Recent content by Spits2

It gives good clue but needs a lot of work in CAD to get it right.

You need search the MAC numbers for the Uk ones as the drawings were never organized into relevant subsections like they have at AirCorps.

Wooden blocks were used and once airborne flaps were opened up fully to let the blocks fall out then flaps closed for normal flight.Its what they did the the MkVc Trops that were flown to Malta off carriers.

Shinpachi has done a very accurate 3d model of one.Maybe throw it into a proper Wind tunnel program such as Solidworks Flow Simulations.

Filtered air kept the piston rings alive..Cool oil kept the Crankshaft and cam bearings alive..Also in the Tropics there were mods to the fuel system as well as tank pressurization stopped vapor locks and starvation problems..

Yes a simple gyro kept it level and they put just enough fuel in to reach target.When it ran out the mechanism tripped the dive mechanism off memory.

Yes the smooth cowl was only in use for a short amount of time...Coral dust was found to be more abrasive than normal dust off memory and caused a lot of drama.The Australian Archives does have the Australian Smooth cowl GA drawing and offset measurements to create one.Was a straight bolt up job...

Maybe try Taizo on Facebook or X.com? https://x.com/A6M232

Holy necro post Batman...One of the Museums in Uk is restoring their Heinkel back to WW2 specs.Maybe ask them.Think its the BoB museum.

It wasnt just the filter but the Tropical Oil tank was longer and held more oil to keep the Merlin cooler in Tropical climates.It gives the cowl a Pigeon breast appearance.Same as the PR Spits.

79 Sqd RAAF changed to a locally manufactured smooth bottom cowling when it was escorting B24,s out of Townsville. https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-79-sqn-raaf-spitfire-awm-p02874033-171086403.html

No just to invert it as far as I know and seen in archival footage.

Going back over my designs and wondering if anyone has material thickness for the frames/bulkheads from Firewall back to F6?

Pretty standard procedure.Same as setting the aileron trim by using a soft hammer and a block of wood.

Bottom part is pretty basic,almost like a WW1 throttle.The handle itself holds the gun selector and in front of that the trigger..The diam of the main quadrant is 185mm.Im having drama getting into proper CAD layout so it reads flat..