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Old 23 November 2008, 03:45 AM   #18 (permalink)
brinesharks
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In order to keep some momentum going, I'll post parts as I draw them. Eventually I hope to post assemblies. As I'm working off the Rozendall drawings, dimensions are preliminary until confirmed from other sources!



The above part is the forward fuselage vertical member. It is a sandwich construction (only half is shown), routed out for lightness. The grooves around the edges are for a 2.5mm x 5mm spline that aligns the two halves. The semi-circular cut-out and rabbet are for a metal insert. The insert holds the carby parts (intake?). The main timber used is Spruce, according to Rozendaal. This part is quite similar to Sopwith designs which I presume is because of the French and British types using the same LeRhone engine.

You'll also note that Autodesk Inventor doesn't render as well as Rhino3D (the software Joe Perkel uses) Still, it does the job!
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