[WWI] Oeffag 153.52 (Brumowski) question

[Tom Solinski]

Octavio, it also shows up on page 8 of the datafile.  In those photos it
looks like there is some sort of cover panel or door over the opening.  Odd
that it appears to be unique to that one aircraft

MrT

 

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From: wwi-bounces at wwi-models.org [mailto:wwi-bounces at wwi-models.org] On
Behalf Of Octávio Nuno
Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 5:08 PM
To: wwi at wwi-models.org
Subject: [WWI] Oeffag 153.52 (Brumowski) question

 

Happy 2010 to everybody,

 

I am currently building Brumowski’s 153.52 Oeffag. After analyzing various
pictures of Oeffags in the “Albatros D.II & DIII Oeffag” book by Japo and
“Windsock datafile 19” I found that this particular machine (and some
others) had on the right side of the fuselage (near the motor) a small
square hole. Apparently this “inspection panel” was not covered. 

 

You can see this in the following machines:

-          153.54 – photo on top of page 25 (Japo book)

-          153.52 – photo on page 35 (Japo book)

-          153.209 – bottom photo on page 12 (windsock datafile)

 

My question is: what was this “hole” used for? Would it not create some drag
in the speed of the aircraft?

 

Best regards,

Octávio 

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