Plans for the Atlas by Matt

This is confusing me, and may you too, but...

In telephone conversation with old friend this past weekend, he saw my posting here on RCU concerning the Atlas by Wolfgang Matt. He is a little bit too old for flying such an A/C, but brought his set of plans over here for comparision, just the same. He purchased them via mail a good twenty years ago from M.A.N. but never built anything off them. And they are of slightly different size too. Fuselage measures much longer on his plan. Via contacts, have been finding a big inconsistancy as to printing and distribution of these plans.

I need a concensus. If folks here could dig out their copy of the Atlas plans as per M.A.N. from back in 1976 for one minute. Please go to sheet showing off the fuselage in side view, for this is where I have been finding the descrepancies. Just lay the plan FLAT on to the kitchen floor, and get out the old tape measure. Then...

Measure East-west down the centerline of the fuselage, from section B-B to section G-G, as shown on the plan. Then cite that distance you get to the accuracy of 1/32" if possible. For that distance, according to my plan, I get 28-23/32" here. Off the other plans have measured the same to be 3/8" greater and 3/16" shorter.

Cite the overall height of rudder if feasible too. As reference on my plan it is 9-7/16" tall.

And about when did you obtain the plans?


Wm.