Following on from my recent post on Rex Carswell's scale Fury at Kaipara Flats, this morning I photo'd locally based John Marsden flying his Corsair in for a landing.
Nice!
Update the next day.
Well I had better come clean and admit that the Corsair is a model! But a pretty special model. It is one fifth scale which equals a 2.2 metre wingspan and has a
three cylinder radial 60cc petrol engine to provide the get up and go along
with a reasonably authentic sound. It’s also kitted out with mainwheel retracts that
mimic the full size Corsair and are driven by electric motors with worm drive to create
a 90 degree twist whilst operating. One of the novel features is the model
pilot figure accurately one fifth scale and clothed, and has a small electric
motor within that’s designed to turn the pilot’s head in the direction the
model taxis. The engine, retracts and model pilot were all imported from
America.
I reckon the builder/pilot John Marsden has done a great job.
Has there been a blog post about this neat machine?
ReplyDeleteI have to come clean and admit that it is a model! But a very impressive model - I will go back to the post and fess up with the details.
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