Re: EIII wingless wonders

Mick Fauchon (ulmjf@dewey.newcastle.edu.au)
Thu, 4 Aug 1994 12:32:06 +1000 (EST)

Brian,

> Unfortunately Mick was right.

That's better than getting the Red Face Award .... again 80)
From that time check today I assume
> that's Newcastle, Aus, not UK Mick.

Correct.

Anyway a quick count along the
> wings showed a missing span, and a quick measurement showed the span
> to be short by exactly that amount.

Both my sets bore that out. If you count from the wing-root outboard,
both sets of drawings show 12 rib-stations; the kit only has 11.

I didn't have time to do too much
> more at 2 am so forgive me (or my alcoholic sister).

I won't ask.

> would be to cut the wing in two, but where would be best? I had
> thought this would be a relatively painful intro to both ww1 and
> limited run kits.

I wouldn't normally say this, but I don't think I'd do it. I wouldn't
really matter where you cut it in; a good pooint would be any span
between the wing-root (shoulder?) and the attachment-points for the
turnbuckles. In short, there's so much work in it, it hardly bears thinking
about.

Hope the Siemens is easier because I couldn't resist
> it.

Apparently it is.

Cheers,

Mick.

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