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We've got an E model at the museum I work at, and it sits super low at the nose. Some of that is that the nose gear tires are nearly flat, but the gear leg itself is very short. I thought that I would think about hitting the ground constantly if I flew one of these.
See what I mean B-57E “Intruder” | Strategic Air & Space Museum |
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I suspect the oleo,s have been deflated. Either leaked or let down on purpose for safety reasons. |
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My brother assisted a company recovering a B57 from AMARC down in Arizona. They had to disassemble the wings to ship the bird up to Colorado. He had to do some tool modifications to get the attachment pins out of the wing roots. Some pics attached. This will be another bird for NASA, with C141 engines. Job should be nearing completion, as pics were taken March 2011.
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If you have anything else showing it either in Tuscon or in Colorado and don't mind, could you take a moment and post them on this thread? Thanks again, Swampfox |
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These are the updated kits: 1/48 Martin RB-57 Canberra USAF Paper Model - ECardmodels.com Shop - Downloadable models and crafts 1/48 Martin WB-57 Canberra NASA Earth Survey 3 Paper Model - ECardmodels.com Shop - Downloadable |
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This is one reason why most displays at museums sit low. That and under inflated tires. SF........ you really are doing a wonderful job on Murph's Droopy Bird. |
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Thanks for your comments about the build, I don't build as much as I'd like, but I try to do the best I know how on the few that get done.
I went out to your drawings page and you do some excellent work. Have you ever done a droopy, USAF markings? You can PM me if you'd rather. Thanks, Swampfox |
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Wings build
Time to build the wings for this powered glider. The wingspan of the RB-57F is 122ft 5inches and it is a spectacular sight to see it fly. I remember watching them fly in and out of Kirtland AFB as a kid.. They appear to be hanging in the sky just barely moving along, and the engines were fairly quiet which added to the glider illusion.
At 1:48 it has a 30" wingspan, which makes it the largest papermodel I've ever built. Where will I display it? Not to worry, I'll find someplace. Each wing is made of 5 large pieces on 2 1/2 pages. The wingtips were made of a fiberglass or similar material and were fairly light colored in appearance. I've printed the tips on white bond paper and added the de-icer boot, which was only visible on these tips. It was was cut out and treated like a decal. I also added the red/green Navigation lights, green one is just visible in this image. Cut out tip with pre-glue treatment on edges After curling leading edge only, glue is applied and clipped at the trailing edge to dry. This wing has a very flat airfoil shape so be careful not to add too much curve towards the trailing edge. The cutout piece of the starboard mid-section. Notice the small flight control tab that I added on the trailing edge, directly back from the "US" lettering on the wing. Bottom of same wing Completed wing section with J60 engine and stray vertical tail J60 attached Additional views of both wings with J60's and wing spars for each wing. , Now, on to attaching to the fuselage. SFX |
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Just finally got around to going through this thread. Doing a great job and lots of valuable information. One of my favorite planes down at Pima. Just the last time I was there it was sitting in the back looking very forlorn.
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