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« on: September 11, 2009, 07:41:14 PM »
We were in the sky on a Cebu Pacific flight, and the stewardess sold little models of the Airbus A-320 we were in. I got one, nice, but... so real. I looked for a what-if transformation. Alas, all is metal in big pieces: impossible to remove one engine (to get a single-jet asymmetric airliner), impossible to remove the wings and install them opposite (for forward swrpt wings). But the fin can be removed, alas a fin-less airliner is less beautiful...
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« Reply #1 on: September 11, 2009, 07:42:58 PM »
Reverting the fin is funny, but not beautiful:
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« Reply #2 on: September 11, 2009, 07:43:57 PM »
I think the final choice will be: adding a T-tail on top of the fin (in which direction?)
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« Reply #3 on: September 11, 2009, 07:49:36 PM »
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« Reply #4 on: September 12, 2009, 02:49:20 PM »
Quote from: Tophe on September 11, 2009, 07:43:57 PM
I think the final choice will be: adding a T-tail on top of the fin (in which direction?)

Someone needs to send Mr Howling Mouse a "T-tail alert". I can't wait to see what you come up with, Tophe!
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« Reply #5 on: September 12, 2009, 05:35:04 PM »
This is the project (to build):
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« Reply #6 on: September 13, 2009, 07:31:47 AM »
I've done it!
(I'm gonna ring JHM's T-tail alarm)
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« Reply #7 on: September 13, 2009, 05:44:36 PM »
Quote from: Tophe on September 13, 2009, 07:31:47 AM
T-tail alarm)
Angry Correction: this is not a genuine T-tail, this is a T-tail, sorry smiley
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« Reply #8 on: September 13, 2009, 07:01:14 PM »
You say T, I say H.....

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« Reply #9 on: September 14, 2009, 04:56:24 AM »
Quote from: Captain Canada on September 13, 2009, 07:01:14 PM
I say H.....
H...? You mean: Hell? evil  angry For heresy, I will go to Hell? Oh Captain, oh Lord, please, no... I will become a JMN again... Nothing unreal alymore, not today at least, I swear...
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« Reply #10 on: September 14, 2009, 10:14:02 AM »
other picture:
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« Reply #11 on: September 14, 2009, 11:02:01 AM »
It would only be an H if he was doing a knife edge pass !

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« Reply #12 on: September 14, 2009, 04:10:52 PM »
Yes, visually this is a H-tail, you are right:
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« Reply #13 on: September 16, 2009, 03:00:29 AM »
I'm impressed, Tophe.  Yet, surprised at the flawless symmetry you've come up with. You must be itching to take at least one of the horiz. stabilizers off, no?

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« Reply #14 on: September 16, 2009, 03:25:33 AM »
Dear JHM, Saint T-Tail Master... the symmetry in the A320T above (=A320T-1) was not choosen  Blink but simply accepted  smiley .
At scale 1 for passengers, the true projects are the asymmetric A320T-2, 3, 4 below... Grin
Alas, for this scale metal little reproduction angry , T-2 & T-3 required sawing off the metallic tailplane, which is above my technical skills huh , while T-4 was not solid enough with just glue huh . But, scale 1, I promess, the poor passengers will not have to suffer from excessive symmetry. Grin
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