Hauksbee 103 Posted July 26, 2012 (edited) An interesting article at Vintage Aviator that recounts the trials of restoring a Fokker D.VII replica from "The Blue Max" The planes were rather hastily built and the task of the new owners was to make the replica more "D.VII-like". For example, replacing the inverted V-6 engine, which obligated the crankshaft to poke out at the top of the nose cowling, rather that at the bottom. And examples of materials that were many, many times heavier than the original, or even necessary. Best of all, the replica builders cobbled together their own version of streamlined tubing. http://thevintageavi...vii/build-story Edited July 26, 2012 by Hauksbee Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olham 164 Posted July 26, 2012 Made me wonder, why they chose to restructure a "wrong" built plane, instead of building a new one, like Achim Engels' "Fokkerteam Schorndorf" do. But what do I know ... ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hauksbee 103 Posted July 26, 2012 Made me wonder, why they chose to restructure a "wrong" built plane, instead of building a new one, like Achim Engels' "Fokkerteam Schorndorf" do. But what do I know ... ? My sense of the article is that they didn't know what lay ahead of them until they started stripping fabric off. Something the previous owners were probably reluctant to let them do. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RogerSmith 72 Posted July 26, 2012 "restoring" and "replica", is that like a double negative? :p Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RAF_Louvert 101 Posted July 26, 2012 . I don't know about a double negative RadPig, but it's definitely a misnomer in my book. One restores an original, and rebuilds a replica. . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
