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11 May 2016, 09:38 AM
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Two-seater Pilot
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Nieuport - Le prieur
Hello all,
I have been asked to do some modifications on my Nieuport recently, here is the result:  
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11 May 2016, 01:05 PM
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RATO. (rocket assist take off)
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11 May 2016, 03:59 PM
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Perfect for a high speed taxi cavalry charge.
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11 May 2016, 06:17 PM
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Cool.
One question: how do you not set fire to the wing struts when you light off the rockets? 
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12 May 2016, 06:32 AM
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Videos of the rockets firing please!!!!!!
Are the rockets to scale to the size of the plane? Awesome! WF2 |
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12 May 2016, 11:48 AM
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Two-seater Pilot
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Of course, the rockets are duds and Will not set fire to anything.
They are full scale as the aircraft. |
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12 May 2016, 01:14 PM
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If I remember from photos, the originals had metal shrouds around the struts. I bet, some still set the plane on fire however.
 Dale
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12 May 2016, 07:27 PM
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Nope, fire to the struts or wings wasn't going to happen.
The rockets just don't generate enough heat over long enough periods to do any damage - and the aircraft is already moving pretty quickly, dissipating any heat that would make it to the struts. The rocket's stick could get stuck in the tube and it wouldn't be a fire hazard from the exhaust. They put metal mounts on the struts because it was the easiest way to do it. Wildly inaccurate even if they would have had a good aiming system, they are definitely super cool looking! |
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14 May 2016, 04:49 AM
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Two-seater Pilot
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Regarding aiming and the way to fire those things, here are some hints:
  
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15 May 2016, 06:51 PM
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MvR is reputed to have said "when the enemy fills your windscreen all his maneuvers are rubbish" or words to that effect. Would that apply to a balloon and Prier rockets?!?!
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