Ok so i just noticed that some thorps have a flat belly aft of the flaps and some are sorda gupy looking like mine. Whats the differance?
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| Author: | flychris [ Wed Mar 28, 2012 10:41 pm ] |
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Ok so i just noticed that some thorps have a flat belly aft of the flaps and some are sorda gupy looking like mine. Whats the differance?
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| Author: | fytrplt [ Thu Mar 29, 2012 5:18 am ] |
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Check the plans. The Thorp has a flat bottom on the fuselage. Need to see a picture. Don't know of any gupy lookin' Thorps out there. |
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| Author: | flychris [ Thu Mar 29, 2012 7:21 am ] |
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here is a pic of min without the wing when i just bought it..... Attachment: image.jpeg [ 1.32 MiB | Viewed 17582 times ] It looks like this one you can see how it doesnt go strait back it rounds out sorda late i guess... Attachment: N18JF_t.jpg [ 104.37 KiB | Viewed 17582 times ] |
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| Author: | stug [ Thu Mar 29, 2012 7:40 am ] |
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Std T18 plans have the curve starting around the rear spar attach point. |
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| Author: | Bill Williams [ Thu Mar 29, 2012 1:57 pm ] |
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Looks normal to me, The S18 is 5" longer than a T18 maybe this is what you are seeing or it could be an optical contusion! |
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| Author: | Rich Brazell [ Thu Mar 29, 2012 2:32 pm ] |
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Probably parallax ? RB |
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| Author: | bfinney [ Thu Mar 29, 2012 7:18 pm ] |
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The second photo is my airplane N18JF, what you can't see in the photo is there is a wing to body fairing that starts about where the stripes on the fuselage start and is probably causing the illusion by hiding the curve of the fuselage. |
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| Author: | dan [ Thu Mar 29, 2012 7:40 pm ] |
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Bruce, you have a fine looking Thorp ....Dan |
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| Author: | Rich Brazell [ Thu Mar 29, 2012 10:37 pm ] |
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Could be me, but doesn't 587's windshield extend a little lower than I am use to ? Not that there is anything wrong with that ! In fact it looks like an increase in visibility ! I like more visibility from the inside out ! RB |
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| Author: | Bill Williams [ Fri Mar 30, 2012 5:22 am ] |
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Over the years the roll bar was raised 3/4". Early builders installed a block to raise the height. |
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| Author: | davem [ Fri Mar 30, 2012 9:34 am ] | ||
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Here is a side view of a pretty stock built T-18--N18GR, first flew in 1978. Bill Cordoza took this picture of it on my first flight in it last year. Not very much guppy looking...
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| Author: | dickwolff [ Fri Mar 30, 2012 11:25 am ] |
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Is that the "T18 Grin," Dave? Like the RV Grin, only smilier? |
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| Author: | SHIPCHIEF [ Fri Mar 30, 2012 3:19 pm ] |
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T-18 Grin .....Tin Grin! That's waht we used to call a smile with braces on the teeth.  I really like the picture. The Whole picture, including the hangar, where I see that things get done. Hopefully I'll have that grin this weekend. |
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