1/48 RAF Mk.IA Mustang - Allied Manufactured Aircraft

[JKim]

Looks like you got the wing/fuse fit almost figured out!

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Looks like a little bit of fit interference Aaron - maybe a light shave along the inside surface of the wing root will help ?

Terry, the upper wing surface did not have enough bow in it to meet the matching bow in the fuselage. What you are seeing in the last shot of mine, where the upper surface drops down at the front and rear edge is where I don't have quite enough shim between the upper and lower surfaces to make it match up, if that makes sense.

Just about JKim, just about. I have to find another plastic tooth pick and I'll have it. Thing is.........................I ain't got no more.

 

[Crimea_River]

Looks like you have the right idea for fixing the wing curvature Brooks. I think Terry was seeing that the dihedral looks a bit flat in your picture, though the camera can play tricks. If you're happy with the dihedral, then good to go.

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

I am not sure what the angle of the dihedral is suppose to be. If it should be more, than I need to sand the top inner wing edges and bow it some.

 

[Wurger]

As memo serves the wing diherdral for the P-51 was 5°.

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Top or bottom surface Wurger?

 

[Wurger]

The wing dihedral is measured to the middle line of the leading edge. Unless the airfoil at the wing root and the one at the wing tip are the same or all aerofoils have the flat bottom. In the case the wing dihedral can be measured to the bottom wing surface. For the P-51, the first way is to use. Here is a sketch...

 

[Wurger]

And here are three others ...

 

[Totalize]

Great reference Wojtek,

Aaron, with the information Wojtek presented your good to go, just have to get those shims you ran out of. Looking forward to seeing more on this build.

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Thank you Wurger! Much appreciated sir!

 

[Wurger]

My pleasure.

 

[Crimea_River]

Brooks, that's why I posted the front view on my post #47.

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

I understood why you posted it Andy, I just didn't know if mine was off. You guys need to borrow my Peg Mallet from time to time and give me a good whack with it. It's at about 4.5 degrees heavy. I don't think I'll bother with. Murphy and I would just make worse. I hope to get some work done to it this weekend.

 

[Wayne Little]

Soldier on Aaron!

 

[Donivanp]

I know this is a P-51C and a field modified two seater at that, but I thought some might be helpful. This is the Collings Foundations P-51C I took shots of a few years back. I have more if you want but thought I would see if they help.

 

[Donivanp]

A few more.

 

[Wurger]

Nice shots Don.

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Yes they are, thank you Don!

 

[Donivanp]

Some more

 

[Donivanp]

I still have more if you want them but That's al unless you do. Don