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FW190 72.5% (Concept)
Development of the Proof-of-Concept Began in March 2000
HISTORY:
Development of a 65% began in Iowa with Roger Bocox and Gerald Clark in March
of 2000 as they were jointly building a 50% WAR FW190 together. Roger decided
to CAD-up the parts as they went along. The idea of scaling-up the parts to a larger size
to accommodate a larger pilot was an obvious next step.
Roger managed to get a large number of the drawings done and sent the drawings
to us for review and possibly fabricate some of the parts.
We both worked on the plans for a short time but the project was eventually shelved
for other projects.
Recently, the FW190 project was resurrected when more volunteers with solid modeling
experience came online.
NOTES:
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The scale of the Proof-Of-Concept is NOT to the Final-Scale. 76% is a
rough estimate until a study can be done to fully determine if the selected engine
will fit this scale. The targeted engine will be the Rotec R3600.
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Original concept of this aircraft was to be a scaled up version of the 50% WAR
corsair for larger pilots that cannot fit in the cockpit of a standard WAR
design.
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The planned aircraft:
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Wooden inner structure with plywood formers.
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Construction:
Foam and fiberglass **Tentative** a monocouque design is also being
considered.
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Investment: N/A
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Status: Re-Opened as of
AirVenture 2010 (July 2010)
UPDATES
2010-12-26 72% FW190 Project
After much consideration, the Final-Scale of the new design will be 72½% which reslut in a wingspan of roughly 25 feet.
We targeted the Rotec R3600 engine for this project, but we had to scale higher so we could accomodate the pilot with the least amount of distortion to the fuselage.
All though the wing was designed with the actual airfoils used in the real bird, the airfoil we will used is still undecided. We will add pictures of the modeled wing at a later time.
DRAWINGS
April-02-2011 76%
FW190 Project
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Finished!
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August-27-2008 76%
FW190 Project
Finished!
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August-26-2008 76%
FW190 Project
More detail added.
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August-25-2008 76%
FW190 Project
NEW Solid Model of the FW190 Lading Gear
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My to come!
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07-Sept-2011
Facility News
UPDATE: The est. costs on a new building were far too out of my reach and I'm not willing to borrow $300,000.
So we will be reconsidering renting again if we can find something reasonable.
11-July-2011
Facility Update!
I contacted my builder today and he's telling me that the bid package and designs will be done this week for the new facility.
15-June-2011
Into storage we go!
It was getting clear to us the current facility was getting too small and our lease was at an end.
So we moved into a storage facility until we could build or find a larger place to rent.
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