I finished the paper model of the WW2 vintage link trainer, and got some measurements of a desk last weekend. I have started the real model. Here are a couple of pics.
I am not exactly proud of my paper model building skils. I am a real novice at that, but at least it allowed me to make some measurements that I needed, because it was so hard to find any scale drawings of a Link. BTW, the link trainer paper model is downloadable for free from the web.
Here is my start of the real model.
The real trainer was mostly built of wood, and the frame is very prominent with the door and “canopy” open. So I elected to build the fuselage in “stick and tissue” flying model style, although it will be covered with thin plywood like the actual Links were. The plans were done in Autosketch.
Don
You are the man! Anyone that would build a model like this (from scratch no less) is head and shoulders above the average builder. It’s exciting to see someone break from “out of the box” thinking regarding a build. I wouldn’t put my skill level on the same “plane” as yours but we share a common interest in “off the wall” subjects. I scratch build some wacky things but wouldn’t post them here, most folk wouldn’t get it. At any rate, I will be following your progress on this build, and look forward to its completion.
Don, I was at the Estrella museum at Paso Robles California the other day and they had a Link display. I put some photos of it on my web site for you. Drat, missed the rudder pedals!
http://www.yolo.net/~jeaton/Propplanes/LinkTrainer/link.html
Thanks. I have added a few of those photos to my project folder. Fortunately one of the photos I found on line has a good shot of the rudder pedals, and the paper model has good pedals too.