Grumania Me-262A-1a Build
10-11-2011, 05:05 PM
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RE: Grumania Me-262A-1a Build
ORIGINAL: t_burley
or something like this?
or something like this?
10-11-2011, 05:23 PM
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ORIGINAL: mobyal
Actually I was hoping for something more like the Merry Prankster bus from ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest''!
ORIGINAL: t_burley
or something like this?
or something like this?
10-11-2011, 05:36 PM
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RE: Grumania Me-262A-1a Build
George
I like the Red L one. The high demarcation line with the RLM colors look clean. Less cluttered than the others. Also I've seen a few of these done by others. Go for a different scheme. Challenge the Burley Skunk works.
I like the Red L one. The high demarcation line with the RLM colors look clean. Less cluttered than the others. Also I've seen a few of these done by others. Go for a different scheme. Challenge the Burley Skunk works.
10-11-2011, 09:19 PM
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RE: Grumania Me-262A-1a Build
Well I have been doing some more research on W. Nr. 110836 this was the plane I orginaly modeled for my Airworld 262. The documentaion I had at the time an what has been widely published shows it as red L. Well come to find out from newer more up to day studies on the plane now shows it to be black L. The plane was captured at the end of the war and Waton's Whizzers renamed it Jabo Bait. So now this is what they think it looked like before it was captured. But I can tell you for a fact I will not be doing the Jabo Bait scheme.
So it looks like also that the Black L is from the same unit kom1./KG51 that Ryan modeled Black X from if I am not mistaken.
George
So it looks like also that the Black L is from the same unit kom1./KG51 that Ryan modeled Black X from if I am not mistaken.
George
10-17-2011, 02:14 PM
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Ok not my best video work..... I finaly was able to ge the vid I took at Jet Power 2011 in Germany up loaded to youtube.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzajQh2aS0w[/youtube] [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtFuhiXKYQQ[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzajQh2aS0w[/youtube] [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtFuhiXKYQQ[/youtube]
10-17-2011, 07:37 PM
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Yes the one that Todd did for Rich is very nice. But I am wanting something that has not been done already. I already know for a fact that one of the planes will be the Czech scheme from after the war. But other I am sure will be black L UNLESS some one finds just something off the wall.
10-22-2011, 12:48 AM
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Black L is a very nice color scheme, me thinks. If it wasnt for the fact that Walther Nowotnys scheme is a bit boring, it would have been a nice choice too. As a celebration to Nowotny. He was a great man;
http://acepilots.com/german/nowotny.html
EDIT; I realised just now that Brian, aka "thunderbolt-RCU" has Nowotny's scheme.
There is a couple of interesting details in this story, like
"The following day, his aerial rampage continued: two P-40s, a P-39, and an LaGG-3. Nowotny was doing his part to reduce the American Lend-Lease equipment sent to Russia. "
And;
-"The flight leader on the ground, Hans Dortenmann, requested permission to take off to assist, but Nowotny said no, to wait. "
And;
-"Galland watched Nowi's approach, heard the sound of a jet engine, and saw his Me 262 A-1a (W.Nr. 110 400) "White 8" dive vertically out of the clouds and crash at Epe, 2.5 kilometres east of Hesepe."
And;
"After sifting through it, the only salvageable things found were his left hand and pieces of his Diamonds decoration. "
In one minute you are a top ace with the iron cross with diamonds and oak leaves.
In the next minute all that is left is your hand, and a wooden cross.
Good Grief!
http://acepilots.com/german/nowotny.html
EDIT; I realised just now that Brian, aka "thunderbolt-RCU" has Nowotny's scheme.
There is a couple of interesting details in this story, like
"The following day, his aerial rampage continued: two P-40s, a P-39, and an LaGG-3. Nowotny was doing his part to reduce the American Lend-Lease equipment sent to Russia. "
And;
-"The flight leader on the ground, Hans Dortenmann, requested permission to take off to assist, but Nowotny said no, to wait. "
And;
-"Galland watched Nowi's approach, heard the sound of a jet engine, and saw his Me 262 A-1a (W.Nr. 110 400) "White 8" dive vertically out of the clouds and crash at Epe, 2.5 kilometres east of Hesepe."
And;
"After sifting through it, the only salvageable things found were his left hand and pieces of his Diamonds decoration. "
In one minute you are a top ace with the iron cross with diamonds and oak leaves.
In the next minute all that is left is your hand, and a wooden cross.
Good Grief!
10-24-2011, 07:58 AM
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RE: Grumania Me-262A-1a Build
262 #1 update...
wingtip light ends finished, ready for Aerofoil and running lights.
cutout lower wing openings for EDF wire runs.
have received the Tamjets hinges for the flaps for both Jets.
leading edge aluminim pin for the nacelles have been bonded in place, ready to C/F
rear nacelle plates have been installed in nacelles and lower wing. plates in
lower wing have been bonded to ribs and rear spar. also installed a "locating" pin
for installing the nacelles. will start the connection process this week.
have installed (hot glue) the dowell tubes in the wing center section. these will be
Hysol'd and blocked in place today.
262 #2 update....
all formers installed in fuse.
nose gear mounted.
main doors cutout.
nacelle blocking and pin locators installed.
stabs fit to rudder.
elevators marked for cutting / hinging.
rudder marked for cutting / hinging.
panel lines done on nacelles and fuse.
dowel sockets ready to be installed in wing.
nacelles have been fit to wing
wingtip light cutouts done and ready to install G10 plates
10-28-2011, 09:28 AM
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RE: Grumania Me-262A-1a Build
Hey Todd!! Nice work on the 262. Glad to hear the Schubeler fans were chosen for this project. I remember the conversation we had about the best fans for this project after you saw the video of my Ziroli Panther flying on the Schubeler DS-77 HST 
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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TK5Hd3RnNJk[/youtube]
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. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TK5Hd3RnNJk[/youtube]
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10-28-2011, 10:11 AM
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Burley. Did you decide on the DS fan? How much thrust? Which ESC? Still stuck in the 12s world? I'm thinking 15s for my twin SU27. But hoping Castle may crack the 12s ceiling before I get ready to buy.
10-31-2011, 04:35 PM
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Todd...picked her up...so waiting to see what fans you go with. This will be twin as well....but I am thinking 15S, about time I get back CONUS and ready to start knocking this thing out it will be 6 months or so.......I am curious to see what on the market has...if Castle breaks the 15s World...or look to Jeti.