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Admiral, DerAdler & fellow members: I must admit that I was impressed with Admiral’s response & Dee’s reply. Thank you both. Just as in driving, we trust others will follow the rules & protocols of the road & unfortunately there will always be those few who operate “outside the box.”...

I agree; both with the texting & the circular cowlings facilitating the ease of conversion. I was able to crawl through Fifi’s interior as well as walking around her. I must’ve burned through about five rolls of 36-exposure b+w film ( this was long before Internet & digital cameras existed)...

Tbird: I fully understood what you meant. I was only using the Ju-52 as a ( now ) poor analogy to illustrate the mounting of engines on the XB-39 was contrary to the norms of other multi engined aircraft as unusual as it is, was not an isolated aircraft but shared its uniqueness with the...

Saparo: So would I….. I’ve been modeling for over 65+ years & I’ve seen all manners & sizes of B-17’s & I’ve yet to see anyone model that testbed. Maybe there are a few plastic early YB-17s, but none that I’m aware of in the larger scales.

Ahhh that’s really interesting. Very few aircraft go against the general concept. Junkers Ju-52 for example, has its engines mounted to perpendicular to the leading edges of the wing, rather than parallel to the line of flight. I bet the front view of the XB-39 really makes for an intriguing...

Wow! Great news to read. Thank you for sharing. I subscribe to Aviation Week magazine & it has not yet to come out describing the successful flight.

Tbird: I just read your post with interest. Can you clarify what is meant by aligning the nacelles vertically?

Mlflyer: This is great! Excellent homebuilt aircraft of the P-38. It looks to be either a -J or an -L model… What immediately caught my attention about this homebuilt is its canopy. Unlike the production Lightnings where the upper part of the canopy folds over itself on top, the original...

Snautz: Thank you very much. It was a culmination of two years. When I start on the XP-38 prototype conversion from Guillow’s standard P-38J kit I hope to post my progress on this site.

No problem. The P-35 is on my bucket list of potential models to build. I already have the Cleveland scale model plans for ( I believe ) a 48” wingspan. Thank you for your reply. Cheers, Skye

Capt. V: While “peeking” into the interior of the P-35, did you by any chance take photos (praying you did)?

I switch every twenty to thirty minutes & over a marked airfield.

I make it a point to switch the fuel selector whenever I'm over an airfield just in case. More to your point, almost all fuel selector valves on single engine low winged Pipers are mounted on the left side wall by the pilot's knee. In my case, I found out the hard way that the detents can...

Ahhhh…. Okay.

Ahhhh…. Okay.