Blue Angel - Build
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08-12-2006, 09:58 PM
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More razor plane and sanding work done on the wing belly area and more to go! There is a distinct angle change at the back of the wing edge as the belly line flows forward and down, and curves to meet up with the bottom of the fuselage.
To be continued…
To be continued…
08-14-2006, 11:10 AM
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8178,
Thank you for the info on the plans for the Blue Angel. I must say that I Really like the work you've done from the beginning till now, and I can only say that it is TOO PERFECT ! can't wait till it's done! good luck.
Mohammed.
Thank you for the info on the plans for the Blue Angel. I must say that I Really like the work you've done from the beginning till now, and I can only say that it is TOO PERFECT ! can't wait till it's done! good luck.
Mohammed.
08-14-2006, 02:02 PM
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8178,
Thank you for the info on the plans for the Blue Angel. I must say that I Really like the work you've done from the beginning till now, and I can only say that it is TOO PERFECT ! can't wait till it's done! good luck.
Mohammed.
8178,
Thank you for the info on the plans for the Blue Angel. I must say that I Really like the work you've done from the beginning till now, and I can only say that it is TOO PERFECT ! can't wait till it's done! good luck.
Mohammed.
Thanks Mohammed. Hope your Blue Angel build goes well.
08-14-2006, 02:16 PM
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I’ve completed more sanding work on the wing belly area. There are some interesting compound shapes designed into the belly area to make the front of the fuselage and the back part flow together under the wing. The installation of the wing belly area completes the wood cutting phase on the build.
To be continued…
To be continued…
08-14-2006, 06:03 PM
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During this phase of the project I’ve been amazed at how much effort Kato put into the Blue Angel design and the design improvements made by Yoshioka. It is one thing to design a pattern aircraft that has a certain wing area, airfoil, wing span, moment arm, thrust line, etc., but it is a totally different thing with the Blue Angel.
This is a machine that is filled with so many amazing little details, shapes and contours that it makes you smile as you discover how Kato and Yoshioka did their design work. I’ve tried my best to build exactly to the plan, sometimes unsure why they designed certain parts the way they did. But now that it is together and I can take in the beauty of it all, it is very clear that Kato and Yoshioka were on a mission and they were not messing around with the machine that would take them to their goals. They are world champion flyers, but also they are incredible designers and builders that knew exactly how they wanted the Blue Angel to look and perform and took no short cuts.
To be continued…
This is a machine that is filled with so many amazing little details, shapes and contours that it makes you smile as you discover how Kato and Yoshioka did their design work. I’ve tried my best to build exactly to the plan, sometimes unsure why they designed certain parts the way they did. But now that it is together and I can take in the beauty of it all, it is very clear that Kato and Yoshioka were on a mission and they were not messing around with the machine that would take them to their goals. They are world champion flyers, but also they are incredible designers and builders that knew exactly how they wanted the Blue Angel to look and perform and took no short cuts.
To be continued…
08-14-2006, 06:40 PM
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8178,
I've been following this thread since the beginning, and I must say I really admire your building skills. The workmanship in those pictures is incredible!
Very inspiring. I'm finishing my second kit right now and it's looking nowhere close to the clean build you have going.
Can't wait to see the model finished. What type of covering will you use?
-tychoc
I've been following this thread since the beginning, and I must say I really admire your building skills. The workmanship in those pictures is incredible!
Very inspiring. I'm finishing my second kit right now and it's looking nowhere close to the clean build you have going.
Can't wait to see the model finished. What type of covering will you use?
-tychoc
08-15-2006, 10:55 PM
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That's what I'm thinking. Just white silk and dope would let all that beautiful grain show through. 8178, this plane is going to draw more interest at the field than any other planes whenever you take it. People are going to just stand around and stare at it in awe.
08-16-2006, 03:13 PM
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Great job on the build! I miss my Blue Angel 60 now... I did it the same basic decorations as the one on that cover, but used Metallic Blue and Metallic Red monokote instead of the lighter colors. It flew so nice.
Brings back memories of a very young Chip Hyde going up against Wolfgang Matt, Hanno Prettner, Iven Kristensen, etc...
Brings back memories of a very young Chip Hyde going up against Wolfgang Matt, Hanno Prettner, Iven Kristensen, etc...
08-17-2006, 10:58 AM
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Thanks for all the nice comments guys!
This has been a really fun project and I’m very thankful for all the people that made building the Blue Angel possible. Ron Ellis (grotto2) took the time and interest in the project to copy his MK Blue Angel plans and wing rib tracings for me and sent his valuable MK canopy to Tony Howard at Pacific Scaled Aircraft (manufacturer of scale P51 exhaust manifolds) for reproduction. Tony spent countless hours making the canopy molds and pulling canopies. Dan Hines (deadstik) at Carolina Custom Aircraft took valuable time-off from his kit production operation to produce the foam cores for the wing and stab. Impactiq and rainedav both took the time and interest to send me copies of Blue Angel pictures and articles from magazines. The folks at Dynamic Balsa http://www.dbalsa.com/ that took the time to get my paltry but complicated balsa and plywood order just right were wonderful too. It has been a real team effort!
Dan added a Blue Angel short kit, with plans, Tony’s canopy and foam cores to his line of classic pattern kits. Now anyone that wants a Blue Angel can build one. Dan can be contacted at [email protected]
This has been a really fun project and I’m very thankful for all the people that made building the Blue Angel possible. Ron Ellis (grotto2) took the time and interest in the project to copy his MK Blue Angel plans and wing rib tracings for me and sent his valuable MK canopy to Tony Howard at Pacific Scaled Aircraft (manufacturer of scale P51 exhaust manifolds) for reproduction. Tony spent countless hours making the canopy molds and pulling canopies. Dan Hines (deadstik) at Carolina Custom Aircraft took valuable time-off from his kit production operation to produce the foam cores for the wing and stab. Impactiq and rainedav both took the time and interest to send me copies of Blue Angel pictures and articles from magazines. The folks at Dynamic Balsa http://www.dbalsa.com/ that took the time to get my paltry but complicated balsa and plywood order just right were wonderful too. It has been a real team effort!
Dan added a Blue Angel short kit, with plans, Tony’s canopy and foam cores to his line of classic pattern kits. Now anyone that wants a Blue Angel can build one. Dan can be contacted at [email protected]
08-23-2006, 05:16 PM
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Another wonderful piece of history complements of rainedav! From the January 1974 Model Airplane News. This was apparently written by Phil Kraft and Jim Whitley while they were judging Yoshioka, Norm Page, Wolfgang Matt and Hanno Prettner. Pretty cool! Interesting how consistent good scores made the champ. Yoshioka didn’t score as many 10s as some of the others but won. I guess we all know that flying consistently good is the hardest thing to achieve especially when the pressure is on.
08-23-2006, 05:40 PM
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8178, I don't know how I can add much to the compliments you have received on your building skills but from someone who has been in the hobby for 36 years or so your skills are unmatched . Your attention to detail is unbelievable. I wish I had your patience. Anyway I certainly appreciate your skills and have learned somethings from this thread. Please continue with the covering and painting as I am weak in these areas and would certainly like to learn your process. Thanks again , John
08-24-2006, 08:09 AM
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John,
Thanks for the nice comments. I’m glad you find the build thread interesting and helpful. It is great to learn that there are so many flyers that can appreciate building an aircraft like the Blue Angel from plans. I’m looking forward to the finishing work and most of all, the first run down the runway and that special moment as it rotates on its man gear and becomes airborne for the first time.
Thanks for the nice comments. I’m glad you find the build thread interesting and helpful. It is great to learn that there are so many flyers that can appreciate building an aircraft like the Blue Angel from plans. I’m looking forward to the finishing work and most of all, the first run down the runway and that special moment as it rotates on its man gear and becomes airborne for the first time.
08-24-2006, 04:59 PM
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I ordered the fiberglass cloth that I’ll be using to cover the fuselage, vertical stabilizer and wing belly area today. I’m planning on using .73 oz/sq yd cloth from Thayercraft Industries at http://www.thayercraft.com/Style%20106.htm and polyester resin.
For the last few days I haven’t done much work on Blue Angel other than making sure that everything is sanded and ready for the fiberglass cloth. I like to put the aircraft together and then let it sit for awhile and then come back to it in a few days to get a fresh prospective. Sometimes you will see little details that need attention that you hadn’t noticed before.
To be continued…
For the last few days I haven’t done much work on Blue Angel other than making sure that everything is sanded and ready for the fiberglass cloth. I like to put the aircraft together and then let it sit for awhile and then come back to it in a few days to get a fresh prospective. Sometimes you will see little details that need attention that you hadn’t noticed before.
To be continued…
08-24-2006, 06:07 PM
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Don't forget the wing fillets! That's a required part of any classic ship.
Don't forget the wing fillets! That's a required part of any classic ship.
08-24-2006, 06:37 PM
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Won't that make it really heavy, covering in glass? Or is that just the way those planes are built?
Won't that make it really heavy, covering in glass? Or is that just the way those planes are built?
I want to paint the fuselage and vertical stab so very light weight fiberglass cloth and very little resin is a good way create a light weight base for my paint work. The cloth is so thin that it is almost like silk. The glass work will create a hard shell on the fuselage that will resist dents and dings as well. I expect the Blue Angel to be in my air force for a long time.