John1 Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 Somewhere on LSP, someone had posted a pic that showed the interior of the F4U's canopy - specifically the linkages for the release button. I can't find this using the LSP search feature, if anyone can point me in the correct direction, it would be much appreciated. I'm thinking about having a go at this on my F4U-1D build. Thanks (in advance). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 One more ... D.B. Andrus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1 Posted November 21, 2018 Author Share Posted November 21, 2018 (edited) Thanks guys. A little more involved than I recall. Will have to put some thought into this. I think I can come up with something. May not be exactly correct but better than nothing. Think this feature has been overlooked. Don’t recall seeing it replicated on many builds. Edited November 22, 2018 by John1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1 Posted February 3, 2019 Author Share Posted February 3, 2019 On 11/18/2018 at 6:31 PM, MikeMaben said: One more ... So yet another question - were those two red handles at the base of the canopy present on all F4U-1 versions? Dana Bell's pics don't show this area in any detail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aircare84 Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 The red handles appear to be on the earlier Corsair models as well. The changes to the later 'bubble ' canopy moved the yellow handles around. I have added the red handles to my F4U-1 build. Found a few photos on the net. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aircare84 Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 1 photo of the F4U-1 canopy Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1 Posted February 4, 2019 Author Share Posted February 4, 2019 41 minutes ago, Jennings Heilig said: I think (I think) the red handles on each side are the ones that allow the canopy to be partially opened and locked in place at various points along the track. The yellow one connected to the wires is the lock release to open the canopy when it’s fully closed. The yellow handle is interconnected with the push button external canopy release on the left side. Don’t absolutely quote me on that, but I think that’s what they are. With America’s favorite team winning yet another Super Bowl, I’m shocked you would’ve been able to provide this info. Regardless, Thanks very much for adding to my to- do list. Way to go Patriots! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1 Posted February 4, 2019 Author Share Posted February 4, 2019 9 hours ago, Jennings Heilig said: What a snooze fest. I actually enjoyed it (not just because the Patriots won). Haven't seen too many good defensive games this years, the game nowadays is pretty much just QB's wracking up scores on pretty much every drive. This was a nice change of pace. Anyway, thanks for the info on those handles. I figured they might be emergency jettison levers. Regardless, I'll add them to the list. This is going to be a decent amount of work but as I'm home recovering from last night's festivities, I've actually got some time for modeling. I might have to approximate those pulleys, the space to mount them is very tight due to the mirrors. We'll see how it turns out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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