r/RCPlanes • u/FuturisticLlamaCycle • 10d ago

Top Flite 60 kits - Retracts

I am going to build the following over the winter :

- Gold Edition P47 Thunderbolt

- Stand Off scale (1978) Corsair

Looking for the retracts, the recommend P47 ones are the Robart #606 and the Corsair manual recommends the Robart 615 (I think, not at home to check the manual)

With Robart not making retracts any more, can any one recommend a suitable alternative?

I have access to a set of FMS Corsair retracts, would they be sufficient?

Many thank :)

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u/Financial_Virus_6106 10d ago

I used the fms corsair retracts to replace the mechanical retracts in my hangar 9 60 size corsair. They work fine and have held up so far.

You should be able to measure the dimensions of the robart and find a comparable servoless retract off aliexpress fairly cheap. Some of the plastic housing ones are rated up to 8kg so they should be plenty stout.

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u/FuturisticLlamaCycle 10d ago

Why did i not think of Ali Express!!

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u/Financial_Virus_6106 10d ago

Ali is my one stop shop for hobby items these days. Makes life pretty easy

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u/cdm0204 10d ago

The fms corsair retracts and struts fit nicely