Hi all, Hi Ivan!
I think that the complications that are arising during this job of converting the L-188 Electra into a P3 Orion, make an own thread necessary!
Apart from the fuselage-width, fin-height, tailplane-span and wingspan inaccuracies, now it turns out that the propeller diameter is also over a foot too small, and the distances between engines and fuselage are quite wrong too!
Comparing the measurments from the .pdf file to those of the large, detailed drawing that I thought was so good, it appears that this drawing is in effect the origin of all the misfortunes, which unfortunately the author of the original L-188 must have also used in good faith!
Anyway, not to worry. Iīve already corrected the fuselage from the "neck" backwards, and will be moving the fin upwards and extending the wing-tips and tailplanes outwards tomorrow.
So, with these modifications well underway, the cabin will then get a precise work-over, so that the "expression" derived from "forehead", windscreens and nose is the correct one. The wrong fuselage width/height may have been what was making this so difficult.
Anyhow, Iīll keep you posted as to how things develop.
Cheers,
Aleatorylamp
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