I saw a Figarti B 25 at the show in Hackensack at Hobby Bunker's tables. I wanted to buy one but the wings did not look right. Did anyone else notice this? I was just wondering because all of the B25s in photos and the ones I ve seen in person are different than the Figarti version. The wings after the engines slope or droop down so the wing tips are lower at the end. All of the photos and real planes Ive seen have the wings going out straight. I wanted one of these because the museum here in Reading has a B25 that flies but the wings do not look right. I thought maybe the Doolittle planes had been modified? but all the pictures Ive seen show the wings going out even. Any thoughts?
I'm sure that you're familiar with the aesthetics of a "gull-wing" on an aircraft like a Corsair or even a Stuka. A major consideration in the design of those wings was an interest in shortening the landing-struts, so as to reduce the stress on the assemblies while maintaining adequate clearance for the propeller.
Now, let's invert the "bent-wing," as was done on the A-20 and B-25. In both cases, the inner-part of the wing, extending out to the engine nacelle, is angled aggressively upward. In both instances, this was done to make room for the landing-gear beneath their respective nacelles, so as to provide adequate ground-clearance for the fuselage. However, in the case of the Mitchell, the outer section of the wing is then angled slightly downward from the horizontal, creating a degree of negative dihedral. This is more noticeable on the ground than in the air, BTW, because the wing possesses a degree of flexibility. When there's no air-flow to support it, the wing will sag a bit.
Sorry if I told you more than you want to know about the wings...
About the model...
I noticed the wings on the Figarti B-25 also. From looking at the photos, it appears as though they got the dihedral of the inner-wing wrong. It's too flat coming out of its root with the fuselage. In other words, the wing needs to be angled upward at that point. Were that accomplished, the outer-wing is likely spot-on. This won't necessarily be easy to accomplish, but I hope that Figarti can make the adjustment. It really is a nice "little" model.
-Moe
