Big Corsair maintenace time.

Sorry for not being on the blog lately but with Christmas etc. things get in the way. I have however been in the shop. With the A-10 out of the way for now I am focusing on the yearly maintenance of the F4U Corsair. The plane got 3 hours of flight time on it last summer and some little issues came to light. Total time on the plane is now about 6 or 7 hours so I consider that pretty good. The hardest working part of the plane is the 250cc Moki Radial motor and as with all of these types of motors being full scale or as this one is they require attention . The valves need to be reset and all the bolts re torqued. Exhaust tightened and push rods and tappets oiled. I find the work to maintain this little beauty a labour of love other than the odd skinned knuckle.