The cutaway drawing illustrates the construction of the W.A.R. FW-190. A simple wood box. The foam is glued to the box and shaped with a kitchen knife, hot-wire, etc. and sanded. The fiberglas is applied to the foam and painted to suit the individuals taste.
The Butcher Bird flys again!
The W.A.R. P-47 Thunderbolt cutaway shows the same construction as the W.A.R. FW-190.
The cutaway of the W.A.R. F4-U Corsair shows the application of the foam and the shaping process.
The cowl form from the 1976 construction manual. This form is used to lay up the fiberglas cowl for the W.A.R. F4-U Corsair.
The engine is mounted to four metal brackets fixed to the four corners of the wooden box. This drawing shows the details of mounting these four brackets.
From an early newsletter: Attaching the plywood fuselage contours to the the Firewall.
From an early newsletter: establishing 2 degree twist in wings
The bundle of wood sitting in your shop becomes the basic wooden box. This can be completed in as little as 36 hours
Plywood covers the frame. Hmmm......a little hangar flying? Next comes the wing spars, tail.
Example of wood frame detail.
Example of pedal detail and wood box detail.
Example of a Corsair construction.
Close-up of Corsair main landing gear.
A close-up of the FW-190 landing gear and retract mechanism. You can also see the details of the foam construction.
Tail wheel detail from a Corsair build but the construtcion is basically the same for all. This tail wheel retracts with the main gear.
A close-up look at the canopy rail detail of a Corsair.
Close-up detail of the Landing gear of a FW-190. Note the end of the spars and the compression rib. Compare it to the next photo.
As you can see, the spars, compression ribs and supports are very different for the Corsair as compared to the FW-190 above.
Schematic of F4U Corsair landing gear. This pic is of the right leg
