1:3 Bohatyrew 'Motyl' of 1925

[ARUP]

Thanks, Gunny! Just think... 1925!!! It looks more like a bat than butterfly!

[DennisB]

Michael, thank you for picking such unique subjects that are so cool and mostly forgottten,. We all get a history lesson with your builds. I am all the way subscribed!!

[lenb]

Another gem from Jellyworks

[gunny11]

Interesting subject.

[ARUP]

The 'Motyl' (Butterfly) was built in 1925 to the design of Michal Bohatyrew at the Fachzirkel der Machinenbauschule in Poznan, Poland. It had a 10 meter span and was 6.7 meters long. Not much is known of it and I've only seen one photo and one three view. So... if any viewers from Poland or anywhere else have more information please correspond! I'd like to know what color to make it, too. If I could find out the most common butterfly in Poland and its color that might do splendidly for this 'Motyl'! Because of the scarcity of information my job is made a lot easier! I can build the model pretty much how I want. So long as the 'spirit' of the full scale is maintained I will be happy!

The first order of business was to start drawing the plans. The fuselage outlines are done using the three view and a foil was made in like manner.



That's all for now!
Dobranoc!