splinterz25

I think it's really cool also motrio that a lot of guys have started building the Mossie because of this thread and great timing w/ the work going on in New Zealand, I've always liked this plane and it has a great history but never got as much air time as most of the other fighters and it was the fastest one!

Well the P-38 didn't get as much as the P-51, Spit, corsair, Jug and Hellcat but I like that one really good also. My all time fav. is the corsair w/ the inverted gull wing and

I grew up watching the BA-BA BLACK SHEEP, one of those it on my list of birds to build and it may be next.

I'm thinking a single engine for the next one because the other one is the PBY and that's really involved.

Well to day I started on the exhaust pipes I'm making them of course I can't see paying $30 for a 90 degree elbow so check how I did it, but I have to go back and cut it down about a 1/2 inch off the cowl hits and stops it from going all the way on, this is the price you pay when you make all of your own parts and don't have a CAD program, but It's not that bad and fixable.

Toast & Hemikiller I took the feed to the carb out and ran a set screw w/ a drop of
CA glue on it this seams to be more better than bending over the hose w/ zip tie.so that's it for the day check the progress or the lack of anyway

Bruce

davidbegg

More on the NZ Mosquito remaiden flight.

http://www.mosquitorestoration.com/index.shtml

splinterz25

Thanks david we have a bunch of guys into this plane now and there are two other guys building Mossies now and two others getting ready to start I didn't even realize when I started building this that they were restoring a Mossie
this has just been fantastic so far and I think even more people will become interested in building one!!

Bruce

splinterz25

Well I'm glad I didn't even try to put the OS 95-V in this plane there's hardly enough room for all of the things going on w/ the 70 size engine and I thought w/ this cowlings size everything would fit very easy, but it very tight and to get the on board drive system in also??

Today I went back and cut off about 1/2" off both ends of the header and changed the angles where the fittings are and now it fits, it doesn't look like much work has been done but it took the afternoon and I still have to do the second one yet.
here's what it 's looking like. photo #1 is what it use to look like.

splinterz25

Well I stayed up all night and mounted the second engine and made the other header
and worked on a spring type mount for the pipes.

David Bathe

I think it's great what you're doing with this model but just need to backup something mentioned earlier regarding the refueling valves.

glazier808

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Oo...

splinterz25

David...Idon't know if you read the whole last post but the fuel filler will do just that now only fill the tank! IT WILL NOT
BE HOOKED TO THE CARB the tank will have three lines a presure line,a line just to the carb from the clunk, and the fuel fill line!

Casey I have no idea what that means unless your an O's fan..LOL and I don't think you are!

Bruce

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That's my sons standby word for anything not good lol


Oo

Casey

splinterz25

NOP CASEY EVERYTHING IS GOOD.... I'M JUST MOVING SLOW THESE PAST FEW DAYS NOT MAKING MUCH PROGRESS BUT STILL CHIPPING AWAY AT IT.

BRUCE

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splinterz25

Casey I just can't answer all of your questions!!

splinterz25

I'm still here working on the 38.

splinterz25

WOW this thread keeps getting pushed way back because nobody says anything anymore?

glazier808

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Bump for the love of Mossies!

Casey

splinterz25

Thanks Casey I knew you would say something good.

splinterz25

going to start mounting engine no. two monday,

Bruce

hrrcflyer

Hey Bruce,

I know you said the OS 95's would be too big, but do you think those 70's will be enough to fly your Mossie? It's still not too late to make the plane electric................[X(][X(]LOL
David

splinterz25

YEA when Brian built his prototype he put 40 four strokes in then increased to 50's most guys are flying them w/ 60's Ihave a friend that has 60' and he says 70's should be really good match.

Bruce

davidbegg

First run of a Mosquito engine.
About 13 minutes into the "Close up" program on TV1 tonight.
You need to let the opening advert run before you can move to 13 minutes.

Attached are some pix from the day.


http://tvnz.co.nz/close-up/2012-09-24-video-5101399


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XhZe...0YCOXed1lA&ind

splinterz25

Thank you david

splinterz25

I hear the weather not supose to be very good for the air show in New Zealand this weekend
sorry to hear this guys. I hope there weather guys are as good as ours and are wrong.

Bruce

davidbegg

Not to bad for Auckland this weekend.

http://home.nzcity.co.nz/weather/wea...ail.aspx?wla=3

splinterz25

here's the mosquito in flight

www.facebook.com/photo.php

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Outstanding!!!!