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Old 21 October 2008, 04:38 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Fokker DVII hood

First of all, sorry for my english, its really bad but i´ll do my best.

My problem is that I´m building an 1/48 Fokker DVII (OAW Early) and i want to "show" the engine when the model is finished and i dont know what are the doors i should open for that. When i say the doors i want to say the hood, i dont know if the hood is the upon part of the engine or if i should cut something on the side.
Maybe if someone has a photo about a DVII being repaired or something like that it could be easy for me to understand.

Thanks and i wait for your reply!

Y si alguien habla español, me refiero a cómo es el capot de un DVII OAW Early, porque nunca vi uno abierto, para una vez terminado el modelo, se pueda ver el detalle del motor.
Gracias y hasta luego.
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Old 21 October 2008, 05:37 PM   #2 (permalink)
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If you look at this picture, you will see that there are two panels on the side. There are also two panels on the bottom, and the one over the engine is divided into two pieces (left/right) that come together on the top. Some aircraft have been known to removed the top panels to get air at the engine, there is a picture of 244/18 showing this. If you wanted to, you could do the same, and it would show your engine, and be historically accurate.
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Old 21 October 2008, 06:33 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Early OAW Fok.D.VII.

Santimor:
The early OAW built Fok.D.VII did not have the rear side panel.
The early Fok.D.VII(OAW) fuselage side fabric continued forward to the diagonal tube that runs from the rear cabane strut to the forward landing gear strut.
On the right side front fuselage panel are the small side dooer and the magneto access door. On the left side panel is a large door for acess to the carburretor, and the magneto access door. On some later early OAW D.VII there were louvers added to the magneto access doors on both sides.
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Old 21 October 2008, 08:54 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Good point Dan-San, I forgot to mention that.
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Old 21 October 2008, 11:25 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Let me translate, please...

Jeff Brooks dice:
Si te fijas en la foto verás que hay dos paneles en cada lateral (el ovalado por delante y el triangular). También hay dos paneles en la parte inferior (uno desde la hélice hasta las patas delanteras del tren de aterrizaje y otro desde ahí hasta el larguero frontal del ala inferior), y el que va sobre el motor está dividido en dos piezas (izquierda y derecha) que se juntan arriba junto al radiador. Se sabe que algunos quitaban estos paneles superiores para mejorar la refrigeración del motor, y hay una foto del 244/18 que lo demuestra. Si quieres puedes hacer lo mismo, enseñar el motor, y ser históricamente exacto.

Y Dan San Abbot matiza:
Los OAW de primera serie no tenían la tapa lateral triangular, iban forrados de tela hasta el tubo diagonal que une el montante trasero del ala superior con la pata delantera del tren de aterrizaje. En el panel frontal derecho hay una pequeña puerta y la puerta de acceso al magneto, y en el izquierdo una puerta grande para acceder al carburador y la de acceso al magneto. En algunos OAW posteriores estas puertas llevaban aletas de ventilación.

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Old 22 October 2008, 12:32 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Hola Santimor:

Tal vez te sirva, yo armé el Fokker (OAW) mid production de Roden y le dejé uno de los paneles de acceso al motor abierto. Este es el link para que veas fotos del armado.

Fokker D.VII OAW Espanol

Fijate bien que aparato en particular querés armar, muchos varian en la disposición y tamaño de las rendijas de ventilación. Cualquier cosa no dudes en preguntar.

Saludos desde Mendoza,

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