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Re: Astir CS

Post by Tomzy » Sat Mar 21, 2020 4:24 pm

Hello,

I have a question for all the Astir CS pilots. Approximately how far on the fuselage does this very flat shape seen on picture 2 go? It's very hard to determine from images. I currently left this shape to around the end of wingroot (whole length marked on picture 3), then nicely transitioned into round-ish shape.
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Re: Astir CS

Post by lordauriel » Sun Mar 22, 2020 10:40 am

since I can't just go there now because the whole airfield is closed for civilians and being guarded by green men with weird black super soakers, I can only use my memories, BUT:

I am pretty sure the transition starts at the leading edge and is pretty much complete at the trailing edge. so it's a smooth transition across the whole chord

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Re: Astir CS

Post by Tomzy » Sun Mar 22, 2020 11:13 am

lordauriel wrote:
Sun Mar 22, 2020 10:40 am
since I can't just go there now because the whole airfield is closed for civilians and being guarded by green men with weird black super soakers, I can only use my memories, BUT:

I am pretty sure the transition starts at the leading edge and is pretty much complete at the trailing edge. so it's a smooth transition across the whole chord

Thanks for the info! :D

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Re: Astir CS

Post by OXO » Sun Mar 22, 2020 1:23 pm

Also I’m pretty sure the gear doors are simple not compound curve
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Re: Astir CS

Post by lordauriel » Mon Mar 23, 2020 10:13 am

yes they are flat but the transition starts earlier on the lower sides of the fuselage and the flatness is kept longer on the underside to enable having the pancake gear doors

my drawing is bad, it exists simply to illustrate my point
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Re: Astir CS

Post by lordauriel » Mon Mar 23, 2020 10:17 am

102 cs main wheel well detail
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Re: Astir CS

Post by JShieck » Tue Aug 11, 2020 8:46 am

Wow please make this as repaint I've found in the internet:

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https://sfg-singen.de/bilder/flugzeuge/astir.jpg

Are there news about your progress?
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Re: Astir CS

Post by congo » Wed Sep 23, 2020 11:16 pm

That must be a CS77 or newer (G102 Standard Astir II or III ?), above, the nose is sharpened. Livery from the '80's ?

Below is the factory livery on an early CS, circa 1973-74. Bundaberg Soaring Club in Queensland, Australia
recieved two of these aircraft, brand new back in the day, the survivor of which (VH-WQJ) I flew and maintained
for many years.
factory 1973-1974.jpg
The manuals from the earliest model to the latest are nearly identical as far as I can tell.

This plane is the reason I took up gliding, love at first sight I guess :)

I can't help thinking the cockpit/nose looks out of proportion (too short, snub nosed?) in the screenshot of the
model at the top of this page and linked below:

download/file.php?id=19774&mode=view

It might be an illusion, but the wing root chord to canopy rail size doesn't look right to me.

The vertical stab/rudder doesn't look quite right there either, the trailing edge of the rudder should be nearly vertical,
the stab/rudder chord looks too wide at the bottom. It could just be the screenshot, though.
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Re: Astir CS

Post by JShieck » Thu Sep 24, 2020 4:09 pm

I've found only 2 (maybe 3) issues:
  • remove this corner point on the wing
  • (maybe it's an illusion, but the wing edge doesn't look accuratly.
    I mean this small flattening)
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It might be an illusion, but the wing root chord to canopy rail size doesn't look right to me.
This looks right for me.
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Apart from that your model looks really really good! :D
(opinion of a real Astir lover 8) )
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Re: Astir CS

Post by Paul_UK » Thu Sep 24, 2020 6:45 pm

Looking good!

Surely the nose just requires modifying by chopping the end of it off? The curve looks OK, it's just missing the nose is actually flat as that's where the aerotow connection point is.
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Re: Astir CS

Post by JShieck » Fri Sep 25, 2020 4:23 pm

Paul_UK wrote:
Thu Sep 24, 2020 6:45 pm
Looking good!
It's just missing the nose is actually flat as that's where the aerotow connection point is.
The nose directly around the aerotow hook is right.
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Re: Astir CS

Post by lordauriel » Fri May 28, 2021 2:39 pm

hello just asking politely without any pressure.
WHERE IS THE ASTIR
REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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Re: Astir CS

Post by OXO » Fri Aug 05, 2022 1:25 pm

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Re: Astir CS

Post by JShieck » Sun Aug 07, 2022 7:01 pm

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Re: Astir CS

Post by JV1PER » Tue Nov 22, 2022 5:09 pm

Hey there, I am wondering if there are any updates on the possible release of the Astir? :mrgreen:

Cheers,
joris

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