What is an Archaeopteryx, besides a very good Scrabble word? Literally, an “ancient wing”.
And you know that with that
kind of name…err, it will look…well, you get the idea.
The Granger brothers started to
build a plane upon a design of their own -refined by Latimer Needbam- that flew
in the very early 30’s. It was influenced by the equally bizarre –read
“beautiful”- Pterodactyls built by Capt. Hill. Although unusual, it has a pinch
of elegance.
The engine used, a two cylinder 32 hp Cherub of very limited power, made take
offs very…interesting.
Being a small plane of course
it renders an equally small model, as you can see in the image with the quarter.
The Archaeopteryx –sorry to
make you read this word again- is a fairly simple scratch project, no doubt
helped by the use of tiny brass “Strutz” for all of the –many- required
homonyms.
The photo sequence will provide you with a general idea regarding materials and construction
steps.
As this little moth-like bug
flies off your book case into the eerie atmosphere of the room, it will remind
you of Tinkerbell, leaving a sparkly trail as it lands, with a subtle shudder,
in your building board.
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