 jeaton01 wrote: |
| ". . .I looked around here, and Stephen's site, and my books and the net trying to figure out if the back of the prop would be black or laminated, and didn't find any painted black, so I'm left wondering when the use of black on the back of props came into use. I never flew behind a wood prop that wasn't painted black but tht's pretty recent history compared to what we're building here. |
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Hey John Look at your propeller from the tip end to the base. The lamnations will pass in a straight line from front to rear. I realize you are working with a hughe spinner and the prop blades simply attach to it. But with them attached you can get the idea. Review the wood lamination instructions I posted here and you will get the idea.
Finally the colour you may want to use for your build is a dark blue was thinly applied. I have seen two images of this machine (Probably Ltn. Veltjens reserve machine. His Fokker D.VII had a winged arrow.) Some early SSW D.III types were sent to JG.II (Jasta 12, 13, 15 & 19) for front line evals. Here is what I have on it.
SSW D.III no serial noted, insignia a white "V" may have belonged at one time to Ltn. Seppl Veltjens (NOT Vallendor) of Jasta 15/ J.G.II. as a reserve aircraft. The headrest identifies it as a machine from the first series of 20; the balanced ailerons show this photo was taken after it was returned to the factory to be upgraded with a new engine, wings and other modifications. These images may have been taken at Jasta 15 or another unit that it was later assigned to.
The wheel covers were usually done in "5 colour lozenge", like the wings. Top wing angled lozenge layout. Lower wing span wise lay out.