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do you realy think that this tube has original 2 mm wall ? 2mm is a lot .

[womenfly2]

Originally Posted by Gintaras

do you really think that this tube has original 2 mm wall ? 2mm is a lot .

.079" wall .... not to uncommon for engine mount tubing. All depends on the dynamic loads its going to see. Also, with the degree of (cold) forming this tube is seeing, a thinner wall tube may yield stress cracks along the radii and bend lines. This based on not knowing the alloy being used.

But I am very sure Achim knows what he is doing ....

WF2

[AAC Cadet Leader]

for anyone here who is not aware, achim and alexandra have their own FTS section on the aeroforum, including ten threads. you should check them out - they are really good threads! nine of them are on their various builds and is one on achim's career as a student pilot. here's the link:

AEROFORUM.ORG

and here are the thread titles:

FTS Pfalz D.III project


FTS Fokker D.VIII ( 1 2 3 ... Last Page)

FTS Pedal-Planes

FTS Fokker Dr.I

FTS - My Career As A Pilot

FTS 3D modells and renderings

Rumpler C.IV drawing set

FTS Fokker C.I

FTS Load Tests

FTS Museum Project

FOKKER-TEAM-SCHORNDORF Web Site

womenfly ,how many ww1 aercraft with 2 mm engine mount tube do you know ?
very good Achim has you , to answer for him.

[AchimEngels]

Sure I am sure that the engine mount for the Engels E6 has 2mm wall thickness. I do not see what that question is supposed to imply.

You do not need to have the original Daimler engine mount drawing nor the original Fokker drawings.

I wonder why you do not know the historic images of the mount cut and meassured by the French. There are copies at rotary heaven.

Apart from that why don´t you just make your triplane mount with smaller wall thickness tubings? I am fine with it....

Here are some more progress shots of the mounts for the Engels E6.





Enjoy!

Achim

thank you for the last post , it came not to late , just in time ,the parcel was ready to send but the post office was closed ,and somebody in Germany did say
Bingo- game over .

[AchimEngels]

Today I welded up the firt of the engines mounts front portion.









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[AchimEngels]

And it fits well into the fuselage.

Enjoy!

Achim

[AchimEngels]

Some more shots of the mamking ofthe engine mount front portions. All three of them are done now and they will be completed as soon as I have managed to finally get the rear mounting "cup" pressed.




Test fitting into the frame after welding.





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[AchimEngels]

And they are perfectly interchangeable.

Enjoy!

Achim