Gents, I could not resist!!!!
FLOP picture 2
Of course it isn’t all definitive but after calculating the POV of the second picture of the Flop I did make a reference picture myself of my Oldest Taurus on Earth (Wester Taurus) of that POV and I do want to show you the result.
SEE THE PICTURE
I did glue a reference line on the fin and rudder to show the real vertical of the very raked fin and rudder (first reason I do have the crate picture!). See detailed picture insert and accentuation with blue lines. The angle of the blue line of the both planes must be the same in both pictures!!!!!
BTW For these measurements I do use a basic reconstructed copy of the Flop picture, only both halves are repositioned in the right position/location.
First important distance to measure for me was the red line, 637 pixels long.
After that all other orange lines I did draw, also 637 pixels long.
RESULTS
1
Interesting to see, the top of the total fuselage of the Flop is on a higher location than the top of the Oldest Taurus on Earth, I already did noticed this in the side view of course. The first REAL Taurus was very slender, this also was one fact I did discover of the crate picture.
2
The nose of the Flop is much longer and we already knew but now it isn’t difficult to calculate the exact distance of the engine location in mm.
3
The thrust line is lower, visible in the engine of the Flop and the (end) location of the orange line. Again a reason I do have the crate picture. The Oldest Taurus on Earth never could be designed with an inverted engine!! Inverted flying with the Flop was also a problem (I think!).
4
The tail cone looks as long as the cone of the Oldest (real) Taurus on Earth, see the LE of the stab's, only the shape is much different so the effective moment of the stab is much more.
5 QA always most important.
Yellow oval, Hanna.
If anyone does reconstruct the Flop, we can do an independent examination for you, we did it already of other planes too.
If you do a contra expertise, do it on a professional way to prevent damage on other peoples project, and not this way!
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=8850402
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=8853456
It is easy to play down other people’s project, but it doesn’t demonstrate professionalism of the initiators when they cannot show an own professional prove of them self.
NOTE FOR MODERATORS, THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS TO UPLOAD THIS LONG POST ALSO NOT THE PICTURES!
More to come.
Cees