On Aug 3, 2:23=EF=BF=BDpm, Rufus <n...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Enzo Matrix wrote:
> > Rufus wrote:
> >> Enzo Matrix wrote:
> >>> I'm just about to finish an Eduard 1/48 F6F-3 Hellcat. =EF=BF=BDThe
m=
odel 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
=
the
> >>> 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
cont=
rol
> >>> 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
surfa=
ces 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
to=
day.
>
> >> 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=
F6Fs
> > with elevators deflected upwards. If they were held in that position
by=
the
> > seat harness, that really isn't an option for me as the harness on my
m=
odel
> > 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=
as
> > 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=
pure joy to
> > build. =EF=BF=BDHighly recommended.
>
> I won the Eduard kit in a raffle at a club meeting recently, but I've
> only just looked it over and not started the build as yet - it does look
> like a great kit. =EF=BF=BDI've got the Hasagawa kit as well, and in
comp=
arison
> the Eduard kit looks top-notch. =EF=BF=BDGoing to have to give some of
th=
e other
> Eduard kits a look now.
>
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> =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD - Rufus- Hide quoted text -
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If you want to test the waters, there's the Weekend Editions of the
Great War types--the Hanriot and the Pfalz have minimal rigging and
simple color schemes, and build up beautifully.
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