H-King (PNF) Chance Vought F4U Corsair 750mm (30") w/6 Axis ORX Flight Stabilizer

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Cheated!

Feb 09, 2021

I've given the one star rating as I have yet to receive my corsair as I was foolish enough to attempt to buy it from the eu warehouse. Ordered on 29th January I am still awaiting delivery with my order marked as "processing ".Maria from hobbyking informs me that as far as she is aware at the present time there is no shipping available from the eu.Despite this even today the item is still listed as available!.

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Fantastic for a 750mm plane

Feb 09, 2021

Pros:
Plane is very well detailed
Build was easy
Flew fantastic in 10-15mph winds
Gyro stability
Cons:
Battery compartment height is very tight for the Turnigy nano-tech 850mah 3S 25~40C Lipo Pack. Its 25mm in height and I had to pull out the velcro to get it pushed all the way to the front. The remaining glue is still a bit of a problem.
I may suggest the Zippy 1000mah 3S pack since it is readily available.

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Very Disappointed.

Feb 07, 2021

Finally got to fly the new F4U Corsair.
On 2s battery she has a nasty tip stall. But the the 3s in she has plenty of power to pull out of any kind of trouble u might find yourself in.
Unfortunately I was disappointed in the ORX stabilizer. Trimmed out with ORX turned on, she flies pretty good. .
But as soon as turn the ORX off she nose dives fairly hard and almost made for a bad day.
Flip the ORX back on and the Gyro starts a porpoise that last around 5 seconds.
And Yes, I did replace the ORX as instructed
Overall I am disappointed with the plane because of the trim issues. Especially with the ORX performance.
The P-51 McSwine is much more stable and has no problems with the ORX.

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Very Disappointed.

Feb 07, 2021

Finally got to fly the new F4U Corsair.
On 2s battery she has a nasty tip stall. But the the 3s in she has plenty of power to pull out of any kind of trouble u might find yourself in.
Unfortunately I was disappointed in the ORX stabilizer. Trimmed out with ORX turned on, she flies pretty good. .
But as soon as turn the ORX off she nose dives fairly hard and almost made for a bad day.
Flip the ORX back on and the Gyro starts a porpoise that last around 5 seconds.
And Yes, I did replace the ORX as instructed
Overall I am disappointed with the plane because of the trim issues. Especially with the ORX performance.
The P-51 McSwine is much more stable and has no problems with the ORX.

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Clear recommendation!!!!!

Feb 05, 2021

Top Model for the Price
Flown on Zippy 35c on XT 30 3s 1000mAh
just fits in.

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Out of the 750mm I have:Tempest-Hurricane-P51-Corsair...the Corsair is thumbs down!

Feb 04, 2021

The HK Corsair F4U is a 'Dog' of a plane for me. Today I had 12 flights with 1 successful. I am so glad I was on sand & not hard ground.(2 propellers broken in 2 days.
I believe the problem (probably apart for the pilot writing this) is the model has a faulty elevator. The control horn side works fine but the other side only moves half as much. I have tried gluing it in etc. but this side is weak & flimsy.
It will also now become be my first (out of 22 models I own) a display model.

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Unbixing-Assembly-First flight... i was blown away!!

Feb 02, 2021

The aircraft arrived yesterday just under a week from ordering ( you have to be quick) very east build , great detail & quality plus swapping the stabiliser and it was ready to go for the first flight... or so i thought. Stuart, you did not explain about the wind conditions & trying to fly a 750mm in it ... LOL!
It was a fun try out with the sand at the beach almost blasting the paint off.
https://youtu.be/LPWL_6NOGAc
A new maiden thus week in hot conditions for this great aircraft

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cg placement

Jan 31, 2021

Early days of assembly using 1000mah 20-40c nanotech 3s airsoft, xt30 connectors,70gms and Turnigy i6 rx. to achieve 45mm back from wing leading edge cg I have removed the front false engine cylinders and added 65gms of peel and stick weights, painted up the cylinders and replaced them now 6mm further forward due to weights. No ordnance, no wheels, no drop tanks yet.

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cg placement

Jan 31, 2021

Early days of assembly using 1000mah 20-40c nanotech 3s airsoft, xt30 connectors,70gms and Turnigy i6 rx. to achieve 45mm back from wing leading edge cg I have removed the front false engine cylinders and added 65gms of peel and stick weights, painted up the cylinders and replaced them now 6mm further forward due to weights. No ordnance, no wheels, no drop tanks yet.