[WWI] DML Wings Fokker Dr.1 and Spad XIII

[Stephen Auslender]

D,
If that is the case, then cannot one simply attach sandpaper to a 
cylindrical surface, and sand the ballooning down a bit? That would be for a 
plastic model kit.
Yes I know that the undercamber is not a part on just one arc, so one would 
have to use quite a bit of judgement and skill to get the desired effect.
Also, how does one control the ballooning on a stick and tissue (well, stick 
and special fabrics these days) flying model? That always intrerested me in 
the old days when I was flying models but then we just used a modern airfoil 
shape and forgot all about scale.
Stephen


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Diego Fernetti" <dfernet0 at rosario.gov.ar>
To: "World War I Modeling Mailing List" <wwi at wwi-models.org>
Sent: Monday, June 04, 2007 11:29 AM
Subject: Re: [WWI] DML Wings Fokker Dr.1 and Spad XIII


>> If ballooning of the concave airfoil sections under the wings is 
>> "normal"on the real aircraft, why do we object to it in our models?
>> Or am I missing something here?
>
> Sometimes, as molded on kits, is too exaggerated and looks odd. Figure 
> that the ballooning on a real wing might be something of less than 1/2 
> inch in the "deepest" area of the rib.
> D.
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