Auster mk5

While waiting for hurricane tails to set i tackled the auster main wing center section.

four 3mm ply ribs and 2 bits of 5mm offcuts of wire and some 6mm balsa later.



the wire sits on top of the spruce uprights to set the incidence.





The plan is to fill in between each pair of ribs with 6mm balsa and then once i have run the wing mount rods through, glue the whole lot in place with epoxy.
i can set the width of the cabin top then as well.
the wings will have tubes set into the first 3 ribs each side to accept the wire.
will have to make up some mounts to lock them onto the center section and then finish all the glazing wires off.

Just watched a nice auster j-1n alpha in foyles war

well the wing mounting ribs on the fuselage have been made now and i have cut all the wing ribs. i need to cut the slots and holes on all 32 of them next.
need to order some more wood so i can cut the spars, so it will go on hold for a while again.
though if i can find some 3mm piano wire i might have a look at the glazing and cabin bracing wires, or i could start making up the seats.

Sarah
J1N! You must have looked that up the G-INFO database.

Quorneng wrote: Sarah
J1N! You must have looked that up the G-INFO database.

Yup got the number from the side G-AJAJ then did some research looking for it, not much different to Tonys?




What colours are you going for on this one Tony?

this one Sarah.



As owned by the lovely mrs J Sephton.

ooo I like that, cream and red is nice!

Sarah
If you really want to impress (or be a geek) the G-INFO database (Google GINFO) holds the record for every plane ever put on the UK civil register!

And just to show how geeky this is the entry for G-BXKX
It has two more pictures and even the name and address of the owner.

Quorneng wrote: Sarah
If you really want to impress (or be a geek) the G-INFO database (Google GINFO) holds the record for every plane ever put on the UK civil register!

And just to show how geeky this is the entry for G-BXKX
It has two more pictures and even the name and address of the owner.

ROFL I am about as likely to impress anyone as I am to wake up to a Claudia Schiffers body transplant! I just liked the Auster on Foyles war and did some research cos unlike you clever bods I am useless at knowing and remembering aircraft at the moment without intensive research!

geek interesting site though, especially if wanting to trace orgins and history

lifted the center section off of the fuselage today and sanded everything smooth.

need to finish cutting the spar notches and wiring holes in 32 ribs tomorrow.
then if i can pick up some 3mm piano wire at the show on friday, i will be able to plod on with the glazing wires.

well i finished tidying the workshop and hung a display Cabinet for the wife.
went out to the shed to cut some wood, run out of 6mm oh poo.
will order some more when i get the wood for the Lancaster build.
sooooooooooooooooo i sat down and drew up the plan for the auster tailplane and elevator.


hope to build it tomorrow in my clean workshop.

OY YOU !!! Thought you weren't building any more ????? Welcome back to you seems to be in order.

Garry

Garry Pollard wrote: OY YOU !!! Thought you weren't building any more ????? Welcome back to you seems to be in order.

Garry

hehe, didnt think it would be long before Tony started a new build..........this is going to be lovely, the fuselage already looks amazing!

this is an auster i am restoring, it needs a front screen, the thing is brittle, and just shattered when i tried to glue an errant corner down,