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| pfinn | Shortys Basement BV-215 | Build | 25-Jul-09 04:29 |  | | Views : 858 | | I like to keep the surfaces planar and edges sharp while shaping to help get everything "Even Steven" and also to see the "Lines" better before blending. |
| pfinn | Shortys Basement BV-215 | Build | 25-Jul-09 04:23 |  | | Views : 840 | | Getting to the final shape. |
| pfinn | Shortys Basement BV-215 | Build | 24-Jul-09 16:03 |  | | Views : 821 | | After gazing at John O's beautiful prop for the Stearman, I got the hankerin' to break out the ol' whittlin' knife for the exhast fairings. |
| pfinn | Shortys Basement BV-215 | Build | 23-Jul-09 03:44 |  | | Views : 869 | | Exhaust Nozzle detail. Used the same .005" Al for the Faux turbine blades. Made a forming die and squeezed the bejeevs out of it against some 1/16" Bass in my machine vise. If someone plans to build one of these (umm... Jerry maybe?) I've got some extra blade thingees. I could send in the mail. The Dia. of Al + paper roll = the hole laser cut in F7A & F7B. |
| pfinn | Shortys Basement BV-215 | Reference | 22-Jul-09 03:42 |  | | Views : 917 | | Found some nice reference on the engine that was to propel this aircraft. |
| pfinn | Shortys Basement BV-215 | Build | 22-Jul-09 03:40 |  | | Views : 795 | | Since I had my machines setup after finishing an unrelated project I started making some components for the jet exhaust nozzles. Still need the tubes, support vanes and faked turbine blades. |
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| pfinn | Shortys Basement BV-215 | Reference | 19-Jul-09 22:16 |  | | Views : 903 | | I've been playing around with some thin .005" aluminum sheet metal forming to make a one piece exhaust duct. This is the first play effort and it looks promising. Overworked it though without annealing so it cracked. Plus I did it with what I had on hand (get a good laugh at the "Tools" I used, but hey, it worked, surprised me!). Sorry, used the part for a glue tray, hence the stick stuck. |
| pfinn | Shortys Basement BV-215 | Reference | 19-Jul-09 16:24 |  | | Views : 910 | | BV-170. There's about 40 BV designs as well as other aircraft and vehicles here:http://www.the-blueprints.com/frontpage/ Many are just o.k. but to get a good reference for general shape and perusing for ideas. |
| pfinn | Shortys Basement BV-215 | Build | 19-Jul-09 03:49 |  | | Views : 879 | | Just had to put it together and take a look see. |
| pfinn | Shortys Basement BV-215 | Reference | 18-Jul-09 21:33 |  | | Views : 834 | | This is where the BV will be flying. That is the landing surface (rock strewn hard pack or pokey bushes) that will pretty much decide which material I cover with. I really want to use Esaki, but.... |
| pfinn | Shortys Basement BV-215 | Build | 18-Jul-09 21:25 |  | | Views : 784 | | What is it with me and "Swoopees"! |
| pfinn | Shortys Basement BV-215 | Build | 18-Jul-09 21:24 |  | | Views : 742 | | I also cleared the material on F1 between the stringers to allow the infill to continue to the nose block (uo next). Plus it was a whole lot easier! |
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