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| heywooood, Comment for image # 38427 | 25 Apr 17 22:27 |
| see the shape of the upper wing mounted air intake?
also the canopy - I can cut the forward section off and paint it green to match the fuse..that strip can be replicated with thin acetate or similar and fared to the fuselage behind the cowl - the channel I use to slide the canopy on should raise it up just enough to clear that nose section.
Also note the chrome plated scoops in the bottom just inside the cowl..oil cooler intakes - or ram air intakes maybe? more research is called for |
| heywooood, Image # 38427 | 25 Apr 17 22:19 |
couple of questions answered in this picture... |
| David Duckett, Comment for image # 38424 | 25 Apr 17 21:57 |
| Well, I meant the cockpit but I have no doubt that Kevin will nail it. |
| heywooood, Comment for image # 38424 | 25 Apr 17 21:39 |
| lol Dave - you could say that about flying this aeroplane OR trying to build this model accurately. Both apply |
| heywooood, Comment for image # 38424 | 25 Apr 17 21:35 |
| Huey - me either. I have sat in the right seat of a Piper Cherokee Arrow II..lots of fun.
No Biplane time at all. Reading up on it - Dolittle and Roscoe Turner's writings especially, say that these machines were NOT friendly. |
| Huey V77, Comment for image # 38424 | 25 Apr 17 20:32 |
| I've flown several biplanes, but I don't think I'd want to try this one on. It has less wing area than a Cessna 150, 2800 lbs gross and a wing loading of 27 lbs/ft. Meaning an over the fence speed around 100mph, nope too old for those days. Flew a Smith Mini-Plane, 85mph was bad enough. These guys had large GRASS fields to operate off of, much easier. |
| heywooood, Comment for image # 38401 | 25 Apr 17 20:13 |
| turns out I may only have to shave a 1/16" off the cylinders and push rods. that means I do not have to remove the simulated upper or lower fittings on the rods. yay |
| heywooood, Comment for image # 38424 | 25 Apr 17 20:02 |
| This one has lots of little tricky areas to consider. the wheel fairings where they join to the struts. The vertical fin to the rear fuselage. The small wing root fairings. This cockpit opening arrangement. The air vent intakes on each side of the upper wing. A small plane - but not a small or straightforward build.. |
| heywooood, Comment for image # 38424 | 25 Apr 17 19:55 |
| those are air inlets..the original Solution nearly gassed its pilot to death with exhaust fumes. If you look at the top wing in another view you see two tubular inlets on the leading edge, either side of the fuselage - those are connected to these two silver 'periscope knobs' lol. Remember - in 1932 they didn't care about where they were going as much as how fast they were going. So if dude flew into a building at 250 kts they would say "wow! 250 kts" |
| biplane guy, Comment for image # 38424 | 25 Apr 17 19:41 |
| Please tell me those silver knobs on the instrument panel are actually eyepieces for a periscope. How can you see forward in this thing? |
| David Duckett, Comment for image # 38424 | 25 Apr 17 19:14 |
| Where angels fear to tread..... |
| heywooood, Image # 38424 | 25 Apr 17 17:58 |
ok - might have to see about making the doors and canopy functional / sliding etc..and do a proper cockpit |
| LASTWOODSMAN, Comment for image # 38417 | 25 Apr 17 16:47 |
| Well there you go Heywood - you're off to the races - thanks for the pics of the kit and plan - I see the blue canopy ... |
| heywooood, Comment for image # 38417 | 25 Apr 17 16:08 |
| I'm pumped up for this. |
| heywooood, Image # 38423 | 25 Apr 17 16:04 |
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| heywooood, Image # 38422 | 25 Apr 17 16:03 |
one plan sheet - 2 sided - fuselage and gear layout on one side, wings and tail parts on the other side no ISO or 3 view drawings however.. |
| heywooood, Image # 38421 | 25 Apr 17 16:01 |
excellent laser cut parts - same as the GeeBee Z kit - just absolute precision |
| heywooood, Image # 38420 | 25 Apr 17 16:00 |
decals..errm - sticker sheet - beautiful marks and registration, terrific colors - 100% accurate to the original aircraft - well done, Dumas |
| heywooood, Image # 38419 | 25 Apr 17 15:58 |
said parts list and building instructions - sometimes adhered to... |
| heywooood, Image # 38418 | 25 Apr 17 15:57 |
kit contents - 100% correct to the parts list - thank you Dumas |
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