Douglas Boston Havoc (oz516)

 

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Douglas Boston Havoc. Scale model WWII American medium bomber. French language plan.

Update 25/4/2022: Added article, thanks to Pit.

Quote (google-translated from the Fench): "The Douglas Boston Havoc flying model. By Emmanuel Fillon.

See first part of the article and full-size plans in preceding MRA issue (376). In the previous issue, we reviewed the general points and you were able to study the triptych plan and inset the assembly views. The insert of this issue gives you the full scale detailed outline of all the frames and ribs of this model.

Construction: Fuselage: The fuselage as well as the central part of the wing, the jumping spindles, the fin, and the landing gear form a whole. Mounting can be done on a central core made up of two braced 5 x 10 rods, or in two right and left parts that are joined together. Note the presence of wedge heels under the engine nacelles, which allows them to be perfectly aligned on a flat site. Depending on the destination, the couples can be full or lightened following the route indicated in broken lines.

The monocoque covering must not exceed 1 mm in thickness in the rubber version and will be 3 mm in the IC engine version. The width of the rods must be appropriate according to the difficulty of recovery; it is obvious that the flat parts can be executed with slats 15 to 20 mm wide, on the other hand for the roundings of small radius, use strips of 3 x 3 or 2 x 3 and if necessary plan them in trapeze.

The engine nacelles are treated as a monocoque like the fuselage except for the annular engine cover and the rear tip which will be cut as the case may be in a block of balsa or expanded polystyrene. I would like to point out that for the heat engine Les Belles Maquettes sells a spun aluminum cover exactly adapted to the size of this model..."

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Article, in French.

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