Wilhelm Morell Anemometer and Fokker Nuts

[Brown Baron]

I don't recall if I ever posted pics of my creations before. I've made them in both 1/4 and 1/3 scales and they came out well.

[MikeW]

Just asking from a position of complete ignorance, did the Germans use cross head screws in WW1?

[rsanz]

I don't recall if I ever posted pics of my creations before. I've made them in both 1/4 and 1/3 scales and they came out well.

So much awesome effort...

...but then a lozenge covered axle wing? Not in WW1.

[Brown Baron]

To both of you: It's a Balsa USA kit that it stand off scale at best. Don't nit pick unless you can do better.

[MikeW]

Wasn't nit picking, was just asking. No intention of offending you.

[sator]

Nice work ,post more pics when you have the chance.

[Brown Baron]

Wasn't nit picking, was just asking. No intention of offending you.

Apologies for my response. I used the screws that I had on hand. Cross head screws were invented some time in the 1930's I think.

In reality the Fokker nuts were just that-- nuts, albeit with a handle. Short threaded studs protruded from the fuselage longerons and formers at panel fixing locations and the Fokker nuts threaded down onto them in much the same way as lug nuts onto wheel studs when changing a tire on your car.

[MikeW]

Brown Baron, the reason I asked was that when I have another head on, I am a judge at Vintage Car Shows, one of my pet hates is the use of inappropriate fasteners, such as 'Phillips' or pozidrive machine and wood screws, worm drive hose clamps etc.

I had a look on the Mick Reeves web site and a lot of the miniture screws that he sells are cross head types.

Mike

[Madman]

Great job on the Fokker. I have been following your threads as I had an electric 1/4 scale D.VII. It was a conversion of a gas powered one and was 24 lbs all up weight. Flew like a big kite! Used an 8S3P A123 pack, 185(?) kv Axi and swung a 24 x 15 wood prop. Good luck and have fun. Every one I know of flies well and relatively easily. Mine got airborne on a low speed taxi run at 1/3 throttle.

[Fokker Pilot]

Nice effort and great job !