F-84E/G (2nd experimental project)

[Siwi]

Originally Posted by Butelczynski

I was wondering how come Republic choosed this kind of canopy rather than buch cleaner one piece like on P-51 ,P-47 and later fighters. Looking at airframe drawings Republic tried very hard to make as light fighter as possible given one type of engine it used yet canopy seems over engineered. Am I missing something?

Probably a combination of how the ejection seat works and 'aero' in general

[Cybermac]

Hello gents,

Thank you for you interest in F-84 and the project.

As far as I could find on the internet the stripes on the canopy came as a reinforcement. This was due to the battle damage F-84 canopies got during the first battles over Korea. It came as a retrofit for E version and was factory installed on all G examples.

Back to the project...

It took me some time to find the necessary dimensions, angles, proportions, etc, but the general shape of the F-84 Thunderjet wing is now done

Now, if anybody thinks that Thunderjets wing is straight - please have a look below


kind regards

Cybermac

[Butelczynski]

That wing looks a s straight as Yak-23. Vogue of times because a lot of jets in those days were designed with almost that exact wing or a variation like Fouga Magister.

As for canopy here is a pic of early F-84 with bubble one.

[Cybermac]

Hello gents,

I managed to cut the airfoil in 3 pieces and stretched is a bit.
Now it sits nicely on the 3 fuselage's sections.

Next weekend I hope I can work on wing spar and print the whole damn thing!

kind regards

Cybermac

[peter taft]

Excellent work Mac. Looking forward to seeing more of this with eager anticipation.

[Isaac]

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Now, if anybody thinks that Thunderjets wing is straight - please have a look below


kind regards

Cybermac[/QUOTE]

I think the term straight is used as apposed to swept back ( or front ) wings.


The wings certainly have a taper ( this is to reduce the aerodynamic lift generated at the tip that causes a bending moment on the wing spar ).

The later F-84F did have swept wings.



Isaac

[Cybermac]

Hello gents,

Pete - thank you for your kind words!

Isaac - I think you must be right.

BTW, as it comes from my drawings & calculations the wings swept angle is 6,4 degree.

Today I gathered all pieces of the fuselage and that's how they look on A4 format. Next couple of days I should be able to cut and glue it all together.

Kind regards

Cybermac

[Cybermac]

Hello gents!

This weekend I glued most bits of the 'bottle like' fuselage all together.

No wonder that F-84 is a son of P-47 called 'the jug'.

Next time I will try to put together the air intake and exhaust segments. They are a bit fiddly because a big hole inside of the cross-sections which needs to fit the cylindric shape inside.

Kind regards

Cybermac

[Cybermac]

Hello gents,

I have just done the exhaust pipe, a cylindrical shape going through the small cross-section.

Bit delicate to put it all together but hey ho, here we go...

Please see the photos.

Kind regards

Cybermac

[RyanShort1]

Looks good, and with texturing, it will be great!