Engels Eindecker for sale

[j ferguson]

Originally Posted by hank jarrett

I grew up on English cars (in the U.S.) so I had to learn both systems (as well as Whitworth, which I swear proves Crack was invented in GB). The bad thing is you need multiple sets of tools and have to constantly check back and forth (which everybody does now since dimensions are mixed on most cars now). The GOOD thing was I got used to checking for the system being used EARLY in life and have rarely had problems (except with Whitworth). I never trust the first measurements I take. With spacecraft you NEVER know what measurement system was used and you can't always trust the drawings.
Hank

The Volvo P1800 required all three sets, Imperial, Whitworth, and metric. Body was built by Jensen in England which is where the Whitworth need arose. not sure what needed Imperial.

To think that one of these has made it to close to 3 million miles.

[baldeagle]

Originally Posted by John McKenzie

Hi ,..

This has to be an "Americanism" ,..... coming from the land where they build flying " SHIPS " .....while the rest of the world builds AEROPLANES !

JM


PS .. Better also keep of the subject of Split pins , Taper pins , Cotter pins & the like !

You had to throw a spanner in the works.........



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[DamianL]

Originally Posted by Brad

I always thought that Lucas electronics proved that crack was invented in GB.

Lucas.......Prince of Darkness!!!

Cheers
Damian

[snipe]

Originally Posted by DamianL

Lucas.......Prince of Darkness!!!

Cheers
Damian

One of my mates owns a Morgan and whenever he mentions problems with the electrics I mutter something along those lines. He becomes quite defensive and finds any number of other excuses for the problems.

I know better. I owned a Triumph once.

[Rittmeister]

Originally Posted by j ferguson

The Volvo P1800 required all three sets, Imperial, Whitworth, and metric. Body was built by Jensen in England which is where the Whitworth need arose. not sure what needed Imperial.

To think that one of these has made it to close to 3 million miles.

I has forgotten about that! I had a P1800 back in the late 60's. THis car was not to be confused with the 1800S which looked much the same, but was different

Ahhhh electric overdrive 5th gear. Just flip a switch.... Weird

[Russell Smith]

Hey, Speaking of Eindeckers - I'm currently developing a painting featuring a Fokker E.I and I've run into a bit of a roadblock. In order to create my perspective drawings I need to know the dimensions of the aircraft I am drawing. In this case, however, I have looked at several different sources - the Aerodrome, Windsock Datafiles, and even Squadron publications - and each gives different dimensions for the E.I (in fact, Windsock Datafile even seems to include 1 too many wing ribs on its E.I layout).

Does anyone out there have any reliable information regarding the Wingspan, length and height of the Fokker E.I?

(Man! Achim picked a heckuva time to close down shop!)

[josef scott]

Hi Russ,

At the time of this writing, there are NO reliable sources on the E.I.

However, *ahem*, this will hopefully be addressed soon:
ALBATROS NEWS ...17 JULY | Ray Rimell's WW1 World

My first question would be "Which E.I are you illustrating?" There were several distinct variants.

[Russell Smith]

Thats great news Josef. I'm working on Immelmann's 13/15.