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raylScratch Built Loening OL-8 AmphibianReference16-Jun-15 14:35
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Hope that you are all having a good summer. Just finished restoring the orange glider but need to have time to sit in it.
raylScratch Built Loening OL-8 AmphibianBuild16-Jun-15 14:33
Views : 657
Hi All! Had a rainy day so no landscaping or mowing. Covered the bottom of the Main Flaot with 1/16" basswood and sanded fair. I'm still trying to figure out the L.G and wheel wells before covering teh rest of the float and moving on.
raylScratch Built Loening OL-8 AmphibianReference16-Jun-15 10:14
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Hey Don!! Check this one out.
raylScratch Built Loening OL-8 AmphibianBuild26-May-15 19:22
Views : 617
Another shot of teh basic framework. While it looks bent in this photo, the fuse and float are dead straight.
raylScratch Built Loening OL-8 AmphibianBuild26-May-15 19:20
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Some more progress today. The basic fuse & float are done. I did find a set of Willis Nye Drawings that show most of the details that I was looking for, including the operation and geometry of the L/G, which is a very good thing. Now if I can find a set of photos of the cockpit(s) I will be smiling.
raylScratch Built Loening OL-8 AmphibianBuild26-May-15 19:15
Views : 630
Built a construction cradle to keep the thing from tipping over.
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raylScratch Built Loening OL-8 AmphibianBuild26-May-15 19:14
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AS it is a miserable rainy day today, I slapped teh Fuse framework together. The structure is 1/8" sq. Basswood. Since I don't have to worry about flying wieght, but I do worry about getting ham-handed at times, the extra durability might come in handy down the road.
raylScratch Built Loening OL-8 AmphibianReference22-May-15 15:04
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BTW: THis is a Loening OL-8A flying over Ketichan during teh Navy's 1929 Alaskan aerial survey mission. Over 7600 large format pictures were taken. Bet was chilly in those open cockpits!
raylScratch Built Loening OL-8 AmphibianBuild21-May-15 20:51
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Another trip down the rabbit hole. Since DD wouldn't float his Beaver, I felt compelled to start on this 35 in. W.S. Loening OL-8A. This is the fuselage float BTW. There isn't a lot of detail on the plans, nor is there a lot of information lurking in the usual places. But, with the big damn fuselage float, two wings, the bare P&W 1340 hanging out in front, it should be a blast. I'm planning on marking it as one of the planes that did the aerial photographic survey of Alaska in 1928. Wish me luck.
raylScratch Built Grumman J2F DuckParked20-May-15 14:39
Views : 722
James: Could you add "Loening OL-8" to the scratchbuilt category for me? Thanks.
raylScratch Built Consolidated XF-92AParked07-May-15 19:27
Views : 1387
DNo C & DD: Here's a better shot of N4932
raylScratch Built Consolidated XF-92AParked04-May-15 14:15
Views : 1270
Don C: Wouldn't like to know the story behind this photo?
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