[WWI] Wingnut LVG C VI rigging question

[Jamie Gagnon]

Hi Rob;

Thanks Rob, I don't have that datafile. Every photo I could find failed to 
show the actual attachment point.

Jamie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rob Stewart" <rob at rob-stewart.to>
To: "World War I Modeling Mailing List" <wwi at wwi-models.org>
Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 10:59 AM
Subject: Re: [WWI] Wingnut LVG C VI rigging question


> Hi,
>
> On page 24 of the Windsock data file there is a close up of that very 
> subject.
>
> It looks like it attaches to the horizontal rod that runs between the two 
> landing struts, right at the end, before the strut attachment. There seems 
> to be a bolt that runs through that rod horizontally, and the wire 
> attaches there.
>
> If I'm interpreting the photo correctly.
>
> Thee may be better pics somewhere else.
>
> Jamie Gagnon wrote:
>> Hi guys;
>>  Where exactly do the bracing wires for the undercarriage attach? The 
>> fuselage attachment points are clear, but the Wingnut instruction sheet 
>> is not clear as to where the other end of each wire goes. I've looked at 
>> the other builds online, and noticed that I am not the only one confused 
>> about this point. Some people have attached the wire to a yoke around the 
>> axle, others have drilled a hole in the forward landing gear strut on 
>> each side. Still others have attached the wires to the ends of the rod 
>> that goes in front of the axle. I've looked at a lot of photographs and 
>> drawings but none seem to resolve this.
>>  Jamie
>
> -- 
> Rob Stewart
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