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| David Duckett, Comment for image # 40053 | 25 Mar 18 17:38 |
| It was used in Vietnam, too. |
| Don C, Comment for image # 40053 | 25 Mar 18 11:24 |
| Thanks, Creosotewind. This is the only picture/information I have found. Problem is that it doesn't give any info about the plane, so I don't know if it is his or not. Another interesting thing is that there are no nose guns on the plane. The only ones that I have found to be unarmed were in Korea. Probably will have to choose something else. |
| Creosotewind, Comment for image # 40053 | 24 Mar 18 19:20 |
| Deke Slayton |
| Creosotewind, Comment for image # 40053 | 24 Mar 18 19:19 |
| For Don C: This World War II photograph shows future Astronaut Donald "Deke" K. Slayton (on right) and 1st Lt. Ed Steinman (on left) beside a Douglas A-26 bomber in the Pacific Theater of Operations during the summer of 1945. While the exact location is unknown, the photograph was most likely taken on Okinawa. 1st Lt. Slayton was one of only two NASA astronauts to fly combat missions during World War II. Slayton was born in 1924 in Sparta, Wisconsin, and joined the Army Air Force soon after high school. He completed flight training in April 1943, and spent a year in Europe as a B-25 pilot with the 340th Bombardment Group, completing 56 combat missions. In 1944, he returned to the United States for a year before being assigned to Okinawa with the 319th Bombardment Group. As part of the first group to fly combat with the A-26 aircraft, he flew seven combat missions over Japan. Slayton logged more the 6,600 hours of flying time, including 5,100 in jet aircraft. He was named as one of the seven Mercury astronauts in April 1959 and was scheduled to pilot the Mercury- Atlas 7 mission, but a heart condition prevented him from flying. After years of work as the Coordinator of Astronaut Activities and Director of Flight Crew Operations, he was again declared fit to fly in March 1972. Three years later he participated in the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project as the Apollo docking module pilot. While he did not fly again, he continued to work for NASA until 1982 in a variety of capacities. He died on June 13, 1993. |
| Creosotewind, Image # 40053 | 24 Mar 18 19:19 |
Deke Clayton |
| Creosotewind, Comment for image # 13197 | 12 Jul 09 00:16 |
| Poppy, actually this is a 2 or 3 series. I cogitated which series to do and settled on the earlier series as it was an F9F-3 that first shot down a Mig in Korea. Also, I just learned Neil Armstrong flew an F9F-3. If I can find info on his plane, that might be one I ultimately model. |
| poppy, Comment for image # 13197 | 11 Jul 09 15:50 |
| This looks fantastic. I really like the fin, a later model with the taller planform, a 4 or 5 mark. |
| Heinrich Dorfmann, Comment for image # 13204 | 11 Jul 09 03:09 |
| I had the same problem with the stringers on my P-47 Thunderbolt. That is probably part of scratch building. The tail is nicely built, though. Unusual. |
| Creosotewind, Comment for image # 13197 | 10 Jul 09 21:26 |
| Thanks James. I'm not building it to fly, so weight isn't an issue for me. However, with its size, it doesn't seem excessively heavy. It is pretty rigid though, which, if someone wanted to turn it into a flyer (jetex maybe?), it could probably handle it. Right now it is at work. I'm building a wing at home. I'll weigh the parts and post them on monday. |
| jgood, Comment for image # 13197 | 10 Jul 09 19:24 |
| Now moved... It looks great. I like that complexity around the nose gear area. Think it'll add much weight? |
| Creosotewind, Comment for image # 13208 | 10 Jul 09 16:51 |
| The wing root (white part at the base of the wing) is too tall and will need to be cut down. Instead of making it such a large piece, I think it will just fit the top and bottom of the wing with enough material to still allow for stringers. |
| Creosotewind, Comment for image # 13198 | 10 Jul 09 16:45 |
| Again, in the Panther build. |
| Creosotewind, Comment for image # 13197 | 10 Jul 09 16:44 |
| This should actually be in the Panther build. |
| Creosotewind, Image # 13208 | 10 Jul 09 16:43 |
The biggest adjustment to make. I let the strings "flow" naturally to form the elegant shape of the fuselage. But somehow that former is way undersized. So back to the drawing board. And at the front of the picture you can see that the first intake opening broke off. I need to rethink the wing root so that the formers with their large intake cutouts are sturdier. |
| Creosotewind, Image # 13207 | 10 Jul 09 16:40 |
I made some marks where I need to move the stringer notches so that the stringers fit more gracefully along the fuselage. I'm trying to make the parts interlock and buid with a minimum amount of fuss. |
| Creosotewind, Image # 13206 | 10 Jul 09 16:38 |
Sorry for the blurry shot. This shows the rudimentary cockpit. It does have the side counsols, seat and armored back and the control panel. Just not installed yet. |
| Creosotewind, Image # 13205 | 10 Jul 09 16:36 |
Rear view. I think the graceful curves of the tail area are what attracted me to this plane. And that also made drawing the parts a bit of a bear. The tail has a slight curve to it from top to bottom, and then there is a concave shape just above the tailcone. |
| Creosotewind, Image # 13204 | 10 Jul 09 16:34 |
Front view. Early in the construction I was getting disappointed at how sloppy the stringers were lining up. Then I realized I was mis-aligning some of them. Overall I'm pretty happy with the look, but will be making a few changes for better fit and cleaner building. |
| Creosotewind, Image # 13203 | 10 Jul 09 16:31 |
The stringers are all in place. Overall length is 26 1/2 inches. With the nose cone added, it will be about 28 inches overall. |
| Creosotewind, Image # 13202 | 10 Jul 09 16:30 |
Starting to make notes to myself for changes to parts and the drawings. These are half size prints on 11x17 paper. |
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