June 24, 2007 - Tiger, Tiger Burning bright!

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This mighty fuselage truss belongs to the world's first Flitzer Tiger, the F.2, named for Gerhard Fieseler's world famous and World Aerobatic Champion F.2 Tiger biplane from the early 1930s. Although 'Tiger of Macedonia' Fieseler's F.2 biplane was a big powerful cantilever aeroplane with a steel tube fuselage powered by a Waltor Castor radial engine, the Flitzer F.2, by contrast is a compact wooden airframe, conventionally braced, with elliptical wings spanning 19', elliptical tailplane and an 'Avia' style fin and rudder, intended for a Water LOM in-line motor of between 140~170 hp.

Daniel Ducrout is the French builder of this project. He started a Z-3 Falke, but when he saw the F.2 his heart was captured by it, and although he had already built the fuselage sides for a Z-3, it had to be the Tiger from that moment!

Like all Flitzer projects the workmanship is examplary! I am presently completing some Tiger sheets for Daniel who has approached the point where he needs further data to proceed.

Tiger Los!

Lynn

July 7, 2007 - F.2 Tiger prototype

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This is a picture of Daniel Ducrout with his Flitzer F.2 Tiger fuselage.

Daniel is making remarkable progress and I am working like mad trying to get some more drawings to him before he designs it all himself!

Lynn

September 5, 2007 - F.2 Tiger prototype

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Here is the latest picture of Daniel Ducrout 'at the controls' of the F.2 Tiger. Daniel is a big guy, at least 6' tall and as you see fits the Tiger well even with a deep seat cushion and 'back parachute'. The 'Avia' style rudder is also evident in this shot. Potential Brooklands Meteor builders please note that the Tiger is similar in shape at this stage, although the firewall would be a little closer to the rudder pedals and the spar carry-throughs would pass under the lower longerons, but the aeroplane would still be plenty big enough for larger pilots. For even taller pilots the Tiger seat could be lowered by at least 3" by means of the stirrup block method seen recently on Dudley's Z-1R and Ivan's Z-21, whilst the seat cushion could be replaced by half that thickness of Dynafoam.

Lynn