Skyraider fuselage question

[jwest21]

So does the Skyraider fuselage have a slight twist to it around the tail or is my ZM kit warped?  I remember reading about some plane being a little asymmetrical for aerodynamic reasons so Im hoping this isn't warping.

[RBrown]

[jwest21]

Thank you.  That's a relief.

[thierry laurent]

Actually many propeller planes had an asymmetry somewhere to compensate the powerful engine torque. Alas, quite often this is ignored by manufacturers as this is rarely a very obvious feature. 

[Pete Fleischmann]

I bet you a dollar someone will get a ding by an IPMS judge for this…

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[Juggernut]

Quite possible…IPMS judges are not always the most knowledgeable folks, especially at the local level.  

[quang]

The 1/32 ZM Skyraider is the only model kit which includes this feature.
Another particularity is the kink on the back of each propeller blade, also present on the ZM kit.

[thierry laurent]

9 hours ago, quang said:

The 1/32 ZM Skyraider is the only model kit which includes this feature.
Another particularity is the kink on the back of each propeller blade, also present on the ZM kit.

The Fisher conversions for the Trumpeter kits also have it.

[wunwinglow]

The fuselage contours are a lot better than the Trumpeter kit too, I found this out when trying to plot out the 'hump' on my AEW1 conversion project. The Trumpeter kit is too 'plump'.

 

[quang]

4 hours ago, wunwinglow said:

The fuselage contours are a lot better than the Trumpeter kit too, I found this out when trying to plot out the 'hump' on my AEW1 conversion project. The Trumpeter kit is too 'plump'.

 

Exactly.

 

 

[Kaeone57]

Not to add any fuel to the fire, but Revell did it also on their F4U-1 and etc... 

That deflection on the horizontal fin has been documented, well, rendered

on a few kits prior... Not gonna list them all but.. yeah that's been a known fact since I started seriously modeling in the mid '80's... I'm 50yrs young, so... Yeah! Lol

 

Alfonso 

Edited February 4 by Kaeone57