Tempest V Series 2 (I hope!)

[GiantFlyingRobots]

I've got nothing to add except this great Tempest image. shows of the 'thin' wing nicely, especially when compared to its predecessor, which reminds me...

[JMSmith]

hi rat,

here are some images to help you, the wing cross section as a rounded leading edge almost to the wing tip.
also please check the outside shape of your fin and rudder, also included a shot which show how the light plays on the fin.

[ratfugel]

Final mods gentlemen. Smaller tailwheel as per MR Bentley (thank you for the very nice drawing incidentally), modified tailwheel door!, modified canopy end to accommodate slider, modified wingtip incidence. Thickened fin as everybody but me seems to want..
Phew! Is there no end to this?
You might all like to read the following, which is an extract from Roland Beaumont?s notes about the Tempest and which prompted me to have a go at a profile:-
? Reaching Newchurch airfield at 480 mph I held ?RB? down to 20ft from the runway and then pulled her up to a 60 degree climb, holding it as the speed dropped slowly off and the altimeter spinning round the dial as if it were mad. At 7000ft the speed was dropping below 180 mph and I rolled the Tempest lazily inverted, then allowed the nose to drop until the horizon, at first above my head, disappeared below (or rather above) the now inverted nose, the fields and the woods steadied into the centre of the windscreen and then whirled around as I put the stick hard over and rolled around the vertical dive. Steadying again I pulled out over the tree tops at 500 mph, throttled back and pulled hard over towards the airfield in an over vertical climbing turn, lowering the wheels and flaps in a roll as the speed dropped. What a magnificent aeroplane! They could have all their Spitfires and Mustangs!?
Rat.

[JMSmith]

hi rat,

looking far better now, just done a quick dirty job on the fin lighting for you, watermarked it so people know i altered it, this is just to show how just a little bit of highlight can lift it from flat to curved, hope you don't mind.

keep up the good work, one day i might be as good as you guys

[adlabs6]

Very nice. Should there be a slight darkening under the edge of the canopy frame?

[Ironpriest]

That turned out alot better! Well done!

JMSmith! Where do you get that stuff!! That is digital gold! Right up my street, stuff like that

[ratfugel]

OK, so now you've got the canopy right and we've now hinged the rudder.
Thanks JM that sort of thing is a real help to me. Don't forget, I am still very much a beginner at this game and it looks as though I have a hell of a long way to go. Thanks for all the suggestions everybody.

[Vacajun]

Nice job rat!

Now how about the last tweak being a re-visit to the wing tip to capture the cut-off tips per the photos by John and GFR?

[ratfugel]

Vacajun, you are right. It does look better with the squared off wing. This is the end of all mods. Moving on........!

Perhaps my next effort might be a bit better. I'm not saying what it is yet, but they had loads of them within five miles of where I live! I also got told off for flying over the top of three of them one day whilst they were airborne in formation!

Finally, I must thank you all again for being so patient with my feeble efforts. It must be mind bending watching a learner like me struggle in the mud.

[Vacajun]

rat,

Beautiful work!

Looking forward to your next postings.