't actually need to account for as much, but I think it's a good thing to keep in mind. I don't work in aircraft so what do I know?
Anyway it looks great!
Hope to see it fly.
Well that’s pretty cool ! Anyone know the max extension/retraction speed? Looks like the initial extension could create some useful drag, especially if the speed is high.
It takes @ 4-5 seconds.
@@Dynodon64 sorry I meant airspeed. Is there a max airspeed for the doors etc.
@@toddfleury7324 I have no idea for max speeds with gear doors down. I will probably stay under 100 mph for putting the gear down.
Hi Don. I'm wondering if you have thought of changing the round rubber wheel strut covers on the wings, to a more streamlined and visually appealing teardrop design? You could add a red coloured pin that pops up from it as well that visually shows the gear up. Same idea some fighters used for the folding wing locks. Just a thought. Looking good though!
If you were to go back to my earlier videos, you would have seen that I did make them tear dropped shaped. But over time, the fiberglass moved and shrunk, and the gear hit them. So I had to do this set up. This is what the plans called for. The problem is the wings aren't thick enough to get the gear retrack toggles to fit without clearance.
U need to tell jeff foxworthy to quit interupting your video!!! Lol. 😅 that landing gear is sweet Don. Looking forward to the maiden.
Great video, I hope I'm leaving a constructive comment. I noticed your gear switch seems really easy to move, you can add a switch guard, a half-moon shaped piece of aluminum both sides just wide enough for your finger, to keep from hitting it by accident.
The gear switch has to be pulled out before it can move up or down. You can't just flip it.
Beautiful and very meticulous work. I have a concern for the longevity of the metal strip actuators on your micro switches. I've seen these fail in high vibration environments. If that were to happen your gear sequencing would be lost. Do you have a provision to extend the gear with a simple push button override that would push it through the doors to get you and this beautiful bird on the ground in one piece?
The trigger arm on the switches can be trimmed off. Some of them are already cut down. I have a plan to install a Co2 blow down set up. I will install it some time in the future.
I can’t remembered, but when the circuit breakers tripped, did they only trip in the up position. As in against gravity. I don’t know and I’m sure you’re thinking about this, but I think it would be good to know how many amps are actually going through to the gear hydraulic pumps. I think that might be good to know. NWR😊
The breaker tripped when the gear was at it's full up or down, but the limit switches weren't tripping and turning off the pump. So the pump was at full load.
If you own a fixed gear airplane, you end up owning one jack, if you own a retractable gear airplane, you end up owning 3 jacks, a tail stand... ...and sometimes a bent prop...
I need to build the second jack. I already made one.
@9:51... Beechcraft Sundowner, registered to the Beech Club (and they seemed to float that plane a long way). Regarding paying taxes... Never pay them any earlier than you need to! So, is it necessary to have the Blue indicators, or would Green, Red, Dark suffice? I know it's your personal preference, but the LED's seem to be a bit finnecky, with the different colors and input voltages.
The LEDs will be fine. I was just trying to turn down the intensity. All LEDs need a minimum voltage.
I'm curious now about the full size F4U, because I know the landing gear were partially deployed to ace as a dive brake. I've always imagined the little leg covers (yours have the stenciled "86" on them, were the brakes, sort of a airflow/airbrake. What I don't understand would be how Vought handled the gear doors, or if the wheel lowering was delayed compared with the leg covers?
Yes the gear would be extended as well as 50 degrees of flaps to do dives for bombings. It would slow them down and make them more stable. The doors would be full open as well. They were mechanically tired to the gear.
With the wheels outboard of the strut, I would think you need a 1/16 " to 3/32" of tow in. The placement of the wheels will naturally tow out when rolling fwd. Which would bring your tow to 0 ish.
What shuts the wheel doors hydraulic or mechanical?
Toe out is a better way to do it on a tail dragger plane. Right now they are @ .8 degrees out. The gear doors are mechanical.
Such a small problem becomes a detailed problem preventing Suesy Bell from flying like an eagal.
I have a question, Don. How come the landing gear doors don't close after the landing gear is completely up? It's cool how they twist up flat into the wings.
I got my taxes done 04/13/24. I am receiving a messely $6.00 refund this year. I still had to pay $100.00 for someone to file my taxes.
Love to see everything fixed soon. I want to see you go flat out in a dive. I want to see if Suesy Bell can scream, "WISTLING DEATH!"
I disconnected the doors to watch the gear easier. Plus one door on each side was hitting. Some clearance will be needed.
@@Dynodon64 Great info. Thank you, Don.
Good stuff as usual! Did you say that your hydraulic pump was sourced from a convertable? and where did you get the hydraulic cylinders ?
Yes the pump came from a 95 Mustang convertible. The cylinders were came from Power Drives in Buffalo New York. They seem to have gone out of business. I think Bimba make small ones.
How’s the tailwheel sign off coming?
Is this a smaller scale of the original? Is this a “kit” vs real frame?
This is a 1/2 scale replica built from plans, Scratch built. War Aircraft Replicas sells the plans.
when do you thick you will get it to fly
It will fly this year. What exact day, I don't know.
Ive been following this channel for several years now. Ive been tempted to get a set of plans from WAR. What are your opinions on the plan? Are they easy to follow and work with?
They are the best I have ever seen. Everything is drawn to full scale. You build over then just like an R/C model.
@@Dynodon64 How about cutting and shaping the foam? Was that difficult to do?
@@KeithBNimble Just the gull in the wings was the hardest. But easier than I thought.
@@Dynodon64 If you ever find "free" or down time I would love to see you make a video showing the plans and discuss your thoughts on them. I don't see anything like that on the internet.
Can we get an estimated time of completion or something?
Have you never Seen "Master and Commander"? .... "It'll be ready when it's ready" .... just sayin'
I have no time frame. When it's ready, it will tell me.
Jesus Dude! Go fly the airplane You have 40 hours of required testing to work out these minor bugs.
These minor bugs need fixed before test flying. Most of the minor bugs I have come into would not have been good to fly. The air filter turbulence to the MAF sensor, and a sticking thermostat, just to name a couple. Both could have been fatal. Testing doesn't just mean flying. Ground handling has shown me these problems.
You will never fly this contraption! You ramble on in your monotone voice and nothing happens! You're building a giant model. It's a good thing this isn't WWII... we'd of still been flying bi-planes! No more videos wasting time, until it flies... which it never will! Model by Revell!😆
So how many planes have you built from scratch? I'll wait.