Horizon Hobby E-flite F4U-4 Corsair 1.2m BNF Basic

Written by Jon Barnes Fly with the Marine Corps Abridged product review Photos by the author Read the full product review in the August 2016 issue of Model Aviation.

Specifications

Model type: Foam electric warbird Skill level: Intermediate Wingspan: 48 inches Wing area: 431 square inches Length: 38.2 inches Weight: 53 ounces Power system: Brushless electric system (included) Radio: Spektrum DX9 DSMX nine-channel transmitter Construction: Z-Foam Street price: $269.99

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Test-Model Details

Motor used: E-flite 850 Kv 15 brushless electric outrunner (installed) Speed controller: E-flite 40-amp brushless with BEC (installed) Servos: Six Spektrum A330 nine-gram submicro servos (installed) Battery: Three-cell 11.1-volt 25C 2,200 mAh LiPo Propeller: Four-blade 10.5 x 8 Radio system: Spektrum AS3X-equipped AR636A six-channel receiver (installed) Ready-to-fly weight: 53 ounces Flight duration: 4 to 6 minutes

Pluses

• Rough-and-ready blue and green U.S. Marines paint scheme. • Scalelike operational rotating main electric retracts. • Removable external fuel tanks. • AS3X stabilization offers superb slow-speed stability and handling. • Multipaneled flaps closely emulate those used on the full-scale airplane.

Minus

• No scale underwing armaments included.

Manufacturer/distributor:

Horizon Hobby (800) 338-4639 www.e-fliterc.com

Sources:

Spektrum (800) 338-4639 www.spektrumrc.com