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Have you guys seen this one?

www.cliffordaeroworks.com

I wish someone would do an 80% D.Va that looks as good as this 80% SPAD 13.

I have a set of 33% scale plans for an R/C Albatros D.Va, it has about a 10' span. Lets see, if I scaled those up to 75%... *

[Brad]

"I wish someone would do an 80% D.Va that looks as good as this 80% SPAD 13."

"I have a set of 33% scale plans for an R/C Albatros D.Va, it has about a 10' span. Lets see, if I scaled those up to 75%..." *

Very nice. I was planning to do an Albatross D III originally, before my friend talked me into a 2-seater. It wouldn't be THAT difficult with the method we are using.

Our fuselage will be a rectangular truss built of 6061-T6 3/4"x3/4"x1/8" aluminum angle, riveted together with aircraft rivets. (NOT the pop-rivit type, the driven or squeezed ones!)

Over that structure will be a non-load-bearing "shell" of foam and fiberglass. In the case of the Albatross, wood veneer over the outer layer of fiberglass would add a nice touch if a paint scheme that left the wood exposed were selected, as many did.

Wings will be aluminum tube spars (6061-T6, most likely front 2.5"x.058", rear 2"x.058") with 1/4" plywood ribs, (Marine grade plywood with EQUAL layer thicknesses), and aluminum compression ribs and drag/anti-drag STRUTS (not wires-much easier!) Cloth covering of course. Ribs will be "stack cut" on a router to insure that they are absolutely identical.

Tail surfaces will be aluminum tubing and cloth for the rudder and elevator, and aluminum tubing with foam and glass for the fixed fin and horizontal stabilizer.

And thus the birth of the "Ft. Worth Flying Circus..." LOL

[wolfenbill]

At the Old Kingsbury Aerodrome we use a combination of copies of original factory drawings (if available) *and Jim Kiger's 1/5 scale Replicraft plans. *The plans are 1/5th scale as drawn but the dimensions shown on the plan are full scale *(except for the Hanriot HD-1.....I think). *The aircraft are all full scale. *The SE5a is to be powered by an original Hispano-Suiza (180 hp....I think) while the D.VII is to be powered by a Ranger. *The Ranger is aircooled but we are reversing the facings of the cylinders so that the exhaust is on the left and the intake on the right. *In order to do this we are having a special cam made that will allow for this and shift the torque peak to a lower rpm to hopefully give the engine more early "Mercedes-like" characteristics so we can use a prop more in scale with the originals. *The Ranger tops out in the 3000 rpm range while the old Mercedes was in the 1700-1800 range...it just had a hell of a lot torque at those low rpms. * We had considered using a Gypsy Queen engine but decided not to. *We have several Rangers on hand but would have to buy the GQ engine. *The wings have the Gottingen (sp?) airfoil and it is more than twice as thick as the SE5a wing. *It had to be to accomodate those big box spars. *Hopefully the D.VII will be flying by May, 2002. *You can access the Replicraft website at:

http://home.pacbell.net/fraze/replicraft.html

[wolfenbill]

Sorry, for the D.VII I meant that the exhaust is on the right and the intake on the left (from the pilot's point of view).

[Brad]

Wow. *

If Jim Kigre ever gets around to making plans for the D.V/Va, I'd be a very happy camper! I'd like to have a wide variety of resources to compare and cross-check before I start cutting wood for my bird.

hello,

Im new at this, but i feel i have EXCELLENT mechanical skills ( in addition to being a machinist by trade). I am very very interested in a Fokker aircraft, notably the D7. However, ive done some light checking into the plans offered by World War One Aeroplanes Inc in Poughkeepsie NY. I do have my questions however. Does anyone know of the specific detail these plans go into?? And has there been anyone that has built a plane from these plans? If so, how was the experience? Are these plans sufficient for a great level of detail and are they worth the money?? Is there a better set of plans out there?? Any info will help.. thanks indeed to you all!!

dtenney

I'm pretty sure these are the plans that were used to build the Rhinebeck D.VII, If so, you should be able to build a first class replica with them. I hope your welding skills are up to snuff! *

I know these plans have been around for a while and several aircraft have been built, where they all are today, I don't know.

Look up Dave Watts on this forum, he is working on a D.VII of his own, he should be able to point you toward some valuable information.

yes, i think my welding skills are up to snuff. I know that the plans offered by World War One Aeroplanes for the D7 is, i believe, all welded steel. I will have to look up ( dont have the slightest clue how) Dave Watts on here to see how he's doing on his project to see what he can reccommend. thanks.

Here you go, dtenny:

Dave Watts' User Profile