MAIDEN -FMS F4U CORSAIR 1700MM V3 I AM NOT A HAPPY CAMPER by FGFRC
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- Опубликовано: 3 май 2024
- Sometimes you get a poor performing plane and with quality control issues at that. this Corsair is very underpowered, the retract just fell out and the tail wheel mechanism does not work right.
Based upon this maiden and the planes performance the BEST I can say is the plane looks good.
Sorry but I do not recommend this plane FMS.
The Corsairs specs:
Wingspan: 1700mm / 66.9 in
Overall Length: 1360mm / 53.5in
Flying Weight: ~5300g
Motor Size: 5060-KV300
Wing Load: 97.8g / dm² (0.22oz/in²)
Wing Area: 54.2dm²（840.1 sq.in）
ESC: 80A
Servo: 17g plastic*8pcs, 17g metal*2pcs,
9g plastic*2pcs
Recommended Battery: 22.2V 5000-6000mAh 45C
For downloadable pdf manual on this warbird: cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/055...
For the receiver I am using for this warbird;www.motionrc.com/Tehul2
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Based upon this maiden and the planes performance the BEST I can say is the plane looks good.
Sorry but I do not recommend this plane FMS.
I agree with the glue deal but she had a lot of force on that last landing breaking side ways at the end before she gave way .
The gear was already going before that last landing. Hobbyzone reviewed the footage and agreed it was not my landings but the lack of glue. They are fully refunding me.
I’ve had this plane for a couple years now, I changed it to 8S and it’s wonderful! All that is required is changing ESC! Can’t speak to quality issue mine was fine.
What esc did you change to?
Beautiful looking model and I personally love the scale flight characteristics, but it’s unfortunate about the undercarriage, I want one badly but in Australia they’re over $1150 plus freight and now I have to budget for extra epoxy😂. Thanks for an honest review, pity some others don’t follow your example, great work by the camera gal too.
Thanks so much for that. and I will let my camera gal know you complimented her. I hear so often about how Australia gets treated so badly on shipping costs. I wish you had a good local seller of these plane!!!
It was not just a glue issue , on that last landing the plane did skip sideways and that puts a lot of strain on the gear.Love your chanel.
It is a lack of glue issue and has been reported by multiple YT channels.
You would think with a v3 they would have the bugs worked out by now.
Well I was not sure but I believe I saw the wheel wobble a little after the second landing so a grass landing was already not a good thing. I believe that caused her to side step a bit and that was the last straw for a compromised gear.
Not perfect landings,, but should not have pulled away.. have had same on fwing planes.. i think since covid everyone trying to save money.. in this case glue.. does not make it right.. here in aus that plane is 1000 bucks😂
Good maiden! Flight modes worked too.
I have owned mine for about year now. Main gear mounting point isnt a good design.Mine was the same way and finally got the right glue to mount solid.
I converted to 8s for awhile.Havent flown in few months and converted back to 6s few days ago. Flew the next day,top speed feels should be faster (which 8s will spoil and make 6s seem more qeaker) but has decent vertical and adequate power for basic stuff. One thing is for sure, stable and smooth!
Well thanks and one good thing came out of this experience. I finally sate down and let you teach me flight modes. Worked like a charm. Thanks!!
I replaced my esc with a 8s capable 120amp and reglued the retracts. Now she is great. The rear wheel plastic control pin might break but drill the plastic and put a small screw as a pin like Two Brothers. Except changing the esc the other issues are minor and easily fixed. With 8s she has unlimited vertical.
I agree but it just gals me to have to soak more money into a plane that already costs almost $600.
First nice flight and had this happen with e-flite and fms retracts and there wire wheels too all you see is a tiny drop in each corner glad no major damage 😊
Yeah I am giving Hobbyzone a chance to help me out, if they cannot I will repair it anyways.
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I had an eflite otter years ago. That had no glue on the engine housing and one motor flew off on its own for a minute.
I had an E-flite Valiant do something similar after about the second flight.
Great looking plane. Personally, I've given up on scale warbirds and EDFs with retracts. Gear are too fragile, too complicated, add weight, kinda crappy on grass. Going to big tires, carbon fiber landing gear. Flex Cessna, Otter, Laser are next on my list.
Yes I am afraid to admit it but these companies have a hard time getting retracts right with any thing.
Thanks FG! I watch for this on all my planes manufactured by these companies. I use the small gorilla glue sticks and never have a problem again. It’s just part of the process for me now. It’s hit or miss on which fms models. My bae hawk never a problem. F86 got the glue treatment. You’re right FG! Not enough glue consistency . Quality control not the best.
I see you said you got a refund. Did they request you send the plane back? It did look like it flew pretty well. Thank you for reviewing planes like you do!
Yes they requested it back and paid return shipping with a full refund also. I did take pictures and a video of the issues.
Here’s the question - would you rather that the gear pop out or that it bend? Personally, I love the pop out design. You’re right- pretty much all companies are doing that type of retract Glue job now. There are some good Lipo powered hot glue guns available now, so you can glue it back in at the field. The trick is, use a cooler glue gun setting, and not too much glue, so it can pop out again, instead of bending- hope that helps
Oh i agree a simple pop out is much easier to fix than bent gear.
I had one and flew it for a week and sold it, very nice plane but very heavy and slow. Also gear mounts had very little glue. Not worth the price you pay
Yep very disappointed in it.
I have had the same problem with retracts I glue them back E6000 and that took care of them.
Gonna fix it and remove the missles.then run on a high voltage pack before I invest any more money in it.
Seen this happen so many times with planes with retracts, the mounting point never seems to be strong enough, thats why all my planes are fixed gear, you can do a better glue job than FMS and hope to see her in the air soon...jeff.
Thanks , well I am waiting on hobbyZone to see what they will do for me. Otherwise I will remove the gear and reinstall with gorilla hot glue which in the end hold just as well as epoxy but remains a little more flexible.
U need the 120A esc Hobbywing Flyfun. Basically the same esc the 8s Eurofighter has and then fly it on 7s or 8s. RC informer doen a few vids about it a while back. Makes the plane perform how it should. Brian Philips also thinks its massively underpowered on 6s. Can imagine as its a huge heavy bird. First thing I done with mt FMS Tigercat was up the motor KV and 120A Escs and run on 7s. Thing climbs for days
Agreed but you should not have to soak another 100 to 200 dollars into a plane that already costs near 6 hundred.
Used the one RCinformer recommends, I believe it’s the FMS 120 amp.
Yeah shame I may have to.
E6000 Premium or Gorilla Glue Clear no foam - don't trust any manufacturers retracts! Take it apart before the first flight and glue the snot out of those buggers! She looked real good in the air, nice and stable. Not every plane needs to be a speed demon but if you want to run a virtual swap out for speed get an eCalc subscription. Then you can plug in all your planes parameters and see what happens if you go to a higher capacity battery, esc, motor or props.
Well i will repair it, and I am not concerned that it was not fast but needs enough power to get it self out of trouble. It seems to be struggling.
I had the same issue. It really pissed me off and we fixed it and then it happen again i said to my bud Angel you want a plane go get it off the field and its yours. I have more fun and no issues with my smaller corsairs. I dont even know why i bought it. Its not that easy to transport. So im with you..dont buy
yeah very disappointed. Should have gotten the Flightline version. I shouldn't have to soak more money into it.
I have both version's, the older v2 and current v3 F4U Corsair 1700mm from FMS. Both are very scale looking and scale performance, nether are speed demon rather more like advance trainer's. but a joy to fly when in that warbird mood. the wheels are plastic which attribute to sliding on landing, this can cause the wheels to wobble and the glue to loosen up.
When I repair it I will replace the wheels with something rubbery.
I would invest in Robart Wheels. There are scale and you pant them. The wheels are heavier but for my money that what I would do on the planes ! I have the FMS P-47 1500mm, and the FMS P51 1700mm and the FMS T-28 Trojan all still in the box! But as soon as assembled them and check the Diameter of all the them I am purchasing Robart Wheels for all. To bad on those Retracts Greg! That just sucks. As far no gyro I will not do that either. Like you stated in Video the wind was calm. IMO these planes are not cheap and any improvements I can make to bring it home in one piece is my motivation! 👍😃😢
Wouldn't hurt to land on the runway. Transition from grass to the runway can be kinda hard on the gear. But agree them popping out beats a broken retract. I've busted a bunch on a 1600 corsair. Maybe I should put fms gear in mine.
@@Airsally I find it better to use pavement for takeoff's and the grass for landings
I was on the fence between this or the 1600mm Freewing Corsair, this video and the comments have pushed me towards the Freewing. It's really a shame because the fms is a gorgeous plane.
Well isf we all had the magic do over button I would have gotten the Flightline Version to.
Well buy extra retract for the flightless. Very brittle cases, and the rotating pins are drilled into the strut pin and leave the 5mm strut pin very weak. Especially when side loaded they snap .
The rectract issue happened to two bros RC as well....
Well my fault for not doing more research before I purchased.
Yes he had the same experience
If it were a MARINE Corsair, not a NAVY Corsair, that would not have happened., 😊 [USMC 1962-1966]
Joking aside, the club I belong too only has a grass runway and it can do a number on retracts even with greased landings. I won't get a model with retracts for that reason.
LOL yep.
well, I also don’t think it’s a good idea to turn while doing 100mph. After landing the plane keep straight until it’s slow enough to turn
I was not trying to turn when a gear falls our your going naturally turn did you not even watch the video.
@@FatGuyFliesRC Oh you’re right. Now that I put it in slow motion I see that one wheel impacting the turf and started wobbling while the right one landed on the runway. Yeah that definitely should not have popped off just from that. Which reminds me, I did have 100% same thing happen to my 15th anniversary viper! And now we know. That corsair did fly purdy! Thanks for sharing the video.
I had 3 of those F4s an ran it on 8s power was great it handled great once in the air you just had to be careful on take off with adding to much throttle-- but the landing gear housing was so weak an always gave way all 3, I stopped flying them do to gear failure the plane itself was was nice, stock under powered doggie, if you spin out during landing the gear will fail every time they got so bad all 3 are hanging in the garage wouldn't buy it
Well live and learn I guess. i wish I would have done more research on her before I got her.
@FatGuyFliesRC I believe if they can make that area better, like beef up the gear boxes an stronger servos & axas pins an more power I think they would sell alot more of them because the overall plane is nice
This time you got what you paid for.
Tell me about it, but to give HobbyZone credit they did give me a full refund.
Good looking plane but I'd probably refrain from Tokyo drifting the plane on landing.
I agree but I was not doing that, the planes gear was already starting to give before this last landing. I have been contacted by HobbyZone and they have reviewed the footage and agree that there is a flaw in the gear from the lack of glue. They are fully refunding me.
Fly it on 8S. That’ll increase the speed. The esc is able to handle 8s.
IF I fix it , I hope to upgrades will come. But putting more money into it is a hard pill to swallow.
are you saying the current stock esc can handle 8s? ( two 4000mah batteries ) if so awesome!!
FMS same issue with their EDF jets 🤬 for what we pay they can do a tiny bit better plus I shouldn't have to replace every servo before I feel comfortable to fly the damn thing 🤬
Yes another 20 minutes of attention and better glue or enough glue plus better servos are at least they could do for what we pay.
Thats a shame on fms ´ not enough glue is a shame on the fabrik..and that for a expensif plane 😮
yeah very disappointed. Should have gotten the Flightline version.
Thanks😊
Thank you too
Flys nice, but typical crap FMS quality. Disposable Styrofoam. Analog plastic gear servos. Under powered. For 600 bucks. They don't care about you the consumer but take your money. You find out later that everything is crap. Stop buying from them period! Great review!
Dollar for dollar i agree.
FMS Quality, or lack there of.
Lots of potential ,poor execution.
Oh dear, May the 4th wasn’t with you or the Corsair. What a disappointment mate
I will fix her up!
Typical Chinese quality control. If it is from China you should ALWAYS check all glue joints and screws. They just don't compare to products made in other countries.
Well HOBBYZONE watched the video and agreed it was glue failure that caused the issue and is giving me a full refund.
@@FatGuyFliesRC That's great!
this is so sad and good for you well said 👍
These things happen but should be after multiple flights not on the maiden.
Greg, sorry to see this happen with the Retract. I hope you can fix it with epoxy. As for not using a gyro, I would not do that. Like you stated the was no wind when you Maiden her. My suggestion for the wheels buy Robarts. There are Scale and also can be painted. And the cheapest place to buy them is MotionRC. 👍😃