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    Default Asymetric Gotha G.VI I thought I was weird . . .

    I think it was Zoe who warned us it was out there, but I could not find her thread. It appeared in the book German G-Type Bombers of WWI by Jack Herris. Just a few photos exist of the two G.VI's converted but they are cool . . .



    The idea was to add an engine to the fuselage nose, move the nose gunner over the engine nacelle on the right and move the fuselage over to balance the thrust forces, making a pusher/tractor arrangement, eliminating the drag of the left engine nacelle. It kinda worked, but only two were attempted and the results were not a good as hoped. The first version used a short wing set and the second a full length wing configuration. I took a standard Gotha and did some "Clippin" as I am known for . . .



    Nose of the fuselage was cut off on the local bandsaw, the freed nacelle trimmed and the rear becomes the new fuselage nose with some cutting and fitting and filling



    While that set up a hunk of the bottom wing is filled in where the fuselage used to be . . .



    The clipped off fuselage nose was glued to the remaining engine nacelle and filled with a bit of putty. Now we wait for things to heal before the grinding begins!

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    So, we should see something like this?

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    Mike
    "Flying is learning to throw yourself at the ground and miss" Douglas Adams
    "Wings of Glory won't skin your elbows and knees while practicing." OldGuy59

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    Yeppers! That is the first one with the short wings : ) Well found!

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    Looks like one of those weird Photoshop jobs people occasionally make.

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    Those were the days when the only way to test an idea was to try it out.

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    Ready to rumble over England . . .



    Looks a bit off, but then . . .







    Being approached by another strange bird . . .


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    Looks like an episode of Weird War 1
    Or maybe the predecessors of Blohm und Voss !
    Karl
    It is impossible for a man to begin to learn what he thinks he knows. -- Epictetus

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    Smile

    What next can we expect from Clipper & the Elves?
    They must trawl through all the plans of ideas that did not make much sense.

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    Very nice I like it. Well done David

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    Whole lotta of weird science going on here.

    Well done mate!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Captain Chum View Post
    Whole lotta of weird science going on here.

    Well done mate!
    Can't be any weirder than this:

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    Well... There are elves involved?
    Mike
    "Flying is learning to throw yourself at the ground and miss" Douglas Adams
    "Wings of Glory won't skin your elbows and knees while practicing." OldGuy59

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    Quote Originally Posted by Captain Chum View Post
    Whole lotta of weird science going on here.
    It is impossible for a man to begin to learn what he thinks he knows. -- Epictetus

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    Time for a G&T.
    Rob.
    "Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."

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    No. No way. This is one project that you can't possibly blame on elves.



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