Student Pilot Posted March 2, 2021 Posted March 2, 2021 (edited) The Cat had fabric from the spar back, a lot of area to stitch-up and brush. I remember seeing a Cat on Survey work in the 70's used to take ages to fly over it was very slow. The Corsair also had fabric from the spar back, unusual for such a high performance aircraft. Edited March 2, 2021 by Student Pilot Brainfart
facthunter Posted March 2, 2021 Posted March 2, 2021 The heavy type of fabric is OK till about 240 Knots stitched properly. The Corsair would do more than that. The Hurricane was a lot of fabric. Don't like the idea of a hailstorm. Avoid them at all costs in anything.. Nev
skippydiesel Posted March 2, 2021 Posted March 2, 2021 Without any doubts an iconic aircraft. Cant help feeling the propaganda message was being applied with front end loader and pile driver (normal for the area I suppose) 1
Student Pilot Posted March 3, 2021 Posted March 3, 2021 On 02/03/2021 at 8:05 PM, facthunter said: The heavy type of fabric is OK till about 240 Knots stitched properly. The Corsair would do more than that. The Hurricane was a lot of fabric. Don't like the idea of a hailstorm. Avoid them at all costs in anything.. Nev Not sure about the last variants of the Corsair but most of the ones in WW2 had fabric spar back. I have seen a pic of rows of Corsairs lined up after war in the Pacific, they must have been there a while as most of the fabric had rotted away showing the structure underneath. I would have thought a Corsair was good for over 300 knots indicated. Most of the WW2 fighters had fabric control surfaces and the likes of Spitfire went well over 240 knots.
old man emu Posted March 3, 2021 Posted March 3, 2021 This is from FAA AC 43.13 and explains how to cover surfaces if the Vne is greater than 250 mph (~220 kts) 1
Garfly Posted March 3, 2021 Author Posted March 3, 2021 58 minutes ago, Student Pilot said: I have seen a pic of rows of Corsairs lined up after war in the Pacific, they must have been there a while as most of the fabric had rotted away showing the structure underneath. Like this C-47 that used to live at Mareeba. (And was being restored at Caboolture, last I heard.)
facthunter Posted March 3, 2021 Posted March 3, 2021 Nitrocellulose doped fabric wouldn't last 2 years in the sun. About 1960 they went to something a bit more durable. Butyrate. Ordinary dope made repairs very simple.. Nev
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