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0 2020/08/29 17:37:30
Wings Aft.
Wings Aft.
0 2020/12/31 15:48:44
Wings Fwd with wing goodies deployed.
Wings Fwd with wing goodies deployed.
0 2020/12/31 15:48:57
Sam's scratch built DeHavilland Swallow at Mississippi Afterburner 2009.
Sam's scratch built DeHavilland Swallow at Mississippi Afterburner 2009.
0 2021/01/19 14:44:18
0 2021/01/19 14:44:23
Sam's own-design RPV named Syzygy, at Mt Pleasant 2010.
Sam's own-design RPV named Syzygy, at Mt Pleasant 2010.
0 2021/01/19 14:49:57
Polish Su-22M4 with updated colors
Polish Su-22M4 with updated colors
0 2021/06/14 14:03:45
Czech Su-22M4 with wings mid-sweep
Czech Su-22M4 with wings mid-sweep
0 2021/06/14 14:05:28
Su-17M3 with wings full aft, bare metal, at Monino Air Museum.
Su-17M3 with wings full aft, bare metal, at Monino Air Museum.
0 2021/06/14 14:07:38
Polish Su-7 (fixed wing)
Polish Su-7 (fixed wing)
0 2021/06/14 14:44:35
0 2021/06/14 14:46:15
0 2021/06/14 14:46:49
polish Su-22 UM3 in special color scheme
polish Su-22 UM3 in special color scheme
0 2021/06/14 14:48:31
View of RHS main landing gear layout showing a basic trailing link arrangement, but with the pullrod ahead of the main strut. When the whole unit retracts into the wing, the pullrod swings the trailing link and wheel up toward the main strut. This is "shrink".
View of RHS main landing gear layout showing a basic trailing link arrangement, but with the pullrod ahead of the main strut. When the whole unit retracts into the wing, the pullrod swings the trailing link and wheel up toward the main strut. This is "shrink".
0 2021/06/14 15:02:44
Pic of the RHS landing gear (fully compressed) on an Su-7, taken by Dave Evans (Ozie16) on RCU... Thanks!
Pic of the RHS landing gear (fully compressed) on an Su-7, taken by Dave Evans (Ozie16) on RCU... Thanks!
0 2021/06/14 15:07:49
Plug material for the Su-17 model.
Plug material for the Su-17 model.
0 2021/06/14 15:25:51
Early days on the fuselage plug
Early days on the fuselage plug
0 2021/06/14 15:34:15
Blending canopy areas - older construction methods with some of the newer methods...
Blending canopy areas - older construction methods with some of the newer methods...
0 2021/06/14 15:35:32
Tail surface plug parts. Never mind the Eurosport in the background. :-)
Tail surface plug parts. Never mind the Eurosport in the background. :-)
0 2021/06/14 15:38:17
Plug hardware reaching the 90% point around July 2018.
Plug hardware reaching the 90% point around July 2018.
0 2021/06/14 15:40:12
Books Galore...
Books Galore...
0 2021/06/15 10:11:25
Didn't want to go overboard with the kits!...
Didn't want to go overboard with the kits!...
0 2021/06/15 10:12:11
Htail mold in work.
Htail mold in work.
0 2021/06/15 10:21:04
Fuselage molds in work.
Fuselage molds in work.
0 2021/06/15 10:22:04
Inlet duct plugs being finished
Inlet duct plugs being finished
0 2021/06/15 10:26:40
Vertical fin mold halve
Vertical fin mold halve
0 2021/06/15 10:30:49
Early layout of the inside guts. :-)
Early layout of the inside guts. :-)
0 2021/06/15 10:49:30
Prelim layout of the MLG. Electron EV-50s installed. The strut and wheel can fit into the MLG bay if I rotate the strut about its centerline axis. A yaw arm was added to do this. If I don't do this, commercial retract unit would not be usable - because the swing angle of the strut is angled in the planform and side views. the retract unit would be poking thru the top of the wing.
Prelim layout of the MLG. Electron EV-50s installed. The strut and wheel can fit into the MLG bay if I rotate the strut about its centerline axis. A yaw arm was added to do this. If I don't do this, commercial retract unit would not be usable - because the swing angle of the strut is angled in the planform and side views. the retract unit would be poking thru the top of the wing.
0 2021/06/15 10:50:56
MLG wheel assembly. I could not find tires anywhere near the diameter I needed, so I was going to have to try casting them. Great...
MLG wheel assembly. I could not find tires anywhere near the diameter I needed, so I was going to have to try casting them. Great...
0 2021/06/15 10:55:59
Plastic printed (grown) ABS struts, along with machined rims and the Behotec NLG tire. the plan was to make 2 usable landing gear sets for now.
Plastic printed (grown) ABS struts, along with machined rims and the Behotec NLG tire. the plan was to make 2 usable landing gear sets for now.
0 2021/06/15 11:09:24
A NLG assembly, and the start of a MLG strut assembly.
A NLG assembly, and the start of a MLG strut assembly.
0 2021/06/15 11:11:11
Lower strut assemblies, for the NLG and MLG - 2 sets.
Lower strut assemblies, for the NLG and MLG - 2 sets.
0 2021/06/15 11:14:07
MLG or NLG rims in early stages of being turned on the lathe. Not even sure which is which right now. :-)
MLG or NLG rims in early stages of being turned on the lathe. Not even sure which is which right now. :-)
0 2021/06/15 11:16:10
These are the 3 views I based the model on.
These are the 3 views I based the model on.
0 2021/06/15 11:43:39
I was eventually able to find and purchase the book these 3-views came from, which is Armada #21, which evidently is a series of books similar to the Squadron book series in the US.
I was eventually able to find and purchase the book these 3-views came from, which is Armada #21, which evidently is a series of books similar to the Squadron book series in the US.
0 2021/06/15 11:43:42
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