CatholicFlyer
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Okay, the only person I told the problems of the first design was to @Chuppster how the wood braces was just standing there and the previous high temp hot glue gun was too hot to actually hold anything together. Forgive the horrible drawing, but I got myself a sketch pad and trying to redo the large scale Nieuport 24, now the one before the guy I want to honor, is a guy named Mick Mannock, an Irishman and Pilot for the all Irish Division in World War One and he started off in the SE5 as a trainer and then flew it in the beginning of the war, when he moved up in rank, so did his plane, next he moved up to the Nieuport 17 and then finally the Nieuport 24.
As you know or may not, or may not even care, this year is the 100th Anniversary of World War One
So that is why I am focusing on World War One planes for now, then work begin my try to the De Havilland Mosquito.
As you can see I want to do some sort of rib and spar re-enforcement in both wings and the Nieuport has the X spars and cord, either hobby gauge or fishin line. Bottom Wing is 4 feet by 2 feet wide, then top is 5 feet long by 3 feet long. I was thinking maybe a foot thick rib, but not sure if that would be too thick and give to much flex and shape, airfoil I think it is called, still learning this language. Also the front is to be smaller, I think someone on the forum said it be best to give it more performance, but the entire fuseloge would be normal large size.
As you know or may not, or may not even care, this year is the 100th Anniversary of World War One
So that is why I am focusing on World War One planes for now, then work begin my try to the De Havilland Mosquito.
As you can see I want to do some sort of rib and spar re-enforcement in both wings and the Nieuport has the X spars and cord, either hobby gauge or fishin line. Bottom Wing is 4 feet by 2 feet wide, then top is 5 feet long by 3 feet long. I was thinking maybe a foot thick rib, but not sure if that would be too thick and give to much flex and shape, airfoil I think it is called, still learning this language. Also the front is to be smaller, I think someone on the forum said it be best to give it more performance, but the entire fuseloge would be normal large size.