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General Category => Totally Off-Topic Discussions, Rants, Tire & Oil Threads, Etc. => Topic started by: donbmw on December 16, 2013, 08:22:28 PM

Title: Aviation
Post by: donbmw on December 16, 2013, 08:22:28 PM

Check this out

http://theballybomber.com/2013-c.html

Title: Re: Aviation
Post by: nhmaf on December 16, 2013, 10:50:27 PM

Quit impressive!
 I don't know if it is my eyesight, but somehow it appears to me that the engine nacelles are a little too close together, or the engine nacelles are a little too large in diameter, or something.    But, it is quite impressive in any case!

Title: Re: Aviation
Post by: Tony Smith on December 17, 2013, 12:50:10 AM

Surprisingly (or perhaps not), 50% and 30% scale models were frequently used int he days before computers to test out full sized designs. Below is a link which details the scale models used to develop the Short Stirling bomber
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_Stirling

Other aircraft for which scale (but manned) models were prodcued include the Avro Vulcan (search on Avro 707) the General Aircraft "Fleet Shadower" and many more that I cannot recall at present.
 
That said, the B17 is a truly wonderful effort. Were would be be without eccentrics willing to spend years of their lives following a dream? After all, we cannot all ride r65s, they didn't make enough of them.

Title: Re: Aviation
Post by: Rob Valdez 79 R65 on December 17, 2013, 01:54:18 AM

I love the internet.  Thanks for the post!