Blohm und Voss P.196T STOL

Tophe · February 16, 2011, 10:08:17 AM

After the joke of my sparebox model, let me start the next "serious" model: Blohm-und-Voss P.196 twin-boomer of Planet Models 1/72:

Tophe · February 16, 2011, 10:23:23 AM

Well, the P.196 has not been built and this is already what-if, but I NEED a further step in what-ifery. So... as I need a reduced size, there will be no external wings but biplane wings or something. At least. Or I may install a lift enhancer (radial engine/nose of Hellcat I found broken) to give STOL performance...

Gondor · February 16, 2011, 02:23:45 PM

How about as a WIG aircraft?

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GOndor

Tophe · February 16, 2011, 08:04:49 PM

You are right: such a short span with vertical lift power could direct to the WIG class. Thanks!

pyro-manic · February 17, 2011, 09:43:49 AM

Cool! Tandem-wing and/or WiG would be cool. What about mounting the engine on a pylon above the fuselage, like a lot of flying boats had?

Tophe · February 17, 2011, 09:49:56 AM

Oh, thanks for this new idea... And if tilting/rotating, it could provide STOL ability maybe. I hope I will have skills enough...

Tophe · February 19, 2011, 09:27:08 AM

For the pod, I will use only the part above: to be streamined, and no need of jet engine below as there will be a radial on pylon...

Tophe · March 02, 2011, 09:01:37 AM

Well advanced BUT: HELP! (For the very first time in my life I succeeded in preparing) the thermoformed canopy, HOW TO GLUE IT? If I remember correctly, my cyanoacrylate glue would dissolve it... So how proceeding? Thanks.

PR19_Kit · March 02, 2011, 11:29:08 AM

Tophe,

ACC may not dissolve the canopy, but it will probably frost it.

I'd try white glue, or the French alternative (Glue Blanc?) or the pukka stuff would be Kristal Kleer, otherwise used for making small windows in models. It'll take a while to dry so you'll have to clamp it in place.

Hobbes · March 02, 2011, 01:40:24 PM

Yes. The white glue mentioned by Kit is normally used for glueing wood, but it works okay for keeping a canopy in place. It's not very strong, and it dissolves in water.

Stargazer · March 02, 2011, 01:48:35 PM

Quote from: Hobbes on March 02, 2011, 01:40:24 PM
Yes. The white glue mentioned by Kit is normally used for glueing wood, but it works okay for keeping a canopy in place. It's not very strong, and it dissolves in water.

That's what we call "colle blanche or "colle vinylique". It's great for wood, paper or fabric.

Tophe · March 02, 2011, 08:51:48 PM

Thanks a lot for your gluing advices, so useful!

Well, the principle of this aircraft is progressing also in my mind: I was both interested by the suggestion to make it a WIG and worried by the use of a so big tube as pylon for the engine; together this brings the answer: the tube will not be only a pylon but an exhaust tube towards a vertical motorjet, providing both STOL and WIG abilities...

Tophe · March 03, 2011, 10:06:03 AM

Finished:

Tophe · March 03, 2011, 10:09:51 AM

Featuring the motorjet tube (providing lift, that makes unnecessary external wings):

Tophe · March 03, 2011, 10:12:31 AM

Opposite: hiding the big tube...