[WWI] 1:22 scale R/C Fokker E-III

[Allan Wright]

I don't know why I picked a rotary engine plane as my first. I was lured
by the available artwork. Unfortunately that savings in time was quickly
eaten up by the difficulties of balancing the model and locating the
gear inside the scale outline.

On Fri, 2008-02-08 at 10:54 -0500, Thayer Syme wrote:
> >Good stuff, thanks Thayer.
> 
> No problem. I was all worried about the wing and motor pylon on my 
> Micro Drake until I started to think about it more rationally. The 
> original plan was to notch the wing for the pylon, so it could carry 
> down into the fuselage and anchor everywhere. Once I notched the 
> wing, it started to feel so floppy I gave up that idea. I cut the 
> wing apart, trimmed the roots for a full LE to TE butt joint, and 
> glued it to the top of the fuselage which is less than 1/2 an inch 
> wide at that point. The pylon is simply a piece of thick Zepron edge 
> glued on top of the wing.
> 
> Thayer
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