Recent content by Maty12

Don't know about y'all but I found A2A's old video on propellers for their Spitfire to be a very intuitive take on the subject, as they cover fixed pitch, variable-pitch, and constant speed. The best way I can summarize "constant-speed" and why you would want it is that in a simple variable...

Glad to help. I had never seen the photo you posted before and agree it's a great one!

Yves, B-25History.org states that the photo of the top turret is actually of the NA-98X, based on the engine visible in the corner. I cannot confirm or deny this as engines aren't my forte. That NAA drawing seems a pretty good match for the NA-98X as built, minus the exhaust stacks. Old Machine...

Hi all, I have been neglecting this thread too long as I was traveling and it will sadly stay on the back burner as classes start back up again. I will be attempting to resume work on the 3D model as well, which will also be taking priority over this thread. I have made a few more rib outlines...

Looking great, Glenn! Love the proportions, makes it look super powerful and speedy

Quick correction: that black and white photo from flickr on the first post is not of 40-1453, but seems to be of 40-1461, another Marauder that crashed at Watson Lake on the same day. Per PacificWrecks/Joe Baugher: With the benefit of new photos of 40-1453, the damage suffered by the two...

I can't tell you much about the B-26's dust filters, but I can tell you about the cowlings. The B-26 cowling split into 5 panels*, the 2 upper panels containing the carburetor air intake ducts as you said. The original panels (parts R-263171 & 72) had small rounded ducts that faired smoothly...

Great news, everyone! I have heard back from the Government of Yukon. The airframe is indeed 40-1453 and it is in secure indoor storage at Whitehorse. It has undergone corrosion assessment and treatment. They have also allowed me to share the following photos, which I very much appreciate...

I have not received a reply unfortunately. I did email two people because the first one was away from the office, so there is a slight possibility of hearing back when they return.

Thanks again for the photo. It has been a long time since I've read Mendenhall's book, so I have no comment on his writing. Indeed, the drawings in his book do not match any specific model. This is because I believe they are copied from Martin drawing 344000 or 360000 with only some small...

That's a great photo! I do not know for sure who drew the drawing in Mendenhall's book, I assumed it was him because his signature is just behind the tailskid on the side view.

A few photos of the navigator's compartment from manuals, showing the hatch in place and the astrodome stowed:

It's just odd Martin-specific terminology. That's the astrodome, which goes in the same "hole" as the navigator's roof hatch. I'd imagine the name comes from the fact that it rotates (one side has different curvature so that it can properly retract into the fuselage). The astrodome's hinge is...

Thank you for the sending Mendenhall's drawing, Ivan. It's a good drawing though has some mistakes. I will make a post after the end of the semester addressing those, some of which are mistakes Mendenhall made and others actual draughting "errors" in the Martin drawings themselves. Mendenhall's...

Thanks for the info! I have saved quite a few photos of Sandra Lee over the years from the web, many of them in color too. I wonder if they're from Joe Kingsbury of the 441st, who took many of the color photos of the 320th BG. I bought a physical copy of Charles O'Mahoney's article "Me and My...