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Old 30 September 2008, 05:53 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Real interesting subject John - great to see a new plane in the works and I'll be looking forward to your postings of the build!

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Old 30 September 2008, 09:59 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Hi Vern, Thanks. Your model is going to look pretty cool in the air. I am hoping the Aviatik project will not drag on like my others. I think I'll have it done in a few months.
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Old 2 October 2008, 07:19 AM   #13 (permalink)
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I am working on the tail skid today. The photo's of the 30.40 do not show this detail clearly but It seems that all the other fighter prototypes and the D1 used the same type tail skid and method. This is a photo of the D1 at the Vienna Technical Museum. I will make my tail skid in a similar way in regard to how the bungee works. Sorry the photo isn't more clear.

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Old 7 October 2008, 12:14 AM   #14 (permalink)
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hallo john,
i looked a bit through my files. it appears that the tailskid was at least very simmilar on all aviatik types. they was very methodical. could be that the fin was adapted a bit on different types but the skid itself and the way it was attachd was the same.
see enclosed sketch. it is for the type 37 twoseater but was interchangable with 38.
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Old 7 October 2008, 05:11 AM   #15 (permalink)
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Koloman thanks so much. Believe it or not I was just about to ask you if you had any photo's or drawings that show this. Looking at the D1 in the Vienna Technical Museum photo's it seems that there is a metal plate or access panel in the tail skid fin and the bungee somehow also attaches inside of it? Cheers.

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Old 7 October 2008, 06:49 AM   #16 (permalink)
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hallo john,
that´s all i can find at the moment . have most of my pictures at home. hope to be there on the weekend.
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Old 7 October 2008, 10:40 PM   #17 (permalink)
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Thanks Koloman, this is a great help. It will be interesting to see whatever else you can come up with. Enjoy your weekend.
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Old 9 October 2008, 09:20 AM   #18 (permalink)
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John, we don't ever what to see the tail skid on your plane in the position of that in the photo.

Nice looking project.

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Old 9 October 2008, 07:19 PM   #19 (permalink)
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Hi Dale, Wish I could guarantee that. First I have to get it in the air. Then again, I still have two others to get in the air. Oh well, time goes on.
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Old 9 October 2008, 07:44 PM   #20 (permalink)
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