The photo in the Profile Publications is from the front starboard
side and doesn't appear to have any louvres on that side either -
only the circular access hatch or whatever. I've looked long and
hard at both the Profile and the Datafile photos and _I_ can't see
any 'break' between the fuselage and the 'normal' engine panel area.
It appears continuous to me.
>
> Are there any flat metal panels on the sides of the fuselage?
>In other words, is there only a metal panel on top of the engine?
>
It seems to be just a metal panel on the top of the engine which curves
down towards the front following, roughly at least, the usual curve
of that panel on the 'normal' Fokkers. However, underneath that, where
the 'normal' Fokkers had the louvred metal panels, it appears to be smooth,
solid, and continuous and, presumably, plywood.
Ah, if _only_ we had the original photographs! (Or, better yet, the
negitives!)
Cheers, Bill
-- Bill Shatzer - bshatzer@ednet1.osl.or.gov - aw177@Freenet.Carleton.ca -