General Information

The Corsair has been one of the most breathtaking Warbirds ever built . However, the typical gull wing was a nightmare for every modeler to build, so prior to the composite age, not too many Corsairs have been made. What a shame...

Well, things can change in an instance!
Our 1:4.5 Scale F4U-1D Corsair features all our latest molding and manufacturing technologies, which have elevated our ARF Aerobatic Planes and Sport Jets above all competition. The CARF Models Corsair is a true marvel. Absolutely scale in outline and in panel lines, it even features the scale fabric surface on outer wings, elevator and rudder right out of the molds. This scale is not too big for a safe flying weight below the 25 kg (55 lb) limit of many countries.

With the CARF-Models F4U-1D Corsair a dream comes true for us – and maybe for you, too.

Specifications

110" (2800 mm)

87" (2200 mm)

39 - 46 Lbs (18 - 21 kg) dry

80-150 cc two-stroke-engine or 250 cc radial-engine

The ARF version of our plugin wing Corsair is in our opinion always a good choice.

- all flaps with their offset hinges are readily installed.

- all control horns are installed

- cowling is factory installed

- stab is completely installed

- landing gear installation is prepared up to simply bolting the gear in place

- gear doors are all hinged

- tail gear former and servo mounts are installed

For you left to finish are mainly installation jobs, such as:

- one glue joint fin attachment (not glued on for packing and shipping reasons)

- linkage, servo and other RC installation

- engine installation

- retract installation and final gear door cylinder installation

- canopy and cockpit installation

- final scale detailing and painting

All parts are detailed, silver painted composite components, light weight and not only “prefabricated” but really ARF’ed. Why bother with hundreds of building hours if you can get around it for as little upcharge as it is? A detailed instruction manual not only guides you through the remaining build, shows you how much work you’ve saved...

Note: This ARF Corsair is the perfect way to spend money wisely. All the work is done for you.

Used colors:

- Fine silver

- Hardener

Flight characteristics

A Corsair is a well flying airplane by principle. Most important is that airfoils and incidences are chosen to resemble the original angles of attack and speeds in flight. After flying the plane at TopGun ’08, we have the proof that this one was done right! Even in windy conditions the CARF Corsair tracks like on rails, and the control surface’s efficiency is perfectly smooth. Stall characteristics are uneventful, and due to the huge flaps the landing speed if very slow. In the air, though, with the throttle fully open, and the beast comes alive and shows what she was designed for. At Topgun 2009 there were already 2 more CARF Corsairs flying. Jason Shulman and Marco Benincasa. Beautiful birds where the pilots had only great things to say about the flying characteristics. The CARF Corsair is a dream plane to fly. Smooth and agile, fast and slow, and it performs scale aerobatic maneuvers with authority.