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Old 01-11-2021, 11:59 PM
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Great addition to an unusual WW2 early bomber.

I was always fascinated by the very pronounce angle of the wing chord to the fuselage. This feature was used to increase lift and improve visibility during take off and landing. I am not aware of this feature being used again on any production aircraft as it causes lots of drag in cruise.


I do suggest that your design should be also available in 1:33 scale to be consistent with other WW2 bomber models out there ( like the GPM Wellington ). I know it can be scaled up, but the parts may not fit on the page, or the details will be blurry )


Best wishes on the design.

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Can't say I had noticed the wing pitch angle on the whitley but have you ever seen a B52 take off? They fly very nose down looking like the are about to crash.
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Old 01-12-2021, 01:51 AM
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Armstrong Whitworth Whitley - Wikipedia

As Lloyd *** was unfamiliar with the use of flaps on a large heavy monoplane, they were initially omitted from the design. To compensate, the mid-set wings were set at a high angle of incidence (8.5°) to confer good take-off and landing performance. Although flaps were included late in the design stage, the wing remained unaltered ; as a result, the Whitley flew with a pronounced nose-down attitude when flown with the wings in the cruising position, resulting in considerable drag.


*** John Lloyd, the Chief Designer of Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft
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Old 01-12-2021, 09:39 AM
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I think Whitleys were the first ones that flew support missions to resistance groups in occupied Europe.That was a bit before Halifaxes and long before Liberators were used for the purpose.
You're right.
At least until the end of 1941, the Whitleys flew over Central Europe. For example, the first attempt to land parachutists of the Anthropoid group in Czechoslovakia (October 1941) was made with Whitley, but due to bad weather over the target, the aircraft had to return. It wasn't until December that the landing was successful, but Halifax was already carrying it.
I am very happy that the finally usable Whitley model will be available, as well as in a scale that can be well reduced to my favorite 1/72. I will definitely buy it!
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Can't say I had noticed the wing pitch angle on the whitley but have you ever seen a B52 take off? They fly very nose down looking like the are about to crash.
The appearance of the nose down of the B-52 is due to the very large flaps deployed during take off and landing. Those flaps push the center of lift aft causing a pronounced nose down ( to aid visually during landing approach as well as to make sure the plane touched down on all 4 wheel bogies unlike a conventional tri gear plane touching down on the main gear first ).


As to the Whitley wing incidence angle, take a close look again at a side profile.


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Old 01-12-2021, 11:22 AM
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continuing with the process!!. from this point and on the rest of the parts and repaint are designed in the pc
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moving forward with the whitley!!!
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another repaint also in the process
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1/33 scale. Great news for a great aircraft!!!
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yes!!!! ill give my best!!
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Old 01-30-2021, 12:45 PM
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IM TALKING TO MISTER ELLIOTT DAVID SMOCK WHICH IS RESTORING A WHITLEY WITH PARTS FROM WHITLEY WRECKS AND SPARE PARTS... IF HE ALLOWS ME , ALL THE MONEY COLLECTED WITH THE SALES OF THE WHITLEY PAPER MODEL WILL BE TO RESTORE THE REAL PLANE!!. YOU CAN FIND HIS GROUP HERE: The Whitley Project (Rebuilding an Armstrong Whitworth Whitley bomber)

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