Specific plans of Aircraft

jamie tyrrell · 12 May 2005, 12:55 AM

Are there specific plans of each aircraft produced. I am interested in A6446 which was an Fe2d. There seems to be a few diffrences between different models of the Fe2d.

PeterL · 12 May 2005, 01:06 AM

Generally the best you can hope for is a few good photographs of your subject aircraft and a drawing of the basic type against which to compare them. All of the aircraft of the period were hand built and there are too many differences to include in one drawing. In any case, it's always a good idea to check drawings against other references. No point correcting a kit to a drawing if the drawing is itself suspect. And no point scratchbuilding to a dodgy reference if you are able to correct that.

jamie tyrrell · 12 May 2005, 01:25 AM

Thanks for your advice. What I want to do is recreate A6446 to the best of my ability, the significance of this serial is that it was the Fe which my Grandfather was shot down in. I have the Aeroclub 2b model and the datafile, which seems to include all information needed. As far as I can tell the only difference is the engine? The rigging between different aircraft varies slightly.

jamie