Fairey Gannet AEW3

Works fine for me Dave

Garry

Garry Pollard wrote: Works fine for me Dave

Garry

Thanks Garry. I went back and edited to bracket the url

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Skydanz wrote: OK... Not sure why the video didn't post but I'll put the link here.

Hi Don,

Yes saw this and the guy that did the excellent work, Windy, contacted me through this forum AND most generously shared the details of his design. Just love the friendly helpful people in this hobby. You should look up Windy's other video's. He's built a superb contra rotating drive unit.

Just magic .Like the real thing I think

Thanks Ralph. I have seen his other videos. He had a thread going on RCGroups, I believe, when he started building the unit. Amazing work. Too bad it's not for our scale!

Ralpharr2001 wrote:

Skydanz wrote: OK... Not sure why the video didn't post but I'll put the link here.

Hi Don,

Yes saw this and the guy that did the excellent work, Windy, contacted me through this forum AND most generously shared the details of his design. Just love the friendly helpful people in this hobby. You should look up Windy's other video's. He's built a superb contra rotating drive unit.

Have had some productive time on the Gannet. Made the hinges and RDS wiper boxes for the ailerons and fitted them. So ailerons are now hinged and ready for the RDS system to be installed.



I was going to use 2mm bolts and nuts but decided this was a bit crude so made some 2mm dia brass pins with a split pin to secure them. There will be a crinkle washer between the split pin and hinge.

There will be a cover plate (made from litho plate and small screws) over each hinge point so the big gap you see will be closed off.





Now it all works just need to strip it all down and tidy it up. Next job is to add the secondary spars for the aileron trim tabs, sheet each aileron and cut the trim tabs out.

lovely work as usual sir.

can't wait to see this one finished.

Ralpharr2001 wrote: Have had some productive time on the Gannet. Made the hinges and RDS wiper boxes for the ailerons and fitted them. So ailerons are now hinged and ready for the RDS system to be installed.

I was going to use 2mm bolts and nuts but decided this was a bit crude so made some 2mm dia brass pins with a split pin to secure them. There will be a crinkle washer between the split pin and hinge.

There will be a cover plate (made from litho plate and small screws) over each hinge point so the big gap you see will be closed off.

Now it all works just need to strip it all down and tidy it up. Next job is to add the secondary spars for the aileron trim tabs, sheet each aileron and cut the trim tabs out.

Sweet! So exciting seeing get to this stage. Will you make the trim tabs "functional"?

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www.dropbox.com/sc/uxvujuw0fcawkak/AABLcPE3u9n-TW0gol5aVOHpa

Gannet aileron.

Hi Don, no the trim tabs will be for show but perhaps on the Mklll version!

I understand. Just another level of frustration to build. I have not had any luck opening the file. I can open .dxf though, if only to follow along with your build.

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Ralph, do you need any pictures of the outer wing fold joint? They are rather rare.

Don

That would be great Don, as you say pictures of the outer wing fold are rare.

The drawing file I sent you is in solidworks format so will need solidworks or solidworks drawing reader to view it. It does take a while to open.

I think I have a couple of folded Gannet pics, but they will probably be too small to be of use, as they were taken with an Instamatic, from the flag-deck/goofing platform, and the Gannets were always parked on t'other side of the deck.

All pictures welcome Eric. They all add background to the build.