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Dunno, just a phase I'm in maybe but I want ever a/c I build (that has that capability) to have its wings folded...and maybe some that don't...
kind of like origami for aircraft
"Next up on Manny's to-do list: A Me-323 Gigant..... with folded wings."
Hey, what would a flying wing look like, with folded wings? Just fold it in half??
On the bench: Airfix 1/72 Wildcat; Airfix 1/72 Vampire T11; Airfix 1/72 Fouga Magister
VanceCrozier Hey, what would a flying wing look like, with folded wings? Just fold it in half??
I may have to develop a Version 2.0 - V1.0 is presently deployed to the southern sector.
Are you now saying you are now a BIG Wing-Fold Aficionado Groupie...?
Is that a yes?
Maybe being a BIG Wing-Fold Aficionado Groupie means more room for models ...?
.....the plastic kind.
......just sayin'...............
If you can't Fold 'em---don't Hold 'em...
It is amazing that the wings on high-performace military aircraft can be folded, unfolded, used with no issue. I mean, I know what happens when I try to use a folding lawn chair, it ain't pretty.
The smallest wing fold?;
The scariest wing fold?;
No doubt about it, wing folding is seriously good stuff, but enjoy it to the maximum, you should seriously consider some "group folding";
The classic group wing fold;
The transitional "Dirty" group wing fold;
The golden age of group wing folding;
The generic group wing fold era;
The ultimate wing fold, with added extra tail fold!;
WWW.AIR-CRAFT.NET
Milairjunkie The ultimate wing fold, with added extra tail fold!;
Actually, the nose radome of the Vigilante could also be folded to save space on the hanger deck.
Mark
FSM Charter Subscriber
Whoa, whoa, wait a minute....the Stuka had folding wings?? WTF??
Did I miss that in Axis Planes of WWII in college? Why am I always the last to know everything....
Jon
My Blog: The Combat Workshop
oddmanrush Whoa, whoa, wait a minute....the Stuka had folding wings?? WTF?? Did I miss that in Axis Planes of WWII in college? Why am I always the last to know everything....
RedCorvette Actually, the nose radome of the Vigilante could also be folded to save space on the hanger deck. Mark
The Vigilante simply has so much cool going on that I didn't want to get started.............
Manstein's revenge oddmanrush: Whoa, whoa, wait a minute....the Stuka had folding wings?? WTF?? Did I miss that in Axis Planes of WWII in college? Why am I always the last to know everything.... Actually that was one of a few prototypes of Stukas that were to be part of the air-wing that was never needed after the German's scrapped their carrier plans w/ the Graf Zepplin...
oddmanrush: Whoa, whoa, wait a minute....the Stuka had folding wings?? WTF?? Did I miss that in Axis Planes of WWII in college? Why am I always the last to know everything....
Actually that was one of a few prototypes of Stukas that were to be part of the air-wing that was never needed after the German's scrapped their carrier plans w/ the Graf Zepplin...
No kidding? Neat little factoid there for me...and some people say you never contribute any useful information
oddmanrush Manstein's revenge: oddmanrush: Whoa, whoa, wait a minute....the Stuka had folding wings?? WTF?? Did I miss that in Axis Planes of WWII in college? Why am I always the last to know everything.... Actually that was one of a few prototypes of Stukas that were to be part of the air-wing that was never needed after the German's scrapped their carrier plans w/ the Graf Zepplin... No kidding? Neat little factoid there for me...and some people say you never contribute any useful information
Manstein's revenge: oddmanrush: Whoa, whoa, wait a minute....the Stuka had folding wings?? WTF?? Did I miss that in Axis Planes of WWII in college? Why am I always the last to know everything.... Actually that was one of a few prototypes of Stukas that were to be part of the air-wing that was never needed after the German's scrapped their carrier plans w/ the Graf Zepplin...
That's a whole other what-if category - Kriegsmarie Air Wing...
VanceCrozier oddmanrush: Manstein's revenge: oddmanrush: Whoa, whoa, wait a minute....the Stuka had folding wings?? WTF?? Did I miss that in Axis Planes of WWII in college? Why am I always the last to know everything.... Actually that was one of a few prototypes of Stukas that were to be part of the air-wing that was never needed after the German's scrapped their carrier plans w/ the Graf Zepplin... No kidding? Neat little factoid there for me...and some people say you never contribute any useful information That's a whole other what-if category - Kriegsmarie Air Wing...
oddmanrush: Manstein's revenge: oddmanrush: Whoa, whoa, wait a minute....the Stuka had folding wings?? WTF?? Did I miss that in Axis Planes of WWII in college? Why am I always the last to know everything.... Actually that was one of a few prototypes of Stukas that were to be part of the air-wing that was never needed after the German's scrapped their carrier plans w/ the Graf Zepplin... No kidding? Neat little factoid there for me...and some people say you never contribute any useful information
So, there are "paper panzers" AND "paper sturzkampfflugzeugs"??
My mind just blew up in front of my face!
Some other items from the wing fold gallery;
Top fuel wing folding;
Apprentice deck hands falling for the old "unfold the plane, not the wing" trick;
A Savagely tight fitting wing fold;
Another of the scariest wing fold (it looks like a laughing shark);
Milairjunkie Some other items from the wing fold gallery; Top fuel wing folding;
A wing fold while in flight??
I thought I'd seen it all with the folding wing Stuka....
That's hot! Were they ever tested under aircraft carrier type conditions? Or were they strictly "on paper" for the most part?
Imagine having carrier based Stukas....yikes.
oddmanrush That's hot! Were they ever tested under aircraft carrier type conditions? Or were they strictly "on paper" for the most part? Imagine having carrier based Stukas....yikes.
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