"question measuring aircraft height (top to bottom )" Topic
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| wardog | 15 Feb 2015 1:06 p.m. PST |
guys
looking at some of my old ww2 1/72 scale aircraft took out my measuring tape ,measured from top of tail fin to just below tail fin ,figures I got did not come anyway near published figures in books
were they measured from bottom of deployed undercarriage to top of tailfin ? or from where exactly |
| Sundance | 15 Feb 2015 1:17 p.m. PST |
I would think highest to lowest of a/c itself. I don't think undercarriage was included but I could very well be wrong. |
 Doms Decals  | 15 Feb 2015 1:23 p.m. PST |
I'd certainly expect undercarriage to be included – typically I'd take the height measurement to be its clearance – ie. how tall does the hangar doorway have to be to fit one in, since that's the main practical use for knowing how "tall" an aircraft is. |
| Ryan T | 15 Feb 2015 4:08 p.m. PST |
Don't forget that usually on a tail-dragger the highest point is the top of the prop when one of the blades is top dead centre. |
| wardog | 16 Feb 2015 2:35 p.m. PST |
thanks guys forgot all about the prop |
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