Thanks .
Already done , on the Fatter Fuselage . Or 16 3/4 anyway . But if I move the elevator hinge to ' scale ' in line with the rudder , it's dead on 17 . Means a hollow in the rudder for the horn , on ' up ' .
Theres 2 inch T.E. sweep forward . Dunno if this might mean the moments effectvely 1 inch more , or " it dosnt work like that " .
Looking at the ' Fat Fuse ' , I redrew it from a scale bubble canopy scale layout , again .
Initially laid it over that and saw the back came up more , muttered and fumed . THEN . . .
a few days later saw if I set the two drawings aligned, they aligned . . . Bar the thrust line & incidences . ( all 10 year olds should be taught how to spell that . )
So , employing the cunning trick , for semi scale stuff, Of running a few degrees of + in the wing & tail , itll we believe look more realistic ,
Nose Down cruise level , tail down cruise inverted .
Might try the 1/8 per 12 in ' downthrust ' in the engine cradle too . ( near one degree ) trick .
Ply doublers ? outside the bearers running back to the wing spar to form a inner nose box , to build the front around - With the moulded rear shell seems the trick .
Been playing round with P-47 drawings for a while . Trying to figure a light reaso0nbly realistic set up .
Looks like a head fin less , or side shaved ST 60 head'd fit in a glass fibre cowl , at least . Getting on the Too Much Power is Not enough bandwagon .
Which beats the not enough power might almost work, but not quite- falling off the edge concern .
Reading through all sorts of top line articals last night , no onder the heads sore . A 20 % tailplane / elevator set up would seem minimal . Maybe go for 23 % .
Goota do the line drawings for a partical board fuse plug / mold . Be nice to do a concrete or plaster ' outer mold ' to fitt out shells with stringers & half bulkheads ,
So assembled ' fitted out ' , like the did on the de H Mosquito & Hornet .