Enlarging plans
04-19-2003, 09:52 PM
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Enlarging plans
Ok say i have plans for a twin that takes .40's now I want a plane that takes Zenough G-38's how do I figure how much to enlarge the plans so that it will take the two Zenough engines?
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Never too big --------
What I did was decide how big I wanted the plane.. I seem to
have a thing for Tiger 60.. Even have a twin version.. Currently
doing a Tiger II into a twin... But I thought "How kewl" to have
a 100" twin Tiger 60 ... So off I go and had the 60's plans made
for a 100" plane.. Now this is where common sence comes in..
(Like *I* have any, HA!) Using stock plans and making plane TO
plans won't work.. Things as rib distance is wayyy off... I just
figured I would bas it off how a warbird is done.. The worse that can happen is I mayy be a tad over powered as I rather doubt the
weight will come out to that of a warbird ..
Welp,, theres my 6½¢ worth .......
have a thing for Tiger 60.. Even have a twin version.. Currently
doing a Tiger II into a twin... But I thought "How kewl" to have
a 100" twin Tiger 60 ... So off I go and had the 60's plans made
for a 100" plane.. Now this is where common sence comes in..
(Like *I* have any, HA!) Using stock plans and making plane TO
plans won't work.. Things as rib distance is wayyy off... I just
figured I would bas it off how a warbird is done.. The worse that can happen is I mayy be a tad over powered as I rather doubt the
weight will come out to that of a warbird ..
Welp,, theres my 6½¢ worth .......
04-20-2003, 01:39 PM
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Enlarging plans
when using Kinkos or Copyworks or some other such company to enlarge plans (or even just copy) be sure to check the copy both length and width, I copied a set of P38 plans once and after I started building I found out my stab was 3/4 of an inch shorter than on the original plans
