RAF FE2b

Madratter

Madratter

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This will probably be a long, ongoing effort because the skills needed to pull it off are well beyond my current capabilities at modeling. I'm also constrained by the 3 views I have. More on that later. But for some reason, I really love this aircraft, even though it isn't particularly well known. And thus, I want to give it a try.

Some links:

http://thevintageaviator.co.nz/projects/fe-2b/flying-fe-2b

http://www.cbrnp.com/profiles/quarter1/raf.htm

http://www.aerodromerc.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1270690007

http://www.aviastar.org/air/england/raf_fe-2.php

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Aircraft_Factory_F.E.2

Among other things, this plane has the distinction of being the Red Baron's first official kill. It occurs prominently in his kill list, especially in the early days.

A later version of the aircraft, the FE2d also has the distinction of shooting the Red Baron down. He was seriously wounded as a result.

My biggest need is a better set of 3 views. There is a poor 3 view in the one link above. And the one link has an excellent view from the side. But a higher quality 3 view all drawn by the same draftsman would be a huge help.
 
Boof69 said:
Do you have this one?
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That is the one 3 view that I do have. It is ok, and I'll use it if it is all I can come up with, but it is pretty low res, and may not be particular accurate. And it is essentially zero help on some pieces like the engine. Fortunately, some of the other photos in the other links help out there even if there aren't 3 views.

As far as scale, I'm thinking about doing this one 1/4 scale, although that would still be quite large since the original was 47 feet 9". Maybe 1/6th scale would be a better idea. That is still almost an 8 foot wingspan.
 
How about these? They are big images.
 

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Oops didn't notice that. They are some beautiful shots. If you need any help along the way let me know. I'll help if I can.
 
Thanks Boof. Given your track record, I know that is the case. :) You have already been a tremendous help digging out that one set of higher res 3 views.
 
Madratter, search "Airco DH2" in the swaps, that Dirtyharry did, a very similar plane.You may find the physics set-up useful
 
You might want to try his model first. If you don't like the way it flies, it won't be a good place to start.
 
You do realize that you almost NEVER find a resource like that. But you also almost never have stiff competition like DH's. He has done some beautiful work. You have some hard work ahead of you. I'll be watching closely.
 
jeffpn said:
You might want to try his model first. If you don't like the way it flies, it won't be a good place to start.
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There is at least one area where the two planes are very significantly different. The DH2 is a rotary, whereas the FE2b is a 6 cylinder inline.
 
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