[WWI] Added:Aviatik D.I and more!
Diego Fernetti
dfernet0 at rosario.gov.ar
Wed Sep 24 08:09:33 EDT 2008
J.R.! (hey, I feel like I'm talking to a Dallas character)
> Yes, Diego there is a hook holding down the front end of the Voisin
because I like the look of it
> on the wheels. I have seen a couple of photos of Voisins sitting on their
tail skids, but that is
> not as interesting.
Must have been a pretty interesting moment for the pilots.
> Someone suggested making the cockpit floor out of lead, but the weight on
the wheels would make
> me worry about the long term effect on the struts. The tail booms are
brass PE and pretty heavy
> and it would take a bit of weight to counter that. So I cheated...
Martín Afflitto had the same trouble but his model got smashed on the trip
from Buenos Aires to Rosario. Didn't had the need for hooks, though...
http://www.wwi-models.org/Images/Hector/FiatF5b/index.html
D.
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