Corsair Ultralight 0720

[@doranjaffas7351]

The bend in the wings was due to ground clearance issues with the big propeller needed for the engine. Then the mains were able to be shortened to fold into the wings. The extra performance in handling due to the bent wings was more or less an accidental benefit.

[@superduper1917]

Nice work Mr. Johnson as usual! You created all this Aviation space on KZbin! The young ones are thriving on youtube with this type of content and you showed them the template!

[@fps886797d]

Thumbs up and a subscription before the intro was finished.....

[@homertalk]

Beautiful!

[@vanpenguin22]

So, I'm guessing we don't get the 1800 round capacity over all? How are looking for hard points on the wings for rockets and such?

[@manofsan]

not sure if Part 103 allows ammo

[@LGTheOneFreeMan]

Well you can always use roman candles and bottle rockets on the 4th if you have a rocket motor igniter... Just don't go down as a flaming, greasy comet.

[@michaelstanfield7530]

Shame that The Verner 3V motor has been discontinued... Hopefully a well built 1/2VW can work and keep part 103.

[@bobwampler3387]

I agree, beautiful!

[@flexairz]

Nah...

[@pl3637]

Really nice I sure would like to see it fly and hear about it's handling.

[@krusty1974]

Unfortunately didn't capture the might of the F-4U Corsair. Looks much more like a Jodel.

[@floatingclouds8795]

Looks more like a mix of both (sorry for not replying two years ago lol)

[@bertramspielt]

Circus director: we have a clown with a pilot license, but not the right plane... Aero 19 Friedrichshafen: hold my beer.

[@CP-012]

Now we do...

[@Mike__G]

The F4U was also known as the ensign eliminator. Amateur pilots should be very afraid.

[@justsnappy]

So many WWII pilots reported very poor visibility over the nose during taxi and flare to landing. I wonder how the pilot perspective is on this!

[@ceebee2]

It’s a tailwheel so probably not great, but that’s why taildraggers have to weave side to side when taxiing so the pilot can see in front of them. A wheel-landing, where the throttle is kept open just enough for the plane to stay on the front two wheels until it slows enough to drop back onto the tail wheel, usually negates the landing visual issue.

[@quantumac]

It certainly doesn't look like a Part 103, does it? Wow.

[@manofsan]

I'm waiting for Part 103 Space Shuttle

[@MrToddsCorner]

I wouldn't call it so much a Corsair as I would say it's a gull wing ultralight. Nice aircraft. I like that so many ultralights are looking more like aircraft than just a powered sheet with tent poles. I'm not slamming those that like to fly that type of plane, it's just not what I see as an aircraft.

[@emmanuelegyir8661]

i like the design of this aircraft.

[@millimetreperfect]

Carbon Fibre toobs. Looking good!

[@darrelljourdan3687]

Can it be ordered with an R2800 and at least four M2's?

[@v.e.7236]

Plesse, Santa, one of these!? You can permanently cross me off your list, if you get me this. lol

[@Kralkuscov]

Wait a second did he say UK? I never knew we were able to fly ultralights like this DAMN. Where do I buy one in the UK I am willing to spend my bank on this :D

[@bobbyduke777]

how much does it cost? and when can they be bought?

[@marktalley2550]

No video of it flying...something wrong there...

[@rbagel55]

One of the best looking ultralights I have seen. How much?

[@quattrocity9620]

75k euros

[@bobbyduke777]

@@quattrocity9620 yes out of the question

[@quattrocity9620]

@@bobbyduke777 yeah, I guess this is for people with money to blow, who don't want to/or can't get a pilot's license.

[@joecalobeer6396]

What were the performance numbers? Just curious.

[@coryzbylut841]

thats awesome id totally buy it :D

[@DanFrederiksen]

Neat and I believe you could actually do a full solid body sleek fast plane within 115kg but it's a bit of an artificial limit to chase because part 103 only allows 55knot level speed and requires 24knot stall. Plus it requires no training so how far do you want to push that. But I'm all for pushing how efficient a plane you can make. GA has been quite complacent ever since the earth was cursed by the existence of Cessna :) funny twist is you can have retractable landing gear on a 103. And I believe it can have a jet engine too, even two. And because a jet engine of fitting power can be very light, it's organic to the category. You could imagine a part 103, speed limited to 55knots yet actually capable of 500km/h cruise at FL400 :)

[@DanFrederiksen]

and it seems part 103 has no MTOW limit. Maybe it has a 100kg cargo capacity and that cargo happened to be a fuel canister :) although an ultralight might go far on 5 gallons.

[@nobbytang]

STUKA wings ....bound to be a winner !!

[@crlguitar1]

It looks similar to a Corsair but not quite....Still, I'd love to own one and show it off....

[@roundedges2]

Baba Black Sheep, Pappy Boyngton. Here we come!

[@keithrickson8522]

You don't get the control surfaces till you buy it, that's how they prevent theft.

[@mktsmith62]

with a fuel limit of 5 gal and speed restrictions under FAR103 it ain't going very far/fast anyway. But yeah, seeing the aircraft complete minus control surface skin is odd. But it does show off the frame construction well enough.

[@Easy-Eight]

Looks quite like the P-66

[@lelandlee8656]

Its neat at first until the words "carbon fiber" were used. At that point you know it would be some unrealistic price. (Be honest, you know you were thinking that as well).

[@HHacker1959]

You are right! About $68,000

[@OvenBak3d360]

Anyone with 68k to spend will be able to afford flight training. I don’t think this plane has a target audience

[@johnjones4825]

1:24 It's not "nitch", it's "neesh"....

[@johnstaley2573]

Yes that is truly a fantastic ultralight. But at 58000 euros I doubt that I can have one.

[@BobbyTucker]

That should figure out to around $87,000.00 USD. Nah!

[@bocefusmurica4340]

75,000 Euros in 2022!

[@crog9750]

its unreal what can do with composites now days

[@hurricane3581]

complimenti comunque.. si poteva curare di piu i dettagli per un migliore replica... bravi...

[@bobfuqua384]

Don't need gull wings with a prop that small .

[@CP-012]

Some how I’m just not feeling it.

[@leovolont]

So to prove it flies we get some photo shop images. Might as well show us unicorns flying. I call BS!

[@blauer2551]

The front view of the cowling ruins it for me.

[@nwpilot1218]

I love how you still are at it with LSA stuff but have yet to update your intro...still the same as the resolution from the birth of the LSA rule. LOL

[@DanJohnsonAffordableAviation]

HA! You’re right! I get so absorbed by the planes that I haven’t dwelled on the intro for a while. I guess you guilted me into coming up with something fresh. 👍🏻

[@interman7715]

Pretty bloody ordinary mate.

[@g6rcteam81]

Far from its namesake but cool none the less.

[@williamhauff8998]

You’re kidding right?

[@MrJamesmaco]

You should be aware NOT all Americans are " yankees" ......to half of us, thats is a vile insult. Please consider.

[@daviddavids2884]

Flawed LOGIC Alert!!! the Motivations for the design of the f4u were SPECIFIC to the time and to the components available. there is no reason to think that as an ultralight, this design is a good idea or safe to bet one's life on. there is a shortage of information, here. including, no flight video. googletranslate en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vought_F4U_Corsair

[@rowanwills9698]

The reasoning for the wings on the F4U was to allow it to run a larger prop to better make use of the more powerful engines without needing to make the landing gear needlessly long to compensate. I see no reason why this logic should not be applied to an ultralight as well thereby making the mandatorily fixed gear protrude less for lower drag and also making them lighter as well. To top it off the F4U was a well liked and popular aircraft so why not make your product in its likeness whilst taking advantage of its design features.

[@daviddavids2884]

@@rowanwills9698 bla-bla-bla-bla-bla-bla the question is, WHY the fkkk did you post this as a REPLY. WHYWHYWHY you are invited to provide a well-reasoned response to this question. don't worry, i won't be expecting one. out

[@jacekpiterow900]

Nose is too long. Better get Verner 5, 7 or 9 cylinder and shorten the nose, move pilot little back. Steeper front windshield. Bigger and beefier wheels. Larger vertical stabilizer. Also fabric could have less wrinkles. Otherwise will be awesome american WWII F4U! Just make wings swing up and fit it all to a trailer named USS Wolverine.

[@53glowe]

Mate...this aircraft was designed and engineered to comply with Part 103 in multiple countries. Your suggested design changes would make the aircraft substantially heavier and it wouldn't comply with Part 103. Do you not understand that?

[@jacekpiterow900]

@@53glowe Good point. How about self build experimental version?

[@frankbutaric3565]

Calling this thing a Corsair is the same as calling a turd a diamond

[@BobbyTucker]

You chose the right words to describe this....

[@frankbutaric3565]

Hate to be harsh as a lot of work was accomplished. Having said that the Corsair was an iconic airplane and something that people call that needs to do more for me. Gull wing and offset tail alone do not a Corsair make.

[@mopar_dude9227]

That is an insult to the Vought F4U Corsair! It is like making a moped and calling it a Harley, it just doesn’t fit. Besides, it just plain looks stupid. The proportions are way off.

Meh. That doesn't look ANYTHING like a Corsair.

[@Juno58]

Don't call that thing Corsair!

[@kennethlboren6729]

Ugly I am a big-time gull wing war bird fan and the bent wing is the only thing close profile no way needs a new name.

[@kabbey30]

That is one ugly looking plane. Dead F4U's all over the world are puking in their graves.

[@titikalagan3024]

Ok..fun but absolutely horrible...😂

[@scottstebbins8779]

Awe, screw it if you're gonna put a big motor in an ultralight just put a corvair motor in it. Either that or a RR Merlin. Can we not call this little POS a Corsair please? It's too small!

[@TractorMan104]

I'll pass

[@timmordica9347]

Click bait.

[@sergiogodoym4]

Bit ugly...

[@NS-ex6cm]

This... Arrrrrrgh... "aircraft" is the second ugliest thing I've EVER seen.

[@q.e.d.9112]

LOL So now I’ve got to ask... What’s the ugliest thing you’ve EVER seen?

[@eugenelayton5231]

His wife.

[@davidadam1776]

I can’t imagine that flying well, tip stalls and all kinds of wacky stuff

[@PDZ1122]

Tip stalls? On this thing?

[@maryrafuse3851]

Beautiful!