Quote from: zenrat on September 01, 2023, 07:42:27 PMThe Professor engineered a gap in the rear bracing for the jet exhaust.

"Well, of course I had to.  Can't have the tail be burned off by the engine.  You'd never get airborne, like that madman Roshon's multiplane.  Then we'd be right out and the airscrew would never be replaced.  And we can't have that, now can we?"

Woah ! This is amazing ! Not just the crazy/cool idea, the whole thing ! Great job so far.

This does have a  very large coolness factor because it's so damn small.

I'm not sure whether it's the Biggles story or the jetification of that old DH2 that's entertaining me more here..   

It has occurred to me (and no doubt to many others) that there is a  Gnôme Monosoupape 9-cylinder rotary engine  lying around unused from this wondrous conversion.  I am wondering where that will appear...............perhaps as the motive power for a coastal motor boat, or a hydrofoil, or ........................................   Suggestions, please!

Quote from: Rheged on September 02, 2023, 03:29:20 AM...............perhaps as the motive power for a coastal motor boat, or a hydrofoil, or ........................................   Suggestions, please!

A Whiffed X-15 perhaps? 

The 1/72 Monosoupape is indeed spare but TBH it's not much more than an oddly shaped blob.

Still, waste not want not.  Where's that 3d printed dinghy...

Quote from: zenrat on September 01, 2023, 07:42:27 PMHave you thought that maybe I have really big hands?

DH2 Jet WIP 02-08-23 01 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

No, because I know how big (small) that engine is.

Quote from: zenrat on September 01, 2023, 07:42:27 PMThe Professor engineered a gap in the rear bracing for the jet exhaust.

DH2 Jet WIP 02-08-23 04 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

Neat solution 

Yeah, but i didn't think to check if there should be any rigging between the booms.

Still, it's non existence can explain the fact that the tail is slightly twisted.

Quote from: zenrat on September 03, 2023, 06:58:09 AMYeah, but i didn't think to check if there should be any rigging between the booms.

Still, it's non existence can explain the fact that the tail is slightly twisted.

Ahhh just think of it as overpowered slightly and in flight it straightens up 

Quote from: zenrat on September 03, 2023, 06:58:09 AMYeah, but i didn't think to check if there should be any rigging between the booms.

Still, it's non existence can explain the fact that the tail is slightly twisted.

Add diagonals between the verticals.

Quote from: Wardukw on September 03, 2023, 11:52:59 AM

Quote from: zenrat on September 03, 2023, 06:58:09 AMYeah, but i didn't think to check if there should be any rigging between the booms.

Still, it's non existence can explain the fact that the tail is slightly twisted.

Ahhh just think of it as overpowered slightly and in flight it straightens up 

I like the way you think     

Quote from: zenrat on September 03, 2023, 06:58:09 AMStill, it's non existence can explain the fact that the tail is slightly twisted.

As possibly is it's builder ?