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Post by ak on Oct 27, 2023 18:18:23 GMT -5
Yes, I’m a newby to aircraft modeling, so please forgive my ignorance. I am going to cut my teeth on a Hasagawa 1/48 scale F6F-3 Hellcat. I see a section for WW2 fixed wing aircraft but don’t know if this is considered fix wing because the wings do pivot for storage. I know that when I was in the Air Force back in the 1980’s that the F-15 was a fixed wing as opposed to the F-14 which was a sweep wing. Just not sure if the Hellcat was considered a fixed wing. Thanks in advance
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Post by Tojo72 on Oct 27, 2023 18:31:02 GMT -5
That's fixed wing as opposed to helicopters
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Post by tcoat on Oct 27, 2023 19:47:26 GMT -5
All aircraft that fly by air moving across a surface are fixed wing. The F-14 is a fixed wing it just can be adjusted by sweeping.
Helicopters or other rotor blade aircraft gain lift through the blade motion alone.
Hellcats or any other aircraft that have wings that fold for storage are all fixed wings. The wings are locked into place for flight and the fold is just a space saving feature.
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Post by ak on Oct 27, 2023 20:19:43 GMT -5
Thanks for clearing that up for me! I’ll start posting a few pictures after the little league games this weekend!
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Post by 406 Silverado on Oct 27, 2023 20:30:40 GMT -5
Helicoptors=Rotory Wing
All other aircraft with wings attached to the fuselage = Fixed Wing
About the only aircraft type that are a mix of the two would be something like the Osprey.
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Post by keavdog on Oct 27, 2023 20:39:51 GMT -5
And the autogyros....?...
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Post by 406 Silverado on Oct 27, 2023 20:55:38 GMT -5
And the autogyros....?... Forgot about those......  |
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Post by Real G on Oct 27, 2023 21:04:05 GMT -5
And stuff like this.  |
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Post by 406 Silverado on Oct 27, 2023 21:12:54 GMT -5
And stuff like this. Definitely a mix of the two. And VERY good example of it at that Neal. |
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Post by keavdog on Oct 27, 2023 21:14:25 GMT -5
How do you bail out of that???
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Post by jeaton01 on Oct 27, 2023 21:44:52 GMT -5
In several parts!  |
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Post by 406 Silverado on Oct 27, 2023 21:48:48 GMT -5
How do you bail out of that??? Yikes! Very carefully??!!  |
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Post by keavdog on Oct 27, 2023 21:52:17 GMT -5
Human salad shooter
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Post by Tobi on Oct 28, 2023 0:15:07 GMT -5
How do you bail out of that??? Yikes! Very carefully??!! I would suspect either first blow off the rotary wings (-> Ka-50) or the complete cockpit section (James Bond  )? |
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Post by tcoat on Oct 28, 2023 6:07:01 GMT -5
How do you bail out of that??? There are valid reasons why it never actually existed! It is a pure rotary wing anyway. |
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Post by tcoat on Oct 28, 2023 6:18:30 GMT -5
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