Fairey Gannet AEW3

Rudder is now hinged. Managed to make fibre glass hinge plates but it has taken most of the day. The hinge bolts and nuts will stay. Access to them will be by small litho plate covers held on with very fine screws to replicate the original. The rudder is pretty much frictionless. and no binding. Very happy! [badass]

What a smashing build.
nice one with the hinges sir.

going to b a beautiful model when it's finished.

What CAD program did you use?
Don

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Ralpharr2001 wrote: Thanks Tony. There's loads of design issues to be sorted out so I will be calling on you guys for ideas, solutions and the occasional kick up the backside in those dark hours when its not going right. :woohoo: For instance the front nose leg reduces in length during retraction. Have'nt worked out how to do that and keep some suspension in the oleo. The Fairey Youngman flaps are going to be a real :evil: :evil: to sort out.

Just had a quick play with the radome parts to see how it goes together.

Here's the motor, contra rotating Axi. Ready to go in.

I believe the mains shorten as they retract too. Argh!

Don

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Skydanz wrote:

Ralpharr2001 wrote: Thanks Tony. There's loads of design issues to be sorted out so I will be calling on you guys for ideas, solutions and the occasional kick up the backside in those dark hours when its not going right. :woohoo: For instance the front nose leg reduces in length during retraction. Have'nt worked out how to do that and keep some suspension in the oleo. The Fairey Youngman flaps are going to be a real :evil: :evil: to sort out.

Just had a quick play with the radome parts to see how it goes together.

Here's the motor, contra rotating Axi. Ready to go in.

I believe the mains shorten as they retract too. Argh!

Don

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For the record Ralph, I'm pretty good at making fiberglass molds. I was planning to make one for my Gannet. I believe it could be much lighter than a built up one. Do you think the cowl is pretty much the same on both versions? I'd be glad to make one for you.

Don



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Skydanz wrote:

Skydanz wrote:

Ralpharr2001 wrote: Thanks Tony. There's loads of design issues to be sorted out so I will be calling on you guys for ideas, solutions and the occasional kick up the backside in those dark hours when its not going right. :woohoo: For instance the front nose leg reduces in length during retraction. Have'nt worked out how to do that and keep some suspension in the oleo. The Fairey Youngman flaps are going to be a real :evil: :evil: to sort out.

Just had a quick play with the radome parts to see how it goes together.

Here's the motor, contra rotating Axi. Ready to go in.

I believe the mains shorten as they retract too. Argh!

Don

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For the record Ralph, I'm pretty good at making fiberglass molds. I was planning to make one for my Gannet. I believe it could be much lighter than a built up one. Do you think the cowl is pretty much the same on both versions? I'd be glad to make one for you.

Don



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I'll learn how to use this forum eventually. Lol

Hi Don,

In answers to your questions:

Software was Autocad Delux 14 for initial tracing, layout and sizing then used Solidworks 11 for former and rib development and major construction method. This was then converted for laser cutting.

A fiberglass cowl would be awesome. The built up front that I have is very heavy. I did originally plan on making a plug and then moulding fuselages. But decided against that idea for various reasons but still a possibility.

Hi Don that video I enjoyed, as I have just got started on making fibre glass parts, so keep them coming please
You should start another thread on your glassing, to help us mortals
Thanks Tony
Don't want to muck this thread up sorry Ralph

I apologize for hijacking this thread.

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Hi Don,

As Tony says more videos on this element of model building please!

Skydanz wrote: I apologize for hijacking this thread.

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No apologies needed Don

Garry

Enjoying this thread very much Ralph, I was seconded to 849 flight on the Victorious in 64/65 in the Far East, my main job was ships company air eng. workshops, mainly just daily inspections and testing systems pre flight. now all I will say it is a bloody long climb into that cockpit, get vertigo up there you do [badass] [badass]
I used to think they were lovely aircraft and greatly underestimated. We lost one when he had to do a "Bolter" night flying one night, think he could not generate enough speed to keep airborne, three crew got out ok but very weird watching it sink and the navigation lights still blinking underwater.

Hey Ralph, don't know if you ever saw this but I thought I'd share again. It's a working mockup of the flap mechanism on the Gannet.

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

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

Still no luck not sure what I'm doing wrong.


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