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| John M Oshust | ManzanoLaser Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.12a | Build | 29-Mar-15 14:54 |  |
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| Third time was the charm for the air scoop. The first fabrication utilized card stock, the second sheet styrene. The third and, fortunately, final attempt Al roof flashing....Bingo...success! I added a patina to eliminate the annoying glare. |
| John M Oshust | ManzanoLaser Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.12a | Build | 29-Mar-15 08:13 |  |
| Views : 626 |
| Being true to his word my little pal, our little friend, Gumby, departed this day. With his worldly necessities in his little travel package he is off to lands south of the border. Mexico is his destination. He believes that employment there is easy to find, due to the vast numbers of illegal immigrants traveling north. |
| John M Oshust | ManzanoLaser Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.12a | Build | 28-Mar-15 15:26 |  |
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| Don C. One of the wing pulleys utilized to direct force to the ailerons. |
| John M Oshust | ManzanoLaser Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.12a | Build | 27-Mar-15 17:10 |  |
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| The ailerons are connected together with cable. The crossed silver cables pull the ailerons and their connecting strut up or down. The continuous loop of cable produces the opposite effect on the “Udder” side. The linkage cables for the ailerons are exposed running, almost medially, on the upper and lower air planes. The ‘Jenny” has a similar external aileron system. |
| John M Oshust | ManzanoLaser Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.12a | Build | 27-Mar-15 17:09 |  |
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| The air scoop for the RAF engine was finalized this day. The third attempt was the charm and the material of choice....Al roof flashing!!! When completed the scoop will be similar to a cap in that it can be removed with ease to show the engine. My research shows that though the “stock RAF aero-plane came equipped with a factory air scoop, the the scoop was either modified or removed in the field. |
| John M Oshust | ManzanoLaser Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.12a | Build | 27-Mar-15 17:08 |  |
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| With all of the clutter between the windscreen and the airscrew it is easy to see why adding gun sights for both the Vickers and Lewis guns was a difficult and somewhat superfluous installation. The pilot can never easily align sights, over the guns, from his flight position. I would imagine that without a definite sight picture the nose of the aircraft was used and bullets were sprayed at the target. |
