[WWI] And it starts.....
Rob Stewart
rob at rob-stewart.to
Thu Apr 9 15:57:26 EDT 2009
Robert:
Do you think it would be possible/practical to heat and stretch Contrail
strut material to get RAFwire for these new SE5s?
Have you ever done this?
Robert Karr wrote:
> <<I'm not an expert on the rigging of every aircraft in the world. But I did
> help rig a real biplane and those streamlined rods attached to the wings,
> not the struts. Because if you think about it, what good are struts if you
> lose the wings? >>
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> In the case of the LVG, Wingnuts got it right. The struts have collars on
> both ends and the cable goes through little ringy thingies. A quick look in
> the photo galleries right here on the site confirmed my memory is not a
> complete carbonized Cherrio, yet.
> Robert Karr
> www.karrart.com
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Rob Stewart
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