Third TVAL Replica DVa

jwitt · 8 August 2012, 08:17 PM

TVAL have built a third replica DVa in the markings of Lt. Kurt Jentsch, Jasta 61. I stumbled across some pictures while researching for my Proctor DVa build.

Pictures here, embedded with other of the TVAL Albatroses:

Tval albatros dv image by Jamo_kiwi on Photobucket

As with the others, the workmanship is astonishing.

JohnW

AROTH · 9 August 2012, 04:56 PM

Extremely excellent photography as usual.

Something I have never noticed before, on photo #35 and #37, I see a very thin copper line on the starboard side exiting the lower fuselage near the rear landing gear strut.

Does anyone know what that was for?

jwitt · 9 August 2012, 06:37 PM

If you look at #13-17 you can see that tube inside the cockpit and it appears to run up to the fuel and air pressure switching assembly. My guess would be that it is either a vent or possibly a fuel overflow. The wood around the tube where it goes through the fuselage is stained so it may be a fuel overflow. The outer end is also positioned where it is out in the slipstream which reinforces the idea that a liquid (only fuel in that assembly) dumps there.

In the TVAL site there is a picture of the back of that panel, but I haven't time right now to look it up.

BTW, in the TVAL site the walkaround photos are gone. Anyone know what that's about?

JohnW