F2G Test Run coming soon...

[cwmc]

I think they finished it the way they got it (spinner excepted). There were no flaps with it. There aren't a whole lot of flaps available, one of the reasons the POF Super Corsair didn't have the outboard section, couldn't find one.
Chris...

[oscardeuce]

Is the owner in Ohio?

[JohnTerrell]

Thomas Ungurean of Ohio is the registered owner of the aircraft, who has also owned the P-51D "Cripes A' Mighty (IV)" for a few years.

[RMAllnutt]

I also add my congratulations to Bob and the gang in Kindred North Dakota. Having Walter show me #74 back in the late 70's, and seeing it now over 30 years later flying is awsome. Better yet I will get to see this aircraft at Oshkosh next week.
My question is this I think I remember that this airplane was going to an owner here in Ohio does anyone know if this is true or not? I simply hope that this Corsair does not become a hangar queen, but is flown from time to time for others to enjoy.

When the rebuild started, the owner's intention was to race it. That included a progressive modification program to get more speed out of it. I don't know if that is still the case or not. I assume it is or they would not have finished with the flaps closed up etc..

If I remember correctly, Clealand modified some/all of his F2G's. This involved removing a lot of excess weight, such as flap controls. I'm not sure whether they simply wired the flaps into a "fully up" position, or replaced them with a representative aerofoil section. I do believe Race 57 was the same way, as I recall Bob Odegaard restored it as such, but I may be mis-remembering a conversation I had with him a decade or so ago. This doesn't mean that the owner doesn't intend one day to race her (which might explain why they deleted all of the gun bay stuff and metalized the wings). She will be at Reno this year, and raced, but not competetively according to a conversation I recently had with Casey.

All the best,
Richard

[Tim Adams]

So does anybody know if they had to change some jugs? Hoping they make it to OSH.

[MX304]

So does anybody know if they had to change some jugs? Hoping they make it to OSH.

I heard they found aluminum in the screens after the first test flight and thought they had a scuffed piston, so a jug swap was imminent. Not sure if that is 100% accurate or not though.

[kennsmithf2g]

I also add my congratulations to Bob and the gang in Kindred North Dakota. Having Walter show me #74 back in the late 70's, and seeing it now over 30 years later flying is awsome. Better yet I will get to see this aircraft at Oshkosh next week.
My question is this I think I remember that this airplane was going to an owner here in Ohio does anyone know if this is true or not? I simply hope that this Corsair does not become a hangar queen, but is flown from time to time for others to enjoy.

When the rebuild started, the owner's intention was to race it. That included a progressive modification program to get more speed out of it. I don't know if that is still the case or not. I assume it is or they would not have finished with the flaps closed up etc..

If I remember correctly, Clealand modified some/all of his F2G's. This involved removing a lot of excess weight, such as flap controls. I'm not sure whether they simply wired the flaps into a "fully up" position, or replaced them with a representative aerofoil section. I do believe Race 57 was the same way, as I recall Bob Odegaard restored it as such, but I may be mis-remembering a conversation I had with him a decade or so ago. This doesn't mean that the owner doesn't intend one day to race her (which might explain why they deleted all of the gun bay stuff and metalized the wings). She will be at Reno this year, and raced, but not competetively according to a conversation I recently had with Casey.

All the best,
Richard

#57 was stock as recieved from the Navy in 1949. The extended scoop that Cook used in 1949 was on it when he recieved it and "sold" it to Ben. Cook and Dick said that Ben would not make any modifications to it.


This picture of #57 from the Wess Hansen collection of the SARH shows that she still had flaps.



In one of their talks at our SARH Symposium, Dick said that on #74 and #94, they fixed the flaps up and cutoff the hinges that were sticking out.

Kenn

[Rob Mears]

Hmmm, 1-in-28 chance they locate it on the first attampt?

Do they have screens they can check for each cylinder?

[MX304]

Hmmm, 1-in-28 chance they locate it on the first attampt?

Do they have screens they can check for each cylinder?

Not one for each cyl, but there are multiple screens so it may help them narrow it down.

[51fixer]

Hmmm, 1-in-28 chance they locate it on the first attampt?

Do they have screens they can check for each cylinder?

There is a borescope which you can look into a cylinder with.
Reading spark plugs might give some clues.
Even a cylinder compression check could help you figure it out. 28 cylinders does make it a bit of a chore.

[MX304]

Sounds like they aren't making Oshkosh. Motor may be done...

[garbs]

Apparently they found more than chips in the screen - more like chunks.

[MX304]

Same thing I'm hearing. It will be interesting to see if the new 4360 for Dreadnaught does the same thing....

[Lynn Allen]

Wonder if they will be ready in time for Reno??

[MX304]

Wonder if they will be ready in time for Reno??

I hope so, but I doubt it. I feel for those guys. Waiting two plus years for an engine, then it pukes that quickly....