FEJ Gulfstream G550 is ready!
01-07-2013, 11:13 AM
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RE: FEJ Gulfstream G550 is ready!
ORIGINAL: iflyg450
The shapes of the front windows are correct. They only look small because the outer frame on the model is painted. On the full size they are usually polished making the window look a bit bigger. Look closer to the frame in post #18. They even got the spacing of the HSTB-409 hi-shear fasteners correct. The vortex generators on the real one only extend up ¼†or so. Also there is not aileron trim tab on the right wing. I know all this because I am sitting in the hangar where they are made, and have been servicing the G550 since it entered service. Overall I am very impressed with the work you guys did.
The shapes of the front windows are correct. They only look small because the outer frame on the model is painted. On the full size they are usually polished making the window look a bit bigger. Look closer to the frame in post #18. They even got the spacing of the HSTB-409 hi-shear fasteners correct. The vortex generators on the real one only extend up ¼†or so. Also there is not aileron trim tab on the right wing. I know all this because I am sitting in the hangar where they are made, and have been servicing the G550 since it entered service. Overall I am very impressed with the work you guys did.
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01-07-2013, 11:47 AM
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Looks good Lowell. Lots of room to add detail. I think the main gear follow-up doors are a must as well as the nose follow-up. I am 100% convinced on the CP windows, I will wait for it to come out of completion, maybe the paint will be fix it needs. The faux T/R's are a nice touch and I often deploy them when taxing our 550 so it will look scale to do so on the model. Overall it is an excellent base model and it will give a guy a great platform to build a fine scale model, especially if he has the full size at his disposal for scale documentation. Has anyone posted a price yet?
01-07-2013, 12:24 PM
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Even though this is a G-IVSP, the cockpit windows and the cabin window spacing is the same on the G-550. The G-550 just has more of them. I hope to see these corrections, I would love to have a GulfStream of my own someday!
Even though this is a G-IVSP, the cockpit windows and the cabin window spacing is the same on the G-550. The G-550 just has more of them. I hope to see these corrections, I would love to have a GulfStream of my own someday!
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01-07-2013, 12:35 PM
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ORIGINAL: FalconWings
Me too. I worked on the 550 and 650 and would live to have one, just because.
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Even though this is a G-IVSP, the cockpit windows and the cabin window spacing is the same on the G-550. The G-550 just has more of them. I hope to see these corrections, I would love to have a GulfStream of my own someday!
Even though this is a G-IVSP, the cockpit windows and the cabin window spacing is the same on the G-550. The G-550 just has more of them. I hope to see these corrections, I would love to have a GulfStream of my own someday!
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01-07-2013, 12:50 PM
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I am sure he works at GAC Dallas, many people where pulled all over the Gulfstream network to work on it at the factory. Seeing the first one leave was a wonderful feeling. I work in the quality control department in Savannah, and I signed the logbook entering it into service.
01-07-2013, 01:03 PM
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Looks good Lowell. Lots of room to add detail. I think the main gear follow-up doors are a must as well as the nose follow-up. I am 100% convinced on the CP windows, I will wait for it to come out of completion, maybe the paint will be fix it needs. The faux T/R's are a nice touch and I often deploy them when taxing our 550 so it will look scale to do so on the model. Overall it is an excellent base model and it will give a guy a great platform to build a fine scale model, especially if he has the full size at his disposal for scale documentation. Has anyone posted a price yet?
Looks good Lowell. Lots of room to add detail. I think the main gear follow-up doors are a must as well as the nose follow-up. I am 100% convinced on the CP windows, I will wait for it to come out of completion, maybe the paint will be fix it needs. The faux T/R's are a nice touch and I often deploy them when taxing our 550 so it will look scale to do so on the model. Overall it is an excellent base model and it will give a guy a great platform to build a fine scale model, especially if he has the full size at his disposal for scale documentation. Has anyone posted a price yet?
Thanks again and hope to see you and "the boy" soon!!
Lowell
01-07-2013, 01:20 PM
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Word on the street is #1 is suffering some "growing pains" but the owner is ultra picky about everything. She sure looks good rotating out....
Lowell, hats off to you and the FEJ team, it's about time we had an offering in the scale world that is not a F16 or some other overdone fighter jet. There are a buch of us molders that work Gulfstreams, Boeings, Airbus', Cessnas, and so on....I am sure commercial aircraft can find a solid home in the modeling world. I was glad to contribute to this project and it's good to see a final product! Looking forward to seeing yours fly, and maybe even see mine fly too!
Lowell, hats off to you and the FEJ team, it's about time we had an offering in the scale world that is not a F16 or some other overdone fighter jet. There are a buch of us molders that work Gulfstreams, Boeings, Airbus', Cessnas, and so on....I am sure commercial aircraft can find a solid home in the modeling world. I was glad to contribute to this project and it's good to see a final product! Looking forward to seeing yours fly, and maybe even see mine fly too!
01-07-2013, 02:13 PM
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The GS looks fantastic!
I am really interested in the big Hawk.....any test flight video out there?
It may be my first FEJ. I got a 200sx that could be available.
I am really interested in the big Hawk.....any test flight video out there?
It may be my first FEJ. I got a 200sx that could be available.
01-07-2013, 02:20 PM
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Lowell, will be fun to do a Siddeley Spy Jet scheme, will make my 4 year old Kevin really happy : )
http://www.google.com/imgres?hl=en&s...w=1280&bih=856
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http://www.google.com/imgres?hl=en&s...w=1280&bih=856
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01-07-2013, 03:46 PM
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ORIGINAL: iflyg450
I am sure he works at GAC Dallas, many people where pulled all over the Gulfstream network to work on it at the factory. Seeing the first one leave was a wonderful feeling. I work in the quality control department in Savannah, and I signed the logbook entering it into service.
I am sure he works at GAC Dallas, many people where pulled all over the Gulfstream network to work on it at the factory. Seeing the first one leave was a wonderful feeling. I work in the quality control department in Savannah, and I signed the logbook entering it into service.
01-07-2013, 03:47 PM
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ORIGINAL: InboundLZ
Who's 650 did you work on? The very first delivered 650 is in a hangar just down the row from me and it was delivered just befor Christmas....not to many out there yet...
ORIGINAL: FalconWings
Me too. I worked on the 550 and 650 and would live to have one, just because.
David
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Even though this is a G-IVSP, the cockpit windows and the cabin window spacing is the same on the G-550. The G-550 just has more of them. I hope to see these corrections, I would love to have a GulfStream of my own someday!
Even though this is a G-IVSP, the cockpit windows and the cabin window spacing is the same on the G-550. The G-550 just has more of them. I hope to see these corrections, I would love to have a GulfStream of my own someday!
David
01-07-2013, 04:32 PM
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ORIGINAL: Cruz6794
It can never be to big
ORIGINAL: corndog2
Good acheivement but far too big in my opinion
Good acheivement but far too big in my opinion
01-07-2013, 05:35 PM
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ORIGINAL: jetmon
Great looking plane, and it seems to fly great too
Some people down here are already drooling
Great job
Regards
Great looking plane, and it seems to fly great too
Some people down here are already drooling
Great job
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See you soon,
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01-07-2013, 05:37 PM
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Here's Siddeley...
Here's Siddeley...
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RE: FEJ Gulfstream G550 is ready!
the removable cockpit window lines look awful- this is somthing I dont want paint to camouflage-please rethink this detail otherwise a great looking plane
