Heinkel He 177 Greif (oz673)

 

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Hi Steve, this plan is from Mr Klaus Nietzer. Published by the Flugmodell und Technik FMT Magazin in 1972. Scale is 1.12 Wingspan 2700mm Length 1800mm Engines 2x 6,5cc... Greetings from Luxembourg, Best regards,
Pascal - 16/09/2013
Thanks Pascal, have added this info to the listing now.
SteveWMD - 16/09/2013
Please note : The plan is the 2/3 version ! Wingspan is ca 1,8 m.
Reinhard Lehmann - 11/02/2022
Plan scales out at 107 inches wing span not 1.8 metres
Ted Avey - 13/02/2022
Hello! Did you already print the plan?
Reinhard Lehmann - 18/02/2022
There seems to be some differences in opinion about the size of this plan. I started building the Greif last year. When I printed the plans, the tip panels measured 36 1/2” long. The center panel is 33” long, for a total of 106” wingspan. The overall fuselage length is 71”. These numbers agree with the specifications that are shown on the plans. Wingspan of 2.7 meters, and an overall length of 1.8 meters. As far as construction, I’m doing balsa/foam construction. I already have the wings sheeted. I’m using a vacuum bag, and laminating epoxy for the adhesive. I have cut the fuselage from foam also. I cut the outside, or external profile first. Then came back and cut an interior profile leaving about a 1/2” thick wall thickness of foam. I’ll sheet both the inside, and outside, of the foam with 1/16” balsa, then glue the two halves together. I’ve used this method of building several times previously, and have always been pleased with the results. I have started making a plug that I will use to make a mold, and thus be able to make a pair of epoxy/fiberglass nacelles. Then the final tooling details will be to make vacuum forming plugs in order to make the glazed nose, and tail gunner’s bubble/canopy. As far as power, I guess I’ll really add fuel to the fire, when I say I’m planning on using a pair of Supertigre .34 two stroke glow engines. In relation to the overall wingspan, the two engines are fairly close together. Therefore, one engine out, will not result in an uncontrolled crash. You’ll have to trust me on this one. I’ve had several other planes with this same setup and it’s always worked. I hope this has helped to clarify some of the differences in wingspan interpretations. As far as other Klaus Nietzer designs, I’m building his Junkers 290 as the same time, and with the same type of construction methods.
Bob Sealy - 19/02/2022
Plans from FMT were often printed at a reduced scale, often 2/3 size. Looks like this is one of them. I think the confusion here comes from the meaning of 'this plan'. Some people will read 'this plan' as meaning this here PDF planfile (and the size it will print at). Some people will read 'this plan' as meaning the designer's original intention (and thus the wingspan of the original prototype model). The two meanings are often not identical. Because many magazine plans were/are not printed at 100% scale. Me, I try to use 'planfile' when talking about the PDF hosted on Oz. But I myself am not very consistent.
SteveWMD - 22/02/2022
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