(Login Bolman) HyperScale Forums from IP address 75.102.11.99
...for another scratch build project!
As I alluded to in my previous build post, my next scratch build will be the AGO CI.
I only recently (last November) discovered this type even existed and found a Windsock Datafile on it.
If you're not familiar with it, it was one of if not the only pusher type which was flown and saw action during the first world war by the CP side. The configuration of the tail is close to that used on the P-38 Lightning of WWII fame. The crew nacelle resembling a strange looking car with it's four wheel undercarriage. When parked on the ground though, the front 2 wheels are in the air as it rests on twin tail skids.
The plane was intended for recon and eventually armed with a single gun for the observer.
I have been collecting materials to begin the project and am just about ready to give it a go. I have a few OOB builds to finish and move off the bench first and I should be starting this soon.
John
This message has been edited by Bolman from IP address 75.102.11.99 on Jun 21, 2012 9:53 AM
Though not widely used, this machine made quite an impression on English fliers. They generally referred to it as 'two-tails', and for some time believed it to be a twin-motor machine, with an engine in the front of each boom.
Thanks for the comment. A very interesting tid bit which I had not come across yet. I have to admit, I have not read the Datefile yet but it is on my list of things to do. The engine should be easy enough to come up with since I do have extras from previous builds which use the same type.
I am excited about getting this project started and can not wait to see it in my collection.
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