brewerjerry

hi A couple of links that might interest you. http://www.aeroscale.co.uk/modules.php?op=...&artid=1662 http://www.aeroscale.co.uk/modules.php?op=...8492&page=1 cheers Jerry

Hi All, I got the answer on the flypast forum, so posted here for anyone else interested. 'AP2019D (Mosquito IV, Volume I) quotes 19ft 5 1/2 inches for the span of the tailplane'. So my theory is this measurement must then also apply to the prototype NFII,PR.I, and all the first B.IV series I aircraft. Which means therefore, as the A&AEE quote 20'9" span tailplane, and the NFII AP manual also quotes this measurement , It must apply to the mosquitos from B IV series II onwards and the NFII, etc.. It helps me figure out which mossie I am going to do, as there is a 15.5" difference in the tailplanes.( appx 0.5 " in 1/32 scale ) Thanks to all for your comments etc.... Cheers Jerry

Hi Just me, but from my experience with the whirlwind datafile being not that accurate, to the files/info that I have from the PRO/NA, etc, I always since have to double check the info in any, hence personally I then stopped getting them. Cheers Jerry

Hi All, Just found this.....(so I have answered part of my own question). The nacelle was also significantly shorter at the wing trailing edge, stopping at this point. This reduction in the size of the nacelle also meant that these earlier machines had a smaller tailplane surface area in order to balance stability, and possibly CoG. http://scaleplasticandrail.com/kaboo...nt/article/439 cheers Jerry

Hi All, I am a bit like a cat at the moment, curiosity is getting to me,also I have a mossie model winter project.. From an A&AEE report on DK290, it mentions that :- ....... The aircraft was a production B MK.IV Mosquito, second series, i.e. it had extended engine nacelles and 20'9" span tailplane...... So previous aircraft, ( series I, etc ) presumably had a shorter tailplane span. Anyone know which ones and what size they were ? And presumably as they were shorter thay had a different profile ? Cheers jerry

Hi There are usually a good supply of kitech 17Z's for sale on ebay, I seem to recall it was just a re pop of the hobbycraft model, they go cheap as well,just a slow delivery, as the sellers are usually in hong kong or china. There one on there now for about $4 and $6 shipping. item 270648650679 http://cgi.ebay.ca/NEW-KITECH-1-48-German-...=item3f03eaabb7 $8.99 shipping$12 on a buy it now auction. http://cgi.ebay.ca/Kitech-1-48-German-Bomb...=item3efdbc2a51 cheers Jerry

Hi thanks so the PR.I and the IV series I only had the shorter nacelles then. cheers jerry

Hi All, The thread has got me curious and not trying to steer it away, but a slightly off topic question. If the BIV series II introduced the longer engine nacelles, does this mean the earlier marks, i.e. PRI, II had shorter nacelle. if so does my 1/72 airfix II/VI/XVII kit really represent a Mk II ? or should the nacelles be altered ? cheers jerry

Hi Graham, Thanks for the reply, I think I have all my winter projects sorted now just need to get two 217N & one 217 E kits. Time to spend some dosh... cheers jerry ouch just went to my local hobby store $45cdn = £28 each looks like i will be visiting ebay

Hi found this. .......the programme was continued by three prototypes powered by 950 hp (708 kW) Junkers Jumo 211A engines. The last of these (Do 217 V4) carried armament and, to improve directional stability, had enlarged vertical tail surfaces and modified dive brakes, whose four segments when closed formed the tail cone. A further three Jumo-engined aircraft were followed by two ...... ....... Do 217H Designation of 21st Do 217E when fitted with turbocharged DB 601 engines for trial purposes......... http://www.pilotfriend.com/photo_albums/ti...%20Do%20217.htm The V5 prototype was fitted with them and flew in June 1939. Later it was retested with DB 601s and was the third of six aircraft given the official designation Do 217A-0.[18] The Jumo 211 B-1 was used in the V5 prototype. But in September 1939 the water pump and entire cooling system failed. On 28 April 1940 the DB601 A-1s were fitted Do 217H : Conversion of a Do 217E with DB 601 engines fitted with experimental turbo-superchargers. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dornier_Do_217 It seems the V's had a thinner fuselage ? apparently the V9 ( which 217E was based on ) introduced a deepened fuselage & bombay. But i am not to sure from the stuff on the net, some of it is a bit vague to me. And hence wondered about a 217 H cheers Jerry

Hi All, A good reference site is :- http://www.vectorsite.net/avmoss_1.html Some II's may have had wing tanks. ....................but beginning in mid-1942, about 25 NF.IIs had their radar removed and were fitted with additional fuel tanks for night intruder operations. They would fly over the Channel to lurk around Luftwaffe airfields and pounce on German pilots flying with their landing lights on. These Mosquitos were redesignated "NF.II (Special)"........... likewise some B.IV' had them wing tanks ..........................They were followed by the "B.IV Series II", with 263 built. They had the longer nacelles, as well as shrouded exhausts to hide the exhaust flames for night operations. They also had wing attachment points for the 50 Imperial gallon slipper tanks mentioned earlier, though it is unclear if this was included in production from the outset................ from http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapo...osquito_IV.html Deliveries of the main B Mk IV series ii began in April 1942. The main visual difference was that the series ii aircraft used a longer engine nacelle, extending behind the wing. This solved a problem with excessive turbulence around the tail plane of the Mosquito. The aircraft could also carry a 50 gallon slipper type fuel drop tank under each wing. 300 B Mk IV series iis were built before production ended in August 1943. cheers Jerry

Hi All, Curiosity geting to me again... italeri made a 217E..... would this mated to the 217 N give me the 217 H ? cheers Jerry

Hi All, Thanks for the info/comments. I often wonder how people draw plans when no aircraft still exists, and in this case also where all the drawings etc, were destroyed when the dornier factory was bombed. I know some D)-217 manuals have surfaced recently. cheers Jerry

Hi All, Many thanks for the replies, I will source a 217N kit and then see what I have to do. cheers Jerry

Hi All, I picked up a MPC 1:72 e boat for $5, in a very bashed box today. I presume it is the airfix mould ? Are there any issues with the kit, that need correcting to give a decent model. cheers Jerry

Hi All, I have one to many italeri 217K kits and suddenly thought do the wings of the 217N kit, fit the fuselage of the 217K, to give a 217M If so are any other modifications needed, to make it an 217M. And would the parts I have left over give a 217J ? Thought it best to ask those who know, before I buy a 217N kit Cheers Jerry

Hi Airfix are awesome, I recently got a 1:72 mossie, the box was a bit battered in the shop but it looked, ok when i eventually checked it, a wheel half was missing and wing tank half was missing. So e mailed airfix, not really expecting a service this side of the pond and three weeks later, the parts arrived. Now thats customer service...... And means i would never hesitate buying airfix with a back up like that. cheers Jerry

Hi aircraft plans in my view are like a book or a play or a film, open to criticism. some make a living out of writing for newspapers about these. I often find that many will shout 'where are the references' or doubt the facts to an article, or a book on historical aircraft. But few shout where did you get the source data for your drawings, even if an aircraft does not exist anymore and there are very few manufacturers drawings .... And surely even those drawings based on restored aircraft are only as good as the restoration.. Always a 'personal pet beef' of mine, to doubt drawing accuracy, unless I can access the manufacturers drawings. cheers jerry

Hi PM sent cheers Jerry

Hi slightly O/T but any ideas the years the unit operated, or unit/Sqn numbers cheers Jerry

Hi thanks for the link,very interesting. as a general question, anyone know if the P-70 nose was the same as a Havoc nose cheers jerry

Hi All, Thanks for the replies, It explains why I never remembered a matchbox P-70, It must have come out in my modelling gap years. So i can get either a revell or a matchbox P-70 whichever I can get cheaper. Cheers Jerry

Hi All, Curiosity,before I think of trying to get one The matchbox p-70, is it just the old revell p-70 kit ? if so I presume an original revell issue would be better quality. Secondly is the kit reasonably accurate, or one not worth bothering with. cheers Jerry

Hi Just incase you are not aware of this site,excellent resources, manuals, markings photos etc. http://www.seawings.co.uk/ cheers jerry

Hi Steve, I can send you a photo of a set of plans,from old airfix mag article. if you wish, PM me your e mail and i can send them this weekend. cheers Jerry ( an ex devonport dockyardie )