He-162 Salamander

Gary F · March 12, 2011, 11:54:11 AM

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sequoiaranger · March 12, 2011, 12:48:05 PM

>...Apart from the fact that it'd tip over - all the weight is aft of the wheels - <

Wouldn't the Germans just fill the nose with lead like we modelers do??

PR19_Kit · March 12, 2011, 04:07:23 PM

Quote from: sequoiaranger on March 12, 2011, 12:48:05 PM
Wouldn't the Germans just fill the nose with lead like we modelers do??

No, they'd just add bigger and bigger cannons till it balanced........

raafif · March 12, 2011, 04:21:34 PM

naturally it's Goering's personal plane -- his weight balances it nicely, tho he has to wear his Tutu to fit in the snug cockpit -- a flight suit is too buky

sequoiaranger · March 12, 2011, 04:32:48 PM

The original He-162 didn't have a cg problem, but in the revised image the landing gear somehow got moved forward, which WOULD un-balance the plane. In the image below I have "restored" the original cg, by stretching the forward fuselage a bit, and having the wheels retracting forward. Hmmm. A cutie pie. Maybe *I* will make one like this!

frank2056 · March 12, 2011, 05:33:24 PM

Quote from: sequoiaranger on March 12, 2011, 12:48:05 PM
>...Apart from the fact that it'd tip over - all the weight is aft of the wheels - <

Wouldn't the Germans just fill the nose with lead like we modelers do??

Don't laugh - the Ho229 had a pretty hefty ballast in the rear fuselage to help adjust the CG.

I like your He-162; I have an ancient Lindberg kit looking for a reason to be built.

sequoiaranger · March 12, 2011, 05:40:37 PM

>I like your He-162; I have an ancient Lindberg kit looking for a reason to be built.<

So do I. Plus the wings and tail booms of a Saab J-21 left over from my "Airacanard" whif, and a spare 6-bladed prop from a Shinden!! Maybe we will have a "winner", after all! I don't want to drop my "Brewster Bison" project, but there still may be time to join the "1946 GB" afterwards!! MUAHHHHH!

sequoiaranger · March 13, 2011, 11:07:03 AM

frank--I checked my Lindberg He-162 and all I have left are the two fuselage sides. No canopy or tail (dunno what happened to the rest). Honestly, maybe I should send you *MY* Lindy 162 and you can have a go at this interesting project. You will need two fuselages anyway to extend the nose a bit.

PM me if you are truly interested in making the lash-up, and I will see what components I can spare.

sequoiaranger · March 19, 2011, 10:13:38 AM

The gauntlet has been thrown down (by Frank2056), and now "my" turbopusher Heinkel He-1062 Newt, shown a few posts down, will become 3D plastic sometime this Spring. Frank sent me HIS Lindberg He-162, so I am now "in" the 1946 GB with what may become a last-minute entry (since I already have an ongoing project--the Brewster Bison). What a fool this mortal be!