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Re: New entry for ISCC: "Missing in Action" - Ju 52 airplane
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lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.general
Date: 
Wed, 19 Dec 2001 12:54:36 GMT
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Klaus\Ben
Great models. The Ju52 is a very familiar plane - it is in so many films set
in that era. Every time I see it I always wonder why the fuselage and wings
are covered in corrugated iron(!) - a feature you have kept in your models.
The only reason I can come up with is that the designers thought it would
reduce skin friction? Does anyone know?


If you have no idea what I am talking about, see these pics
http://www.oldprops.f9.co.uk/Ju52.htm

JU52 in yellow:
http://www.warbirdalley.com/ju52.htm

Scott A


In lugnet.adventurers, Reinhard "Ben" Beneke writes:

Dear all!

Klaus Dobisch and me, we have made up a new gallery for the creativity
contest at 1000steine.de. We have decided to make it a part of the adventurers
theme and we have called it "Missing in Action".

Take it look at it under the following URL:
http://www.1000steine.de/themen/bauwettbewerb/030/030e.htm

Hope you enjoy it. We had lots of fun while building these models and creating
the story around it.

Leg Godt!

Ben



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  Re: New entry for ISCC: "Missing in Action" - Ju 52 airplane
 
(...) I think it was to save materials cost and weight. The corrugated shape of the metal made it more rigid. Hence, less metal was needed to preserve the rigidity of the surface. The Citroën H van from the 50-ies also used corrugated metal for the (...) (23 years ago, 19-Dec-01, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.general)

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  New entry for ISCC: "Missing in Action" - Ju 52 airplane
 
Dear all! Klaus Dobisch and me, we have made up a new gallery for the creativity contest at 1000steine.de. We have decided to make it a part of the adventurers theme and we have called it "Missing in Action". Take it look at it under the following (...) (23 years ago, 16-Dec-01, to lugnet.adventurers, lugnet.general) !! 

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