F4U CORSAIR by Great Planes

THIS IS MY GREAT PLANES SPORT SCALE CORSAIR. MY FATHER IN LAW BOUGHT THIS KIT FOR ME FOR CHRISTMAS. IT IS A NICE BUILDING KIT, BUT IT TAKES A FAIR AMOUNT OF TIME TO BUILD IT. THE WING TAKES THE MOST TIME. IT'S BUILT IN 3 SECTIONS AND HAS QUITE A BIT OF LINKAGE BUILT INTO IT. THERE ARE A COUPLE QUIRKS ABOUT THE KIT WHEN BUILDING IT STOCK THAT I OPTED TO STICK WITH VERSUS MAKING MODIFICATIONS. I INSTALLED THE STOCK SINGLE SERVO IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WING TO CONTROL THE AILERONS. IT DOES THIS VIA BELLCRANKS AND LINKAGE. IT SEEMS TO WORK JUST FINE THIS WAY. THE OTHER AREA IS THE RUDDER AND TAILWHEEL LINKAGE. THE TAIL WHEEL AND RUDDER LINKAGE IS A SOLDERED UP CONFIGURATION OF 2 PIECES OF MUSIC WIRE. THE WHOLE THING IS BUILT IN THE FUSELAGE AND IS CONCEALED. YOU CAN'T GET TO IT AFTER THE PLANE IS BUILT. IT APPEARS TO WORK JUST FINE AND I HAVE HAD NO NEED TO ACCESS THIS LINKAGE. THE CORSAIR FLIES GREAT. IT IS POWERED BY A TOWER HOBBIES 46 ENGINE THAT'S EQUIPPED WITH A PITTS STYLE MUFFLER. IT IS BY NO MEANS OVERPOWERED. A BETTER CHOICE FOR THIS PLANE WOULD BE AN OS61 OR A 70 SIZE FOURSTROKER, EVEN THOUGH IT IS A 40 SIZE KIT. IT CAME OUT WEIGHING EXACTLY 5.5 LBS, WHICH IS THE LOW FIGURE LISTED ON THE KIT BOX. THIS PLANE FLIES SCALE. IT IS VERY REALISTIC LOOKING IN FLIGHT. MOCK STRAFING RUNS ARE A BLAST WITH IT. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND A WARBIRD LIKE THE CORSAIR. THEY ARE SO REAL LOOKING AND HIGHLY IDENTIFIABLE BY MOST PERSONS. YOU SEEM MESMERIZED BY IT WHILE FLYING IT.