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Dem fokkers waz flyin' Messerschmidts!
« on: October 06, 2018, 07:16:17 PM »
OK, it's not a Fokker, it's a Spad with British rondels. but it looks like it's about to land on my aircraft carrier. I kind of forgot it was there when I pulled Fritz inside. It's a bit of a tight fit, but it's starting to rain quite often, and I'd rather work dry.


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Two more feet and it would be in my lap.

« Last Edit: October 06, 2018, 07:18:34 PM by PonoBill »
Foote 10'4X34", SIC 17.5 V1 hollow and an EPS one in Hood River. Foote 9'0" x 31", L41 8'8", 18' Speedboard, etc. etc.

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Re: Dem fokkers waz flyin' Messerschmidts!
« Reply #1 on: October 06, 2018, 07:44:20 PM »
Nice having the option for something that big. Is that one just a model or RC?
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Re: Dem fokkers waz flyin' Messerschmidts!
« Reply #2 on: October 06, 2018, 08:37:00 PM »
RC, but it hasn't flown in decades. Four stroke motor. I barely remember how to start it.
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Re: Dem fokkers waz flyin' Messerschmidts!
« Reply #3 on: October 08, 2018, 01:50:41 AM »
Speaking of flying...

I wonder if your cute little aluminum struts are strong enough to lift your van once you get up to speed with that huge wing and you get liftoff?

... and where are the flaps? I mean, how do you intend to steer Fritz once you got it flying.

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Re: Dem fokkers waz flyin' Messerschmidts!
« Reply #4 on: October 08, 2018, 03:44:59 PM »
Note the curved spine in the front. It is part of the deflector that will push air up onto the panels. the front and back sectors of the side will also be enclosed with doors for storage, and to reduce the amount of air getting under the bottom of the "wing". And finally, the panels are inclined about 2 to 5 degrees front to back. The rear suspension is bogies with airbags which allows variable ride height. The normal ride height gives two degrees, but I can lift it to 5 degrees with an onboard compressor and an infrared sensor system that allows me to accurately set and maintain ride height.

And then there are the steering jets.
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Re: Dem fokkers waz flyin' Messerschmidts!
« Reply #5 on: October 09, 2018, 09:51:34 AM »
"And then there are the steering jets."

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Re: Dem fokkers waz flyin' Messerschmidts!
« Reply #6 on: October 09, 2018, 11:01:17 AM »
amphibious?

pls not a duck boat---those things are fricking dangerous

almost chopped off my finger starting a gas powered RC plane as a teen--when i marveled at my mavic drone, and the programmed speed differentials between motors, and all the amazing tech that goes into making it fly, i thought of the relative barbarism of gas-powered RC planes--and looked at the huge scar on my finger............

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Re: Dem fokkers waz flyin' Messerschmidts!
« Reply #7 on: October 09, 2018, 11:41:42 AM »
WW2 ...My grandfather ... 10th Mtn Div...‘duck boat’ on Lake Garda in Italy... getting sniped at.  I think of that when I see the tourists in the re-purposed amphibs, with their duck billed kazoos. It’s what they were fighting for I guess.
« Last Edit: October 09, 2018, 11:59:50 AM by Dusk Patrol »
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