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Title: Mono Moth
Post by: Firefox on March 30, 2022, 05:18:43 PM

This is a spur of the moment 'whiffs'. While I was building the Airfix 1/48 Tiger moth, I found that it looked quite good as a monoplane. I'm no aircraft engineer. I wondered if biplane existed was because of the engines back then were not powerful enough to generate the lift required by a single wing. Hence I imagined a more powerful engine with six blades propeller could do the trick ;). The paint scheme is a node to the RAAF ARDU.

(https://i.postimg.cc/jqnz5Bb8/F2-C24-A17-FBC4-4-F64-B757-C3-FF52634-BD3.jpg)

(https://i.postimg.cc/284hdv3h/BF045717-0429-4-B9-D-AFE1-72-FDE5-B22398.jpg)

(https://i.postimg.cc/y8jRtHmN/CC640343-6-B16-4898-A116-5-DED8-F4-C8861.jpg)

(https://i.postimg.cc/qMf2CQBp/82-F5921-A-8-F65-461-F-A56-A-B8-FBC1987-D92.jpg)

(https://i.postimg.cc/G2VGKxkJ/053-ECB8-D-D410-4-E5-E-9353-F3-DCA39-CC8-BA.jpg)

(https://i.postimg.cc/852fMPSZ/1-E167624-2-F13-40-AC-9976-1-B6-F65-C64-E33.jpg)

Title: Re: Mono Moth
Post by: Old Wombat on March 30, 2022, 06:18:12 PM

;D :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Mono Moth
Post by: Wardukw on March 30, 2022, 11:45:28 PM

This is wiffy world mate and yup ita gonna fly great :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
In the RW ..dunno ;D

Title: Re: Mono Moth
Post by: perttime on March 31, 2022, 02:37:01 AM

Looks good to me!
I just suspect that the 6-blade prop might be overkill :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Mono Moth
Post by: zenrat on March 31, 2022, 02:54:42 AM

Fanta can mono-moth. Very good.
:thumbsup:

Title: Re: Mono Moth
Post by: comrade harps on March 31, 2022, 03:36:03 AM

It's got an almost steampunk feel. :wub:

Title: Re: Mono Moth
Post by: PR19_Kit on March 31, 2022, 03:41:57 AM

That looks really good. :thumbsup:

DH built the Moth Minor low wing monoplane to replace the biplane Moths, and it actually had LESS power than the biplanes. Production was switched to Australia during WWII, so your Whiff has considerable credibility.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Havilland_Moth_Minor (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Havilland_Moth_Minor)

Title: Re: Mono Moth
Post by: Firefox on March 31, 2022, 04:41:20 AM

Quote from: PR19_Kit on March 31, 2022, 03:41:57 AM
That looks really good. :thumbsup:

DH built the Moth Minor low wing monoplane to replace the biplane Moths, and it actually had LESS power than the biplanes. Production was switched to Australia during WWII, so your Whiff has considerable credibility.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Havilland_Moth_Minor (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Havilland_Moth_Minor)

Wow! Didn't even know this exists! Thanks for the link. :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Mono Moth
Post by: The Wooksta! on March 31, 2022, 05:39:47 AM

There's was also the Moth Coupe, which looks a bit like an early Chipmunk. Dujin did a resin kit of it years ago.

Title: Re: Mono Moth
Post by: NARSES2 on March 31, 2022, 06:29:16 AM

Looks good :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Mono Moth
Post by: JayBee on March 31, 2022, 09:12:59 AM

Looks very reminiscent of the original DH71 Tiger Moth, even more so the unamed DH 77.

The multi bladed propellor just does not work for me, but overall I do like it.

Title: Re: Mono Moth
Post by: su27rules on March 31, 2022, 09:14:31 AM

:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

What if

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