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Old 1 November 2008, 09:39 AM   #40 (permalink)
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Hi DJ, I figured that was coming sooner or later. WF2, It's a parasol and the wing will be one piece but I'll build it a half at a time and join the halves. I don't think it will be much different on the ground than a Fokker D VIII or Morane A1 parasol. I know it looks like it is sitting high on the gear but I think it's because of the size of the fuselage. The gear legs are about 13" long. I don't know what they measure on a 1/3 scale D VIII or other model. I am keeping the weight as low as possible in the fuselage. We'll see what happens. The full scale could not have been bad. It was lack of adequate oil or lubricant for the engine that kept it out of production.
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