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AchimEngels · 17 November 2004, 08:05 PM

Well...at least they started.....

This is why I just carefully mention that we are thinking about it. I am not an engine man and only would participate in the project I mentioned above.

Fokker210,

We have only done a very rough and basic calculation so far, but to tell what we would charge is really not possible at the moment.

Franzkait,

I agree, but the prop is not the only thing that makes a Fokker Dr.I fly like a Fokker Dr.I. Don´t forget about the gyroscopic effect of the revolving masses of a rotary engine. No plane equipped with a stationary engine -whether it is a Warner or the Siemens SH14 - ever will fly like a Fokker Dr.I even if equipped with a authentic airscrew.

Achim

17 November 2004, 08:05 PM	#203 (permalink)
AchimEngels Forum Ace Contributor Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Schorndorf - Germany Posts: 2,471	Well...at least they started..... This is why I just carefully mention that we are thinking about it. I am not an engine man and only would participate in the project I mentioned above. Fokker210, We have only done a very rough and basic calculation so far, but to tell what we would charge is really not possible at the moment. Franzkait, I agree, but the prop is not the only thing that makes a Fokker Dr.I fly like a Fokker Dr.I. Don´t forget about the gyroscopic effect of the revolving masses of a rotary engine. No plane equipped with a stationary engine -whether it is a Warner or the Siemens SH14 - ever will fly like a Fokker Dr.I even if equipped with a authentic airscrew. Achim __________________ To get permanent access to the FTS download archive, You can apply here: MEMBER APPLICATION. Or buy some of our books on early aviation on CD-Rom just to support our work. :-) Last edited by AchimEngels; 17 November 2004 at 08:09 PM.