Defiant modelled in COD is incorrect

[Al Schlageter]

Notice the fairings are in the up position. In the down position there would be a definite change in the slope.

A better drawing, http://aircraftdrawingsdownload.com/files/defiant.pdf

No I'm talking about the rear of the fuselage by the tail it appears that it is a difference between a Defiant I and Defiant II, the II has the regular sloping fuselage.

[Plt Off JRB Meaker]

Yeah,the model we have in COD has both fairings in the lowered position,I understand this now,I do hope that they make the Defiant flyable,and that if they do,they incorporate the lowering and rising of the fairings within the controls.

I can't believe I thought that there were different models,I just assumed that there was two diffrent aircraft marks,lol.

My sincere apologies to Luthier and team,how could I doubt you,you're aircraft are spot on.

[Friendly_flyer]

They could perhaps implement the fairings as air-breaks: Up is off, down is on. One of the problems of the Daffy (and Skua) was that lowering the fairings for action would severely hit speed. Being slightly oldish, they would have problems keeping up with "modern" designs like the He 111 and Ju 88 as it was, lowering the fairings would really give them problems.

I really hope they make it flyable!

[Plt Off JRB Meaker]

On further reading of my book'Boulton Paul Defiant by Mark Ansell,the fairings were incorporated,so that the air flow was'nt interupted through the rudder.

Apparantly they had major problems aerodynamically as soon as the turret was fitted.