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(...) The "wooden jet fighter" I think you're talking about is the He162 (Salamander), which *did* fly, however poorly. They even had an Erprobungskommando outfitted with the things, but they were strictly forbidden from engaging enemy aircraft. Or (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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| | Re: Red Baron's Albatros DIII
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(...) Dear Drew, Richthofen flew several planes in WWI but the Albatros DIII was the one he painted red. More information is here: (URL) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.contests)
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| | Re: Me163 - WWII German Rocket Fighter
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(...) I'm not worried about the engines, actually. Its the annoying sloped nose and the angled body that I've been having trouble with. If you take a look at an Me-262 from the nose, you'll note that the body is almost triangle shaped, sloping into (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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| | Re: Me163 - WWII German Rocket Fighter
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(...) Thanks! The nosecone started the whole thing - I was trying to figure out what I could use the 4x4 cone for, when I noticed it matched well with the 2x2 concave slopes. (...) Cool, I'd love to see it when your done. I had given up on doing (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.military)
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| | Re: Red Baron's Albatros DIII
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(...) Yeah, I thought he flew a tri-plane as well. Here's my own minifig-scale version; (URL) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.build.contests)
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