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| John M Oshust | AerodromeRC Pfalz Dr I | Build | 13-Feb-09 21:40 |  | | Views : 714 | | If this was meant to fly the geared motor fits in the dummy Siemens. |
| John M Oshust | AerodromeRC Pfalz Dr I | Build | 13-Feb-09 21:38 |  | | Views : 675 | | Lack of quality lube oil doomed this engine design. THe poor oil near the end of WWi severly limited the number of hours before the engine self destructed. |
| John M Oshust | AerodromeRC Pfalz Dr I | Parked | 13-Feb-09 21:36 |  | | Views : 714 | |
| John M Oshust | AerodromeRC Pfalz Dr I | Build | 13-Feb-09 18:53 |  | | Views : 707 | | The cowl is hand shaped from the kit parts. After this is smooth I will try covering it with Al tape. If I screw up I can change my plan with cowl II. Quite a lot of the engine should be visible. |
| John M Oshust | AerodromeRC Pfalz Dr I | Build | 13-Feb-09 18:49 |  | | Views : 759 | | 11 cylinder Siemens Halske rotary representation. In progress. FYI, this rotary was unique. The cylinders and central crank case rotated clock wise. Gears rotated the prop and front of the crankcase counterclockwise. Eliminates the torque problem of |
| John M Oshust | AerodromeRC Pfalz Dr I | Build | 13-Feb-09 18:45 |  | | Views : 740 | | Working on things while Klaus II is cut and shipped. |
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| John M Oshust | AerodromeRC Pfalz Dr I | Build | 12-Feb-09 15:10 |  | | Views : 761 | | A new Klaus II is in transit. Hopefully I will not make the same structural errors again. While awaiting delivery, I am building components that were not part of the execution. Here is the dummy Siemens Halske 11 cylinder and the makings of a cowl. |
| John M Oshust | AerodromeRC Pfalz Dr I | Parked | 12-Feb-09 15:08 |  | | Views : 770 | | The Klaus seen here no longer exists. I was not happy with the product. I made errors that were irreversible. I could not mount the wings in a proper fashion. Klaus was euphemized yesterday. |
| John M Oshust | Dumas Kit #1812, DH-4 | Parked | 28-Jan-09 18:39 |  | | Views : 2204 | | Henry looks at the pipe and wonders how not to fry his eggs. Sorry ,I forgot this one! |
| John M Oshust | Dumas Kit #1812, DH-4 | Parked | 28-Jan-09 18:16 |  | | Views : 2105 | | Henry G. Boonstra accepts delivery on his refurbished DH-4. He likes it! |
| John M Oshust | Dumas Kit #1812, DH-4 | Parked | 28-Jan-09 18:15 |  | | Views : 1948 | | Zipcode should have had a gun....secure air mail! |
| John M Oshust | Dumas Kit #1812, DH-4 | Parked | 28-Jan-09 18:13 |  | | Views : 1833 | | Geez Louise....I forgot to tip the screw white! |
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