Dewoitine D.520 with a twist

[John Howling Mouse]

It looks....hot, Chap.  That's all that counts in the end.      

[BlackOps]

That is an incredible fit! I can never get kits to mesh that cleanly. Has a very nice look to it, look forward to seeing more progress.

[Sisko]

I reckon you could fool a lot of people with this baby

Looks really nice so far!

[Chap]

Thank you all for the kind words. No updates as of yet, I'll try to start on the interior this week.

Jon, thank you for posting photos of the Kawasaki Ki 78, a beautiful aircraft that was unknown to me.

Peperez, thank you for the information; I was unaware that France was negotiating to license build the DB601. Also, welcome to the forum.

Sequoiaranger, you are right, the tail may need to be lengthened to maintain the center of gravity. Going by Wikipedia, there is a 284lb/120kg difference between the two engines. Would this require changes in the airframe or could internals be shifted about to compensate?

~Steve

[sotoolslinger]

Chap I just went back and reread this whole thread . I am very torn about lengthening the  tail back as it looks so cool like it is. An insert installed in the fuselage like the long nose FW-190's would not be too bad but what about just fairing the radiator intake up and backwards towards the tail.This would add weight but not length.

[jcf]

Sequoiaranger, you are right, the tail may need to be lengthened to maintain the center of gravity. Going by Wikipedia, there is a 284lb/120kg difference between the two engines. Would this require changes in the airframe or could internals be shifted about to compensate?

~Steve

So why not simply say that the aircraft is powered by an inverted V-12 but not a DB, same layout but a lighter engine so no major changes to proportions required?

The inverted V-12 layout is not unique to the Germans, at one point the layout was seriously considered for the R-R project that became the Merlin.

Hell, say it is an inverted Merlin.

Jon

[peperez]

Sequoiaranger, you are right, the tail may need to be lengthened to maintain the center of gravity. Going by Wikipedia, there is a 284lb/120kg difference between the two engines. Would this require changes in the airframe or could internals be shifted about to compensate?

~Steve

So why not simply say that the aircraft is powered by an inverted V-12 but not a DB, same layout but a lighter engine so no major changes to proportions required?

The inverted V-12 layout is not unique to the Germans, at one point the layout was seriously considered for the R-R project that became the Merlin.

Hell, say it is an inverted Merlin.

Jon

There was a Merlin version, the D.521. Dewoitine's engineers didn't realized that Merlin engines turns at inverse sense compared to HS and kept original torquing compesation. Obviously, tests pilots didn't like it. To built one you need only to substitute original propeller by a Spit Mk.I equipment. You have simpler way to compensate weight differences. One of them is repositioning radio, radiator and put some lead as Supermarine's engineers did at Spitfire. By the way, where's the complete Dewoitine D.520DB prototype?

Cheers

Pepe