On Aug 3, 1:09=EF=BF=BDpm, "Enzo Matrix" <enz...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Rufus wrote:
> > Enzo Matrix wrote:
> >> I'm just about to finish an Eduard 1/48 F6F-3 Hellcat. =EF=BF=BDThe
mo=
del is
> >> built pretty much out of the box, but I have dropped the flaps -
> >> something which is very easy to do on this kit.
>
> >> The kit decals provide a scheme for BuNo 66016 with red outline
> >> insignia when with VF-16 in 1943 and also Lt Alexander Vraciu's
> >> machine when he was with VF-6. =EF=BF=BDHowever, it seems that during
=
the
> >> Battle of the Phillipine Sea, Vraciu was serving with VF-16 and
> >> 66016 was his machine at the time. It is possible to use the kit
> >> decals to depict the aircraft at this stage in its history, whch is
> >> what I have done. The control surfaces on this kit are seperate from
t=
he
> >> airframe, so
> >> it would be possible to depict them deflected. However, I have read
> >> that the F6F had spring loaded control surfaces that were held in
> >> place when the aircraft was parked.
>
> >> My question is, how effective was this spring loading? =EF=BF=BDGiven
=
that
> >> in June 1944, 66016 had been in service for over a year, most of
> >> which had been spent being worked hard in a combat environment, is
> >> it possible that the spring loading wasn't quite as effective as
> >> once it had been? =EF=BF=BDI'm not saying that I should show the
contr=
ol
> >> surfaces severley drooped, but I wonder if showing the elevators
> >> deflected maybe five degrees or so would be valid.
>
> >> Any ideas?
>
> > ...actually, it depends on a bit more than that. =EF=BF=BDIf the
surfac=
es were
> > spring-compensated, it was probably to offset airloading in addition
> > to the the anti-servo tab and manage stick forces - so they probably
> > wouldn't have held the full weight of the surface.
>
> > Secondly, was the elevator driven by mechanical linkage, or hydraulic
> > power? =EF=BF=BDThat could make a difference.
>
> > Thirdly...a simple Google image search located a number of pictures of
> > Hellcats with elevators pointing trailing edge skyward when parked -
> > indicating to me that they were parked in some sort of gust-locked
> > condition...even if it was as simple as to hold the stick aft with the
> > belt/harness strap. =EF=BF=BDCommon practice with light planes even
tod=
ay.
>
> > Bottom line - find a picture you like, and go that way.
>
> Thanks, Rufus. =EF=BF=BDThat *is* , of course, the sensible option! =EF=
=BF=BDAnd thanks for
> the interesting comment on the spring compensation.
>
> I did a Google image search and, like you, found a surprising number of
F=
6Fs
> with elevators deflected upwards. If they were held in that position by
t=
he
> seat harness, that really isn't an option for me as the harness on my
mod=
el
> is already set in position. However, it is something to think about for
> future models.
>
> I have managed to find a picture of a parked F6F with the elevators in
> exactly the positions that I wanted. As a bonus the rudder is deflected
a=
s
> well, so that's how I'm going to finish it!
>
> Has anyone else built one of these Eduard Hellcats yet? =EF=BF=BDIt's a
p=
ure joy to
> build. =EF=BF=BDHighly recommended.
>
> --
> Enzo
>
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