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| Dale1416, Comment for image # 35270 | 04 Jan 16 12:08 |
| Are you going to add the kit suggested headrest ? I did not, since pictures of the Albatros I've seen, show the planes without the headrest. |
| BriandKilby, Comment for image # 35271 | 04 Jan 16 11:50 |
| don is there way to keep the thinned balsa such as the rudder and elevator from warping when you dope it? |
| Don C, Comment for image # 35271 | 04 Jan 16 10:58 |
| Good color! |
| BriandKilby, Image # 35271 | 03 Jan 16 18:17 |
fuselage, wings, elevator and fin covered. |
| BriandKilby, Image # 35270 | 03 Jan 16 18:15 |
bottom wing and fuselage attached. |
| BriandKilby, Comment for image # 35231 | 30 Dec 15 11:42 |
| I had a f100 with in line six. I call this my small block |
| Don C, Comment for image # 35231 | 30 Dec 15 10:49 |
| Nice, Brian. I used to have a Chev with an inline 6. |
| Skyediamonds1985, Comment for image # 35174 | 29 Dec 15 12:34 |
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| Skyediamonds1985, Comment for image # 35232 | 29 Dec 15 11:59 |
| BriandKilby: Look in your previous posting on Dec. 17th for answer to your question on the rudder being "partitioned." Yes, the rudder to the Albatros was partitioned, meaning it has a vertical fin in front with a hinged rudder behind. It was explained in a bit more detail on the Dec. 17th posting. Hope it helped. =Sky |
| Skyediamonds1985, Comment for image # 35174 | 29 Dec 15 11:55 |
| BriandKilby: This mssg might be a bit too late, but in answer to your question about the rudder, yes, it was partitioned; meaning that it had a vertical fin with a hinged rudder behind it. Looking closely at some of the WW I photos and you can see the rudder actually had a sharp triangular-shaped overhang that extended on top and in front of the fin to act as an aerodynamic balance. It was during the early years of flying when airspeed became faster and faster, that everyone quickly discovered the need for balancing the control surfaces to counter a increasingly dangerous phenomenon called "flutter." This should also explain -in part- the "elephant ears" design of ailerons on many of the biplanes, where there is an extra portion of the aileron sticking out of the wing and slightly forward. Later on, the manufacturers resorted to the use of weights partially hidden in front of the hinge line of the control surfaces instead of using drag-inducing aerodynamic balances. Hopes this helps. -Sky |
| BriandKilby, Image # 35232 | 29 Dec 15 10:30 |
engine in fuselage. |
| BriandKilby, Image # 35231 | 29 Dec 15 10:29 |
engine. |
| BriandKilby, Image # 35215 | 25 Dec 15 09:45 |
santa was good to me! a new airbrush compressor! |
| BriandKilby, Image # 35214 | 25 Dec 15 09:44 |
power. |
| BriandKilby, Image # 35213 | 25 Dec 15 09:44 |
filter and regulator. |
| BriandKilby, Image # 35208 | 24 Dec 15 16:39 |
tried my hand at a little infilling. |
| TJH, Comment for image # 35205 | 23 Dec 15 18:59 |
| Check my Comet Great Lakes build thread, should be in there. |
| TJH, Comment for image # 35205 | 23 Dec 15 18:57 |
| Brian, I use coffee stirrers and attach to the ribs, and then extend the struts enough to fit in the tubes. |
| BriandKilby, Comment for image # 35205 | 23 Dec 15 18:28 |
| ? |
| BriandKilby, Image # 35205 | 23 Dec 15 18:27 |
does anybody have any pointers on attaching the wings to the struts? thank you. |
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