Nachtwulf Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 I seem to recall that the B-26G had the wing incident angle changed by 3 degrees to help with landing attitude. My question is this: Where was the center of rotation for changing the angle? In my way of thinking there could be four points that the change could be made from. Leading edge ( least likely since photos would seem to indicate a different location where it meets the fuselage between the two models) Front wing spar ( most likely in my mind ) rear wing spar or trailing edge I ask because I am formulating a plan to alter a monogram kit to a B-26G but the location of the pivot point potentially will make a huge difference in approaching the changes necessary . So does anyone have any input on where the pivot point should be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stever219 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 My leaky memory is telling me that the wing was rotated about the rear spar lower attachment point. It also suggests that, several years ago, someone did the work and posted "in prigress" images on H*p*r*s*a*e. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRK4m Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Have no experience with the real thing, but Hasegawa 1/72 kits have the same wing/engines/detail sprues and different fuselages for the (long-span/high tail) B-26B/C and F/G. Having both of them in boxes few years ago I remember they've used wing TRAILING edge as the pivot point. But of course both the Japs and I can be wrong https://www.mojehobby.pl/products/B-26B-C-Marauder.html#gallery_start https://www.mojehobby.pl/products/B-26F-G-Marauder.html#gallery_start Cheers Michael 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 (edited) Looking in my William Wolf book, Martin B-26 Marauder: The Ultimate Look, I found the following description of the "twisted wing" Marauders: " The last B-26B-40MA produced (42-43459) was used to test a major change : a 3.5 degree increase to total of 7.0 degrees in wing incidence, which was achieved experimentally by the use of a fuselage section adaptor." The new wing shortened the takeoff run, gave a more level flight attitude, and provided more ground clearance for the props. Martin requested the authority to make this change on all subsequent production line aircraft as well as to provide modification kits to allow the change to be made in the field, but the USAF forbid this on the grounds that it would interfere with assembly line production, and that production of field modification kits was not feasible. Martin proceeded to install the wing modification on all forthcoming B-26's at no cost to the government, and Washington grudgingly gave retroactive approval for the factory change, as tests had revealed how much better the B-26 flew with the new wing, which was installed on all B-26F/G production airplanes. (As an aside, Glenn Martin had a very adversarial relationship with the government purchasing/procurement offices, as his ideas and designs did not fall in line many times with the "thinkers" in those department,s and he was considered to be a "pain in the a--s" to deal with.) His ideas were proven to be sound and the quality of workmanship and final finish on the B-26 and the Martin-built B-29's was outstanding- one reason why the Silverplate B-29's used by the 509th Composite Group were all Martin-built Superforts. The midsection of the B-26 was built integrally with the center/inner wing section on all versions, so I imagine a new center section with the increased incidence built in was how the change was incorporated. I'm guessing the field modification proposed by Martin was a new center section to replace the existing one. This was very similar to B-29A's which used this same type of construction to simplify production, and why the wingspan of the B-29A was a little longer than previous versions. Not being able to do a field mod on their B-26B kit, Hasegawa had to mold new fuselages with the increased incidence- probably just as well, as the later versions had a different tail turret than the earlier ones. Hope this helps! Mike https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/196275/martin-b-26g-marauder/ Edited March 30, 2019 by 72modeler corrected spelling 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerbob Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 2 hours ago, stever219 said: ...several years ago, someone did the work and posted "in prigress" images on H*p*r*s*a*e. Sadly, I found the thread but the pics were gone. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silberpferd Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 (edited) The trailing edge is the pivot point. Here are a few pictures of the B-26G that was restored by the Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace at Le Bourget airport in the late 90s, which shows how the modification was made by Martin. Small metal fairings were used to fill the gap. HTH, Laurent Edited March 30, 2019 by silberpferd missing word 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 1 hour ago, silberpferd said: The trailing edge is the pivot point. Here are a few pictures of the B-26G that was restored by the Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace at Le Bourget airport in the late 90s, which shows how the modification was made by Martin. Small metal fairings were used to fill the gap. HTH, Laurent Wow! How on earth did you get the chance to take these awesome photos? Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silberpferd Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Because the museum used to have an open day of their restoration facilities, in September of each year usualy, these pictures were taken between 1995 and 1997. Laurent 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nachtwulf Posted April 1, 2019 Author Share Posted April 1, 2019 On 3/30/2019 at 11:42 AM, silberpferd said: The trailing edge is the pivot point. Here are a few pictures of the B-26G that was restored by the Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace at Le Bourget airport in the late 90s, which shows how the modification was made by Martin. Small metal fairings were used to fill the gap. HTH, Laurent That is a tremendous help! Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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