[MOC] WIP RADIAL ENGINE PLANE

[omardib21]

still working for 3 months into this moc, get some inspiration by the swith trick from the new 2017 blue tow truck, still lots things to do here, but each week i improove something, lets see where it will goes

latest video:

Thanks so much!

Omar

[Dazenie]

Great plane but it would be even more realistic if the whole radial engine spun round that's what they do in real life.

[AkiyamaWataru]

dazenie you're wrong. In WWI the planes had engine with revolving cylinders. In German they were called "Umlaufmotor". Late planes from WWI had stationary cylinders.

[Littleworlds]

The plane looks very impressive. It must been a lot of work to get the shape and all the functions right - great job 

As for engines: The plane looks to me like something from WW2 era, so it should be a radial engine, just as omardib21 built it. 

Rotary engines were widespread in the first couple of years of WW1, were a dead end and got outclassed by in-line and V-type engines by about late 1916/early 1917. Radials were very rare and only used in small numbers in that conflict.

[omardib21]

thanks guys! yes its a late 30s plane, but i dont copy any kind of plane, just make a prototype inspired by that era, could be great make a Umlaufmotor, i will test some setups later, loved that idea, they are from 10s, but really enjoyed the way that could be run on it! for now its stationary like Akiwama said :)

[Dazenie]

14 hours ago, AkiyamaWataru said:

dazenie you're wrong. In WWI the planes had engine with revolving cylinders. In German they were called "Umlaufmotor". Late planes from WWI had stationary cylinders.

Oh sorry 

[omardib21]

added a machine gun sound :P