Curt B Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 I'm working on my Academy A-10C, and there seems to be a bit of 'play' in the front landing gear strut. I'm pretty sure that the strut is not perfectly vertical with respect to the ground, but I've been unable to determine what the actual 'rake angle' (using motorcycle terminology) is for this strut on the A-10C. Does anyone know? No one else seems to have a concern with this, and maybe I'm just not aligning the parts exactly correctly, but I'd really like to know what that angle really is. Any help out there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 Does this help?: https://media.defense.gov/2008/Dec/15/2000650433/-1/-1/0/081207-F-4038T-152.JPG Cheers, Andre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt B Posted July 16, 2023 Author Share Posted July 16, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Hook said: Does this help?: https://media.defense.gov/2008/Dec/15/2000650433/-1/-1/0/081207-F-4038T-152.JPG Cheers, Andre Hi Andre, yes it does help somewhat. I have the great Jake Melampy book about the A-10, which has several photos similar to the one you provided the link for, and it's a great image, no doubt, and clearly shows that the front strut has SOME amount of rake, that is, the strut is angled a bit 'forward' ,as opposed to making a fully 90 degree angle with the ground. Ideally, though, I'd like to know how much of an angle, in actual degrees, the strut makes with respect to the ground. I know I'm being way too anal about this, and using the photo you sent, along with some I have, may end up being the best I'm going to find, which isn't the end of the world. Thank you so much for replying, Andre! By the way, Wikipedia sometimes shows line drawings of airplanes from top, bottom and sides, sometimes with wheels down, and Eduard often, in their instructions, provide similar types of line drawings, intended to ensure that modelers know the angles that landing gear need to be at to be accurate. I've just never seen such line drawings like that for the A-10. Edited July 16, 2023 by Curt B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 4 hours ago, Curt B said: Ideally, though, I'd like to know how much of an angle, in actual degrees, the strut makes with respect to the ground. Oh, I totally understand where you're coming from! I think most of us here do. I pulled out my WAPJ thingy - the drawings give a rake of 2 percent. However, the photo I linked to earlier appears to be at a more acute angle. Ain't references fun. Cheers, Andre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmatthewbacon Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 I think you’re probably better measuring it from a photo and replicating that than relying on drawings. This seems like a good one: https://media.defense.gov/2007/Oct/30/2000435686/-1/-1/0/071030-F-1234S-015.JPG best, M. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt B Posted July 17, 2023 Author Share Posted July 17, 2023 5 hours ago, Hook said: Oh, I totally understand where you're coming from! I think most of us here do. I pulled out my WAPJ thingy - the drawings give a rake of 2 percent. However, the photo I linked to earlier appears to be at a more acute angle. Ain't references fun. Cheers, Andre Andre....references are, indeed, fun! Especially when they don't give you what you need!!!! ARGHHHHHH!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt B Posted July 17, 2023 Author Share Posted July 17, 2023 6 hours ago, cmatthewbacon said: I think you’re probably better measuring it from a photo and replicating that than relying on drawings. This seems like a good one: https://media.defense.gov/2007/Oct/30/2000435686/-1/-1/0/071030-F-1234S-015.JPG best, M. Thanks, M! I think this is the best photo I have seen, which comes as close as possible to a full-on 'perpendicular to the camera' side view of an A-10. I think I can finally use this photo to come up with a close to accurate rake for the front strut. Again, many, many thanks!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoops Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 I imported the Detail and Scale plans, as well as about half a dozen pictures from Flickr that were as close to perpendicular as possible into Inkscape and measured the depicted angle. What I came up was that the landing gear is angled 8 degrees forward from vertical when referenced to the lower surface of the fuselage. If somebody else has something where it actually written down, please correct me if I am wrong, cheers and happy modelling! Hoops 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt B Posted July 17, 2023 Author Share Posted July 17, 2023 3 hours ago, Hoops said: I imported the Detail and Scale plans, as well as about half a dozen pictures from Flickr that were as close to perpendicular as possible into Inkscape and measured the depicted angle. What I came up was that the landing gear is angled 8 degrees forward from vertical when referenced to the lower surface of the fuselage. If somebody else has something where it actually written down, please correct me if I am wrong, cheers and happy modelling! Hoops Wow, thanks for going to that extent to come up with a number that I requested, whether you did it for me or for yourself. I'm sure it took you some time to do this, but it's super appreciated, sir! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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