Line drawings Heinkel He-51b

[JMSmith]

nice image

[Jesters-Ink]

I hope so to,

the place most seem to get it wrong is the undercarriage, the leg to wheel fairing need to be further forward on most drawings, the real thing looks like it is standing on tiptoes if you understand what I mean, will have a look at your against a real photo when I find a good one.

by the way, I know for sure otter started on the drawing because we had several discussions about them.

Yep I get ya John and checking

[Penio]

Hi guys! With drawings in MK and photos i create this profil. Bulgarian He-51B-1

[Penio]

This is realy profil!

[Jesters-Ink]

Got one not too unlike it.
Check your top wing profile the high point of the curve is opposite to that of the lower wing, as in the longest point to tip is towards the back of the cord, not the front as you have it.

[Jesters-Ink]

Hi Penio, have you got a readable image of the service text on the back of the He-51 you can let me have please?

[Clint Mitchell]

The weights and loading tables generally went something like this:

Flugzeughalter (Aircraft Owner)
Gruppe (Class of Airframe)
Leergewicht (Gross Weight)
Gesamtlast: (Load Capacity)
Höchstzul. Fluggewicht (Max Flying Weight)
Höchstzul. Personenzahl (Max No. of Crew)
Letze Prüfg. (Date of Last Major Service)

The following is an example from a He46 from the Technical School at Adlerschof, Berlin:

FLUGZEUGHALTER: TECHN SCHULE ADLERSCHOF
BERLIN - ADLERSCHOF
GRUPPE: LB1 H4
LEERGEWICHT: 1725 KG.
GESAMTLAST: 445 KG.
HÖCHSTZUL. FLUGGEWICHT: 2270 KG.
HÖCHSTZUL. PERSONENZAHL: 2
LETZE PRÜFG: 18.11.37

Obviously some of this info changes dependant on the circumstances particular to that aircraft. The rest might be able to be gleaned from the He51b handbuch. Unless of course Penio has a decent close-up of the markings on an actual He51b?

[Jesters-Ink]

Thanks Clint, that's not a bad idea and in this case it might be as good as it gets.
Still, one lives in hope.

[Clint Mitchell]

And here it is:


Source: Luftwaffe Camouflage and Markings Vol 2, By Kenneth Merrick, (Classic)

By the look of the word and character shapes it looks as though the version on Penio's is a decent match for this one. I'd even hasten a guess that they are one and the same layout. I know it would be terribly irritating to not get the amounts/numbers exact for your aircraft but a bit of educated guessing and BS here and there might not get seen at small size.

[Jesters-Ink]

I really am LoL, Clint, love that last part of your text, ----->

"a bit of educated guessing and BS here and there". Spot on mate, you've made my Sunday

The image is a big help, the best I could find was of the tail of a Hs-123 and its tosh!

Right then its time to hit the books and find out where, what, when and how much.

Thanks Clint, big help