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| jernst | Dave Diels Engineering, Inc Kit #40, Republic P-47N Thunderbolt | Parked | 20-Jun-07 07:07 |  | | Views : 2162 | | Flying attempts indicate that there should be more dihedral |
| jernst | Dave Diels Engineering, Inc Kit #40, Republic P-47N Thunderbolt | Parked | 20-Jun-07 07:04 |  | | Views : 2206 | | kit decals and hand-drawn markings are added |
| jernst | Dave Diels Engineering, Inc Kit #40, Republic P-47N Thunderbolt | Parked | 20-Jun-07 07:01 |  | | Views : 1885 | | White tissue is sprayed with Silver Design Arts 'floral' spray from a rattle can. |
| jernst | Dave Diels Engineering, Inc Kit #40, Republic P-47N Thunderbolt | Parked | 20-Jun-07 06:59 |  | | Views : 2038 | | Yellow base tissue with black tissue stripes added with gluestick |
| jernst | Dave Diels Engineering, Inc Kit #40, Republic P-47N Thunderbolt | Parked | 20-Jun-07 06:58 |  | | Views : 2113 | | Fuselage underbelly gets added after the covered wing is in place |
| jernst | Dave Diels Engineering, Inc Kit #40, Republic P-47N Thunderbolt | Parked | 20-Jun-07 06:57 |  | | Views : 2000 | | Covering begins. This is white Esaki tissue from the kit, and yellow Esaki from the LHS |
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Aircraft |
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Date |
Preview |
| jernst | Dave Diels Engineering, Inc Kit #40, Republic P-47N Thunderbolt | Parked | 20-Jun-07 06:56 |  | | Views : 1933 | | Mock up |
| jernst | Dave Diels Engineering, Inc Kit #40, Republic P-47N Thunderbolt | Parked | 20-Jun-07 06:55 |  | | Views : 1808 | | Wing structure during building. THe ribs have sections of 'void' to save weight. This is the P-47 "N" version - with the clipped wing tips |
| jernst | Dave Diels Engineering, Inc Kit #40, Republic P-47N Thunderbolt | Parked | 20-Jun-07 06:53 |  | | Views : 2115 | | Although the plans don't call for it, I like to add balsa sheeting to the nose area. Typically, the planes need nose weight, and this provides a 'beefy' place to grab the planes while changing and winding rubber motors |
| jernst | Dave Diels Engineering, Inc Kit #40, Republic P-47N Thunderbolt | Parked | 20-Jun-07 06:47 |  | | Views : 2193 | | P-47 parts during construction |
| jernst | Dave Diels Engineering, Inc Kit #40, Republic P-47N Thunderbolt | Parked | 15-Jun-07 13:52 |  | | Views : 1975 | | Diels Republic P-47N; 20.25 in |
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