p-47 in flight pics
05-05-2003, 02:48 PM
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First of all that is one beautiful plane. I like to know what kind of pilot are you guys, how can you land on such a narrow strip. We have a runway that is almost good enough for a full size plane and still miss it by a mile. Thankx for the pixs
05-05-2003, 11:03 PM
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I want one, I would also like England to be that nice in spring. Is that to much to ask!!!
Nice picture; thanks for persevering with the attachment, it can be a pain sometimes.
Colin.
Nice picture; thanks for persevering with the attachment, it can be a pain sometimes.
Colin.
05-05-2003, 11:34 PM
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thanks for the comments guys. anyone who has flown any of the meister planes knows they are one of the best flying warbirds. this one has a 102" wing & is powered by a quadra 100cc engine ,which is a perfect match. the fuse is custom molded fiberglass, with glass bellypan & gear doors. Our field has a grass main runway and the black runway is a 350' long by 20 or 25' wide fabric stapled to the ground for the jets and smaller models to use. i have been using photosuite 4 to edit the pixle size for posting. here is another pic
05-05-2003, 11:41 PM
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here is one that got cut off, digital cameras are hard to get action shots with. does anyone know how i can post pics with a larger pixle size. when i edit down to 700 x 700 pixle size it kills the resolution of the original picture
05-06-2003, 01:27 AM
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Zipnz, Sweet! You got that right about the Meister planes...they all are great flyers! It's hard to tell from the pics, but did you do any scale detail such as panel lines or rivets? If you did, could you please post a couple os still shots of her? Reason being, I'm almost ready to finish the Meister Jug that Fred Menna built for me last year, and I plan on going all out on her, so I'd just like to see some examples of what others have done so I have a little more to compare to. Again, she looks fantastic, especially those great in flight shots!
Happy flying,
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Happy flying,
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05-06-2003, 03:09 AM
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zipnz,
You did beautiful work on that glass fuse. Maybe you know this already, but, before you resize a picture for posting make a copy of the original to save before messing with it. Once a picture is resized you can't go back to the original resolution.
Jim
You did beautiful work on that glass fuse. Maybe you know this already, but, before you resize a picture for posting make a copy of the original to save before messing with it. Once a picture is resized you can't go back to the original resolution.
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05-06-2003, 10:19 AM
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Nice job Zipnz!
I thought of doing the same with constructing a mold, either with this or the 190D - alot of work .
How much time was invested? With the glass fuselage, what is the dry weight?
I've been told they can be built at 35 lbs., but have yet to see one come in at less than 38lbs. Maybe monokoting. Weight range usually between 38-51 lbs. She's a big plane.
Mine weights 41lbs. w/ a Brison 5.8.
Retract selection?
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I thought of doing the same with constructing a mold, either with this or the 190D - alot of work .
How much time was invested? With the glass fuselage, what is the dry weight?
I've been told they can be built at 35 lbs., but have yet to see one come in at less than 38lbs. Maybe monokoting. Weight range usually between 38-51 lbs. She's a big plane.
Mine weights 41lbs. w/ a Brison 5.8.
Retract selection?
Nick
05-06-2003, 12:53 PM
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pickupsticks, here is a closeup for ya. you're 47 looks great so far. i put panel lines and some rivets & screws on the model, the original has a lot more. don't overdoo it, this a very large model and anybody who has done rivets can varify this step really pushes on you're mental health!
05-06-2003, 01:44 PM
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nick, i love you're p-47. i've seen pictures of it before and have admired it for some time. mine came out at about 39# with a 3 pc wing. as you probly know the key to a low final weight on this model is that there is a lot of airplane behind the cg. (build the tail light).
my 47 has been a experiment with working with fiberglass materials. it started in 1995 with me trying a lost mold glassing technique . i cut the formers out of poster board then cut disks of 2"pink foam and stacked them with the formers on a piece of conduit pipe. sanded the foam til i was down to the formers, and covered the foam with low temp econocote. sprayed on a mold release, then started laying up epoxy & cloth. after it cured i cut a hole in the front and pored in gasoline which melted the foam into a big mess. i pulled out the gooey foam then let it dry. when dry i grabbed the econocote, pulled it out which left a clean interior. with a lot of bondo & sanding the exterior looked good. when it came time to fly the plane it took a lot of weight to balance it out ,46# final weight. because of the weight i decided to use this model for a plug for the mold. this was my first mold and the hardest part was making a parting surface. on the fuse i have no formers, i used aeromat ( a honeycomb material) to strengthen up the fuse. on the retracts i used century jet, the ones meister recommends. these retracts are a little small but this is the only thing out there that will fit in the thin wing.
here is a pic i took a couple years ago before i put on the nose art
my 47 has been a experiment with working with fiberglass materials. it started in 1995 with me trying a lost mold glassing technique . i cut the formers out of poster board then cut disks of 2"pink foam and stacked them with the formers on a piece of conduit pipe. sanded the foam til i was down to the formers, and covered the foam with low temp econocote. sprayed on a mold release, then started laying up epoxy & cloth. after it cured i cut a hole in the front and pored in gasoline which melted the foam into a big mess. i pulled out the gooey foam then let it dry. when dry i grabbed the econocote, pulled it out which left a clean interior. with a lot of bondo & sanding the exterior looked good. when it came time to fly the plane it took a lot of weight to balance it out ,46# final weight. because of the weight i decided to use this model for a plug for the mold. this was my first mold and the hardest part was making a parting surface. on the fuse i have no formers, i used aeromat ( a honeycomb material) to strengthen up the fuse. on the retracts i used century jet, the ones meister recommends. these retracts are a little small but this is the only thing out there that will fit in the thin wing.
here is a pic i took a couple years ago before i put on the nose art
