Best scale photo!
08-25-2014, 06:20 AM
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Wow. That does look very real. Good job.
09-12-2014, 06:58 AM
#5432
The scale of the lines painted on the paving, I see to parallel lines like a car parking spot. The boxes in the net also look too perfect, like they are stacked and glued together so they don't shift when lifted off the ground. The load should shift slightly making the bottom bulge. So what tipped you off Casey? Also is glazier your profession or last name? My grandmother's maiden name was Glazier (a fine old German name).
09-12-2014, 04:09 PM
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10-02-2014, 09:13 AM
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10-09-2014, 07:05 PM
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Photo by Andy 'dee-grose' of my 1926 RRG Prufling flying at the NARCA Huntsville, AL Aerotow. Airplane built using three views from Martin Simons book 'Sailplanes: 1920-1945 plus other sources. It is 1/4 scale and features completely functioning cockpit controls driven by the servos so that if you remove the radio, servos and etc. the craft could still be flown by a 1/4 scale person! All controls are cable operated as per the original with cables thru ferrules or over pulleys as is the practice with the ailerons. It is crafted from balsa, spruce and ply with brass and steel fittings and cables. Covering is fabric and 1/64 ply stained and sealed with varnish.
To give an idea of the complexity of so 'lowly' an aircraft each aileron is built from over 80 parts!
To give an idea of the complexity of so 'lowly' an aircraft each aileron is built from over 80 parts!
10-09-2014, 09:08 PM
#5450
Could you possibly post some pictures of your plane on the ground or in a close fly-by so that we can appreciate the wire controls. It would be nice to see a photo of the cockpit area that is functional....that would be cool.......thanks.