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Rex:
Ehhhh, guy, are we talking about full/almost full sized flyable a/c?
If so, I am interested in a air-worthy version of the D-VII. *Cost? *Power-plant requirements? *Scale (if not full-sized)?
Tell me what you know, what you think.
Shooter sends
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Shooter-
Yes, we are talking about full size, flying aircraft!
If you would like a full size D.VII, start here:
www.exp-aircraft.com/aircraft/ww1aero/ww1aero.html For $125.00+$5.00 shipping you can get the plans used to construct the Rhinebeck D.VII replica.
Dave Watts is powering his replica with a 260hp Gypsy Queen that costs about $7,000. I would wager that's a little cheaper than the Mercedes 180hp the plans call for. I would imagine the total cost to build would be in the neighborhood of $35,000-$45,000
If you want to do it on the cheap (and kinda ugly) you could look here:
http://www.loehle.com/fokkerkit.htm The pictures of their bird don't look very scale, but a real D.VII looking paint job might help that. You could have a pretty fun Walter Mitty machine for around $15,000.