southwestforests Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 If that photograph was a boxtop painting it would be called amateurish and distorted because there IS NO WAY the far wing can appear longer and broader than the near wing. https://pistonwings.tumblr.com/post/97056243185/beautifulwarbirds-sbd-dauntless https://www.airliners.net/photo/Untitled/Supermarine-361-Spitfire-LF9C/6062715?qsp=eJwtjDEOwjAMRe/imYEuDN3gAmXgAlb8CxGFRLYliKreHTdie3pPeiul8nZ8/dYqaCQDa3rQgSorv4zGlZ5on6Jie63Z56yIbkX90sIJO84poTrk7ycV6J5gqa/usR4CoNfOdDqGl2x14f6Ac15o237f8y/%2B https://www.airliners.net/photo/Untitled/Republic-P-47D-Thunderbolt/5704869?qsp=eJwtjUEOwjAQA7%2BC9gwHBAKpN/gAPfQDS2LRitBEm60gqvp3NoWb7bHsmVwcFR/tSgI1lMHietpSYuFXpmamJ8o7ijdN7e543nT9NHrIPQa1Xo6i12LMs%2BLiHJLC//ObWK8iZLdOPurFvkpI%2B3OHk1k/5BR4XYHyEGhZvpQ5MnI%3D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 Its all about the perspective and angles ... -Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SBARC Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 The bare metal weathering is all wrong in that photo above....not realistic at all. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rob de Bie Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 12 hours ago, southwestforests said: If that photograph was a boxtop painting it would be called amateurish and distorted because there IS NO WAY the far wing can appear longer and broader than the near wing. Wow, that's a great example! I'm not sure whether your statement 'there IS NO WAY' is in jest or serious (I don't see a smilie). If the latter, then the explanation is wing dihedral. Dihidral angles can be quite large, 4½° in case of B-17. Note that the horizontal tail has no dihidral, and therefore both sides have the same length in the photo. Rob Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 Agree - perspective and dihedral. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
southwestforests Posted November 7, 2020 Author Share Posted November 7, 2020 I made a comment on the B-17's page on Flickr before linking it here. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spruemeister Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 Definitely Dihedral. But what's up with the goofy left wing insignia? Rick L. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DavidRezabek Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 Here’s how NOT to do it. Worst box art ever in my estimation. CF376645-9BAD-4F1C-9A6D-3ADC66CA72E6.webp Quote Link to post Share on other sites
southwestforests Posted November 8, 2020 Author Share Posted November 8, 2020 Wow, it's so bad the internet refuses to make it available. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 1 hour ago, DavidRezabek said: Here’s how NOT to do it. Worst box art ever in my estimation. CF376645-9BAD-4F1C-9A6D-3ADC66CA72E6.webpUnavailable lots of competition... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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