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| DH Mosquito Mk.IV nacelle question | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Apr 6 2018, 02:41 AM (201 Views) | |
| jvenables | Apr 6 2018, 02:41 AM Post #1 |
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I am hoping someone can set me straight here, as my Mosquito references are in storage about 8,000 kilometers away. I have always been under the impression that the Mosquito Mk.IV had the short nacelles, ie. the rear of the nacelle ending just short of the wing training edge. But I recently noticed that the Tamiya kit of the B.Mk.IV/PR.Mk.IV has extended nacelles. I have read a few build reviews of the Tamiya kit and nobody mentions anything about the nacelles. A quick Google Image search suggests that some Mk.IVs had short nacelles and others had the longer style. What's the story? |
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James from Brisbane, Australia Now living in Laos Nil illegitimi carborundum | |
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| Graham Boak | Apr 6 2018, 08:08 AM Post #2 |
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As a quick answer, only a small number of early Mosquitos had the short nacelle. I venture that these were the Mk.Is, which were mainly used on PR duties. If any Mk.IVs had the short nacelle they were very few. There was also a shorter-span tailplane on early aircraft. If you want a fuller answer then I can dig out more details, or perhaps someone else can add more, sooner. |
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| peebeep | Apr 6 2018, 09:23 AM Post #3 |
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| Mark Schynert | Apr 7 2018, 07:09 AM Post #4 |
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The first time I saw a reference to this, the short nacelles were limited to the B.IV, Series 1 of ten airframes (plus the prototype). Probably Green's Famous Bombers of World War II #1. But I've since seen other references that suggest fewer B.IV Series 1 airframes than that, and some P.R. I as well. The simple answer is that the short nacelles were aerodynamically a problem, and they were extended almost immediately, so absent a photo that shows short nacelles for the prototype to be modeled, go with the long nacelles. This sort of thing happened with a lot of types. The first ten or so B-25s had continuous dihedral from root to tip, but the rest flattened outboard of the nacelles, and there was a similar issue with Whitley Is, though I think the revision resulted in more dihedral, not less. The ventral strake didn't exist on the earliest ragwing Hurricanes--at least the recent Airfix kit gives alternative parts. |
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| jvenables | Apr 8 2018, 01:58 AM Post #5 |
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Thanks all. Those responses answer the question very concisely. James. EDIT: Thanks for those diagrams Paul. You reminded me that I have a PDF copy of the Modeller's Datafile Mosquito book on a hard drive, so I'll go there later today and refresh my memory. Edited by jvenables, Apr 8 2018, 02:00 AM.
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