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Mark Shymanski
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posted 318 days ago
Welcome to Lumberjocks! THis is a great site to learn and share the woodworking experience.
Great plane, would you be able to walk us through the construction process? Pictures are always welcome.
-- ...it's rennovation time!!!
woodworm
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posted 318 days ago
Welcome to Lumberjocks.
Very fine plane! Does it fly..? I never make a plane. I bought many planes and they do not fly.
Take care and work safe.
-- Regards, Woodworm - KL, MY.
NY_Rocking_Chairs
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420 posts in 349 days
posted 318 days ago
Awesome plane, I flew one of those when I was in college, you should have lots of fun with it. Welcome to LJ!
-- Rich, WNY, www.nyrockingchairs.com
rikkor
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posted 318 days ago
Looks pretty good. What is the performance like?
Dick, & Barb Cain
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posted 318 days ago
A great looking plane,
This doesn’t look like a weekend project.
-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1
griff
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748 posts in 513 days
posted 318 days ago
Very nice looking plane.
-- Mike, Bruce Mississippi = Jack of many trades master of none
Chris
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Wow….. very nice workmanship.
-- Chris
trifern
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posted 318 days ago
That’s what I call taking it to a new level. Great build and thanks for sharing.
-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.
Greg Wurst
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posted 318 days ago
Dang, that’s a woodworking project!
savannah505
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posted 318 days ago
Way to go!!!!! What a beauty, Never flown this type before, but looks like it would be a blast. You did a beautiful job on it. Have you had your certification flight yet? Really good looking work, I can’t even see the control line hook ups on the wing. LOL
-- Dan Wiggins
OutPutter
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posted 318 days ago
How did you cut the wood for the windows so thin you can see through them and yet remain strong enough not to shatter? Wink Wink ;2D
At first I had to check and see if this was another of pashley's projects.
Seriously, this seems like it must have been a life changing experience in terms of time, dedication, and painstaking attention to detail. You MUST share more…
-- Jim
SteveKorz
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posted 318 days ago
Very nice. I bet you enjoy that project over and over.
-- As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17) †
MsDebbieP
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posted 318 days ago
homemade!!
!!!! wow
impressive
-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)
PaBull
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posted 318 days ago
This looks like years of dedication…...
Thanks for sharing.
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Bigbuck
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posted 318 days ago
Very nice, that is awsome
-- Glenn, New Mexico
Douglas Krueger
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posted 318 days ago
I would think that this far exceeds the definition of a ‘project’ and would fall more into the ‘adventure’ category.
It takes talent to build the ‘shop safety’ into the project, especially when your life depends on it.
-- I can so I wood but why are my learning curves always circles
Curtis2
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posted 318 days ago
Hi, and thanks to all who responded so favorably about my Turner T-40A all wood plane.
The designer, Gene Turner, sells the plans but there are no kit parts available, and the construction details provided are meager.
Here are a few details of the performance, etc. I have pictures that need to be digitized having taken them on emulsion film during construction; I will post some shortly.
The plane first flew in March 1992; I did all the test flying and it flew ‘hands-off’ on the first flight. There have been no problems with the plane and it has 330 hours of flight time. The seating is for two, side by side.
The maximum weight is 1600 pounds. Fuel consumption is 8 gph USA, and maximum fuel is 26 gals.
The engine is a Lycoming 0-320, 150 hp. The plane cruises at 140 mph and the fastest I have flown it has been 172 mph indicated. The stall speed with full flaps is 60 mph.
It doesn’t have any nasty habits and is easy to fly. I’m based on a private asphalt strip that is 30 X 1600 feet.
The main spars and fuselage framework are of Douglas fir, the wings are covered with 1/8 inch aircraft grade mahogany, behind the cockpit and including the tail feathers, the plywood is 1/16 inch birch from Sweden.
Construction took place over a period of 11 years, the total building time was 5500 hours!
The ailerons, flaps, and stabilator, are controlled by tubes, the trim tab and rudder are controlled by cable.
The horizontal tail is a stabilator, as opposed to the usual elevator control.
Thanks for your interest.
brunob
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posted 318 days ago
Thanks for the info. I’m a pilot so find it very interesting.
-- Bruce from Central New York
Blake
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I’ve seen lots of handmade planes on this website but most of them don’t fly. This is an incredible project!
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CharlieM1958
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posted 318 days ago
11 years and 5,500 hours? Wow….that is what I call dedication and patience!
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
thetimberkid
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posted 318 days ago
Great job, that is so cool!
Thanks for the post
Callum
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CessnaPilotBarry
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posted 318 days ago
Nice!
Got a panel shot?
-- - Don't Panic!
Davesfunwoodworking
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posted 318 days ago
Well, if you used Gorilla glue, I quit!!!!!! LOL. Nice looking plane
-- Davesfunwoodworking
Zuki
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Im just glad he didn’t enter the recycling contest. :-)
Great job Curtis. Amazing actually.
-- The significant problems we face cannot be solved by the same level of thinking that created them
brianinpa
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posted 317 days ago
That is quite a project. Thanks for the additional info too.
-- Brian, Lebanon PA, If you aren’t having fun doing it, find something else to do.
ND2ELK
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posted 317 days ago
Very impressive! You did a beautiful job on your plane. Thanks for posting.
God Bless
tom
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Napaman
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posted 317 days ago
very cool…i have always wanted to learn to fly…welcome to LJ’s!!!!!!
-- Matt, Napa, CA...sanity...has arrived...JUNE-JULY-AUGUST...
Dick, & Barb Cain
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posted 317 days ago
If you don’t have a scanner, you can take images with your digital camera on a tripod, & set your camera
to macro, & position your camera to the closest focal length of the lens. I’ve digitized a lot of pictures this way.
-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1
trice
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33 posts in 307 days
posted 305 days ago
Nice plane Curtis2. I always liked homebuilt planes. I have for years toyed with the idea of building the “Sky Pup.” I always thought that looked like an awesome little ultralight and inexpensive. Anyone else interested just google “Sky Pup”
Buzzard
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posted 301 days ago
Eleven years and fifty five hundred hours? How long is it going to take you to build the aircraft carrier?
Buzz
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rikkor
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posted 301 days ago
I am interested in building a Highlander.
Curtis2
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posted 301 days ago
The aircraft carrier keel is laid, however, before I proceed further I’m on the search for some used F-18’s.
The Highlander is a fine plane, go for it, the longer you wait the more difficult it becomes.