Bipes. . . .

[Daryl J.]

How about:

Fiat CR.42 in ''natural'' finish.....ie BMF in metal areas, unpainted/undoped cloth in fabric areas.   Nothing else.  


Fiat CR.32 converted into Parasol form.   Upper wing extended a bit in span, struts to fuselage remain as-is along the mid-span of the wing coupled with a pair of lower fuselage to mid-wing struts similar to Cessna's application.    


Fokker D.VII on flat floats...wood of course.

Felixstowe/Curtiss H-16 with slightly swept wings/tail empennage and a pair of turboprops.




Have a great weekend,
Daryl J.





I just can't justify, however,  a pair of V.1 pulsejets on the Wright Flyer.



Others?

[jcf]

How about:

Fiat CR.42 in ''natural'' finish.....ie BMF in metal areas, unpainted/undoped cloth in fabric areas.   Nothing else. 

Fiat CR.32 converted into Parasol form. Upper wing extended a bit in span, struts to fuselage remain as-is along the mid-span of the wing coupled with a pair of lower fuselage to mid-wing struts similar to Cessna's application.    

The prototype Cr.42 was silver dope and bare metal, with tail stripes and fasces on the fuselage side.
Basically the same finish as the pre-cammo Cr.32s.
Unpainted/undoped fabric is a no go and a finish that was never used by anybody as unprotected fabric just flops and rots, dope tightens as well as protects.
Clear-doped linen (CDL) on the other hand is a definite possibility and would give the aircraft that Pioneer/early-WWI look.

The Cr.32/42 were sesquiplanes that used a Warren truss interplane strut arrangement as an integral part of the wing design, this enabled FIAT engineers to get away with relatively thin wings... you lose the bottom wing, you lose the bottom truss attachment points and your strength. A parasol version would require a new wing design with increased chord, length and thickness, or you could maybe go for an arrangement like the Fairchild/Krieder-Reisner XC-31:



Jon

[GTX]

Any WWI fighter in modern low viz greys.

Regards,

Greg

[Daryl J.]

Reviso:  CR.42 in NMF/CDL

..............would this be the prototype, btw?


..............CR.32 with completely new Parasol wing and a bigger bullet fairing on midline....but now my worry is that the revision to the CA kit might be more    than    despite the AEsthetic   .  

Additio:  Curtiss R3C-3 converted to SAR duties with droppable/inflateable raft...that's the one with the Packard engine and much more sleek fuselage.

Inquiso: Was the Hs-123 likewise trussed?


Daryl J., asking since they're  available in 1/48 and have spats!  

[Arc3371]

A CR.32DB ? ICR.32? Or almost a Wright flyer with pusejets, The CR.32 with Campini engine!

[noxioux]

There is always the Coanda "jet" biplane.  I've been wanting to do something with that for some time now. . .

It's interesting that this subject would come up now.  I've been doing some heavy reading of WWI aviation lately, and have been wanting to pick up a couple of Eduard kits on the subject.  As for whiffing, well my knowledge of WWI aviation is still severely lacking. . .

There was a little discussion a year or two ago about a Gotha 'trench sweeper', based on a Russian bird with the middle section devoted to machineguns pointed at a downward angle.  I envision the Gotha with the center section opened up, and two rows of for or five 7.92 Spandaus pointed downward on a 45 degree angle.  Pilot lines up on the enemy trenches, and cuts loose.  Sort of a very early Spectre. . .

[NARSES2]

I have WIF'd some biplanes and sequiplanes for my 1930's Cold War scenario. Mainly putting German WWI "Ace" markings on French bi-planes/sesqui planes as part of the German Royal AF which is part of the western block - think NATO 30 years earlier. I've a few more idea's for some German and French Gladiators as well thanks to Rad - which may include a Lafayete bird as the US is still in the isolation ward in my scenario.

The other WIF I intend doing is a Fokker VII 1/2. Parasol Fokker VII as a half way house to the "Flying Razor". Have the Revell kit

Chris

[jcf]

Reviso:  CR.42 in NMF/CDL

..............would this be the prototype, btw?

Yep.

Inquiso: Was the Hs-123 likewise trussed?

Nope, pretty standard 20-30s construction.
The Hs 126 would be a good layout to borrow for your parasol 123.


..or you could step back to the Hs 121, which was a real pooch performance wise.


They also did a low wing 'fighter' aircraft, the Hs 125:



Rather attractive.

Cheers, Jon

[jcf]

Additio:  Curtiss R3C-3 converted to SAR duties with droppable/inflateable raft...that's the one with the Packard engine and much more sleek fuselage.

Who does a kit of the geared Packard engined R3C-3?



The sleeker nose was because the geared propeller drive lowered the thrust line.

Cheers, Jon

[JC Carbonel]

The Coanda 1910 jet is rather high in my list of "must do". But with many kits coming up , scratch building a big airplane like that (and rather complex with triangular section fuselage , slotted wings etc...) always comes second to building kits...
I need time ...(don't we all ?)

JCC

[Daryl J.]

Hey thanks!  This is more info than hoped for; it's appreciated.

Daryl J.