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Aviatik 30.40

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38 23 November 2021, 13:21
gorby
Now that is something exceptionally special!
Stunning work Frank. Another tiny wonder. 👍
23 November 2021, 15:22
Björn Svedberg
Excellent work, and really nicely photographed! Looks real! 👍 👍
23 November 2021, 15:32
Bruce Huxtable
Gorgeous 👍🙂
23 November 2021, 15:37
James C
Stunning looking build and attention to detail mate and the final pictures are just the icing on the cake. Superb!!! 👍👍👍
23 November 2021, 16:40
Urban Gardini
Stunning is indeed the word of the day here! But it's not smaller than the Fokker E.V in all dimensions, the propeller is by far larger. It must've been a monster in the air when the tested it.
23 November 2021, 17:01
bughunter
Thank you mates!
Regarding the pictures I had a bit of luck today in this grey and dark November: the sun comes out for some moments between the clouds and fog. I used this small time slot immediately. Not nice summer pictures but somehow nice.
Urban, thank you for mention this! The Fokker used a 110hp rotary, the Aviatik 150~160hp, that needs a bigger prop! I have build the Siemens-Schuckert with the (up to) 210hp rotary (see my projects). At the beginning they tried a 2 blade, but the legs was sooo long, it was impossible to land. So they moved to a 4-blade and that one is still huge (we have an original one here in Munich at a museum).
23 November 2021, 17:13
Spanjaard
Amazing job!
23 November 2021, 17:16
Lochsa River
Very cool....your props and rigging really stand out.
23 November 2021, 17:24
Spanjaard
picture 10 looks like reference picture.....
23 November 2021, 17:54
Alec K
Great build indeed of this not well know aircraft 👍
23 November 2021, 18:27
Robin (WhiteGlint)
Beautiful build, Bughunter!
Daylight shots look awesome, almost like photos of the real airplane. 👍
23 November 2021, 19:28
David Taylor
Another stunner Bug.
23 November 2021, 20:05
Robert Podkoński
What can be added to all the well deserved praises, here... I am just speechless. Chapeau bas, bughunter!
23 November 2021, 20:30
Christoph Kunz
Well done, Frank, really well done.
23 November 2021, 21:39
Clifford Keesler
Outstanding build sir, very well done.
24 November 2021, 03:16
bughunter
Thank you very much!
24 November 2021, 17:11
Daniel Klink
A typical Bughunter 👍
Unique subject, Execution, result and presentation !! Fantastic Mate!
24 November 2021, 17:19
Roland Sachsenhofer
Highly remarkable in the model as well as in the craftsmanship of the execution! As always, a top construction, masterly!
25 November 2021, 10:08
Neuling
Yes: a typical Bughunter! 👍👍
25 November 2021, 11:21
bughunter
Thank you very much for your very kind words and the likes! Highly appreciated!
The king is dead! Long live the king! Oh no, I mean the project is finished, let's do the next ...
25 November 2021, 16:05
Clifford Keesler
Just outstanding sir, is all I can say.
27 November 2021, 02:48
Villiers de Vos
Your photography compliments your build very well.
27 November 2021, 05:20
Jan Peters
Beautifull work!
27 November 2021, 05:37
Bernhard Schrock
Excellent work!!! Beim Bild 18 habe ich in den EAE-Mode umgeschaltet ob du uns nicht ein Original Bild untergeschoben hast 🙂. (EAE = enhanced argus eyes 🙂
27 November 2021, 06:31
bughunter
Very nice to read your comments here 👍 Thx mates!
Bernhard, you are right! Wie ich unter Bild 18 geschrieben habe: Original (18) versus Fälschung (19, und in Farbe 20) 😉 Es war gar nicht so leicht, die gleiche Perspektive, Winkel und Kameraposition auf dem Foto zu erreichen. Man bräuchte wohl eine ähnliche Brennweite bzw "Field of view" wie die Originalkamera.
27 November 2021, 10:42
bughunter
Thank you very much Benjamin, also for digging out this non-recent build.
I always try to make the model as close to reality as possible, but don't we all try to do that? This time mission accomplished 🙂
16 January 2023, 18:20

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Today I can show the most light weight fighter of the Austria-Hungary: the Aviatik 30.40 with an empty weight of 366 and fully loaded 586kg. It was developed to use the planned production in Steyr of powerful 11-cylinder Le Rhone rotary engines with up to 160hp. Only 35 engines of 150 planned was delivered, and there was a shortage of Voltol oil not delivered by Germany as expected.
So only a prototype was build and flight tested and no serial production was started.

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1:48 Aviatik 30.40 (Alliance Models 48001)1:48 Le Rhone 9J (110 hp) Engine (Small Stuff 48106)6+

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