AU-1 Rudder Offset

[RAVEN]

I was doing a skin for the (CheckSix) AU-1, And in the process I noticed that the rudder sits to the left,(alot) I've checked all the data I could find (Books, Net) and I cant find a refrence to the rudder being mounted to the left, Is that normal or a Oop's?

Raven

[Wrench]

screenie please? we're using it in KAW, and nobody's noticed or mentioned it (in fact, flys great in SF2 with the new FM)

[RAVEN]

Won't let me up load a screen shot!

 

 

[Wrench]

ok got it ... all the Corsairs have offset vert fins. It's to counteract engine torque; very common on high HP WW2 aircraft (on both sides of the line)

 

in game shot from KAW

top view is from Detail & Scale vol 2 on the Corsair

 

it's supposed to be that way. Bpao really knew his stuff! The high level of details in his work is STILL amazing!

Edited September 21, 2011 by Wrench

[Fubar512]

If there's one thing any regular on this site soon learns, is that Wrench certainly knows his s**t when it comes to old warbirds

 

[RAVEN]

Thanks Wrench. I decided to scrap the skin though. Right plane ,Wrong production year model.

[Wrench]

if one want to know how that can go wrong, read up on the flight charastics of the CS-199s -- AFTER they lost all the DB-60* series engine, and used the He-111 Jumos --- since the Daimler s were inverted V12s, they turned the 'right way' (ie: opposite) for the fin offset. The Jumo's turned INTO the offset, causing all kinds of torque-steer related problems (the fledgling IDF lost quite a few that way)

 

Wonder of the Buchon Ha-115 (?) as used in the movie Battle of Britan had the same issue, what with them using Merlins....