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Offline Muzzy

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F4U-4 Unfolding
« on: September 20, 2014, 05:23:18 PM »
Couldn't get this on video, but here's the stills.







« Last Edit: September 20, 2014, 05:27:14 PM by Muzzy »
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Re: F4U-4 Unfolding
« Reply #1 on: September 20, 2014, 06:41:46 PM »
It didn't unfold all the way - the wings are still bent.
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Re: F4U-4 Unfolding
« Reply #2 on: September 20, 2014, 07:30:51 PM »
they don't fold at all, it's the hover flaps deployed.  :cool:
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Offline Xavier

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Re: F4U-4 Unfolding
« Reply #3 on: September 21, 2014, 02:14:30 AM »
I'm gonna need some tissue... :uhoh
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Re: F4U-4 Unfolding
« Reply #4 on: September 23, 2014, 03:13:14 PM »
Quote from: bozon on September 20, 2014, 06:41:46 PM
It didn't unfold all the way - the wings are still bent.
Of course they are silly.  That's because they were built in the shape of a "W" for Win (as in win the war)...  :rock
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Offline JimmyD3

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Re: F4U-4 Unfolding
« Reply #5 on: September 28, 2014, 05:51:00 PM »
Hehehe, where's Arlo? :D
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Re: F4U-4 Unfolding
« Reply #6 on: September 28, 2014, 06:29:55 PM »
Quote from: JimmyD3 on September 28, 2014, 05:51:00 PM
Hehehe, where's Arlo? :D

Posting to share my awesome sig (click it, i dare ya).  :D
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Offline Oldman731

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Re: F4U-4 Unfolding
« Reply #7 on: September 28, 2014, 06:33:25 PM »
Quote from: Arlo on September 28, 2014, 06:29:55 PM
Posting to share my awesome sig (click it, i dare ya). 


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Re: F4U-4 Unfolding
« Reply #8 on: September 28, 2014, 06:37:38 PM »
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Offline earl1937

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Re: F4U-4 Unfolding
« Reply #9 on: September 28, 2014, 08:54:48 PM »
Quote from: Oldman731 on September 28, 2014, 06:33:25 PM

Very pretty, Colonel, very pretty.  But can they fight?

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:airplane: Wonder how many guys know that bent wing baby has a 80%, fabric covered wing?
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Offline Rich46yo

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Re: F4U-4 Unfolding
« Reply #10 on: September 29, 2014, 09:44:23 AM »
Beautiful airplane.
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Re: F4U-4 Unfolding
« Reply #11 on: October 03, 2014, 07:27:14 PM »
I wonder how they can dive so good with 80% fabric cover... better than many metal planes.

Quote from: earl1937 on September 28, 2014, 08:54:48 PM
:airplane: Wonder how many guys know that bent wing baby has a 80%, fabric covered wing?
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Offline DaveBB

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Re: F4U-4 Unfolding
« Reply #12 on: October 03, 2014, 08:21:14 PM »
Quote from: earl1937 on September 28, 2014, 08:54:48 PM
:airplane: Wonder how many guys know that bent wing baby has a 80%, fabric covered wing?

Part of the F-14's wing is fabric covered too. 
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