Official FMS 1500mm P-47D Razorback Thread

[jetfool]

Dangerous and Davegee,
I didn't make our WW2 Day, winds were 15-20mph and not risking my planes. On a better note I did install the Alum. Spinner on the P-47 for a static display. It looks fantastic with the V2 prop. I have some ideas on how to make it lighter, just need to check with my machine shop owner friend. Stay Tuned......and Hopeful
Best Regards, Rex

[Grossman56]

Chiming in as well! Weather on my days off has been rainy, so nothing in the air. Did manage to get a couple of flights in two Sunday's ago, but what do you do. June 6th is on a Friday and I'll be working, it's also the first day of the Clubs Spring fly in.
Nothing lining up right for me!

Grossman56
(Dangerous Dan)

[jetfool]

Dangerous,
Remember the summer flu always hits on those club days. We only live once.

[davegee]

Dangerous and Davegee,
I didn't make our WW2 Day, winds were 15-20mph and not risking my planes. On a better note I did install the Alum. Spinner on the P-47 for a static display. It looks fantastic with the V2 prop. I have some ideas on how to make it lighter, just need to check with my machine shop owner friend. Stay Tuned......and Hopeful
Best Regards, Rex

Thanks, Rex. And good headwork not putting your airplanes up when winds are like that. Nothing good can come from that, in my opinion. There are days we can fly and others we just have to wait.

Dan, we're back from Denver, so I'll be getting back into rc flying and building again even though we have a big backlog of things to do after my father in law's funeral in Denver on Tuesday and Wednesday. My friends from Rocky Mountain Renegades did NOT disappoint with a beautiful overhead flyby of 6 RV-8 aircraft with one of the planes peeling up and heading to the west (symbolic for aviators who have passed to have "gone West") for the missing man formation. It was Very moving!

Cheers

Davegee

[davegee]

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[Elbee]

davegee


Beautiful tribute.

My sincerest condolences to you and yours.

Best, Steve

[jetfool]

Davegee,
I'm sorry to hear of the passing of your Father-in-Law. My condolences.
Rex

[davegee]

davegee


Beautiful tribute.

My sincerest condolences to you and yours.

Best, Steve

Thanks, Steve. He was 102 1/2 years old, so he lived a Very long and rich life. I don't think he had any regrets. It was a privilege having him as my father in law for almost 45 years.

Best,

Dave

[f4u ausie]

Condolences also Dave.

It's a hard time

[davegee]

I think we gave ‘ol Fred a great sendoff, one we approached him with the idea of an overflight several years ago. Everything had to fall into place to pull it off, and it did. It was an absolutely perfect weather day to do this.

thanks for your condolences, f4uaussie.

best,

davegee

[jetfool]

Guys I have installed the alum. spinner on my P-47. It really adds the scale appearance to the V2 FMS Corsair prop. I'm thinking to lighten it I will make a lighter outside spinner and make a stud that screws into the nose of the spinner and would then screw to the motor shaft. It would be 2 pieces but look like one piece when assembled. Davegee what are your thoughts? I might need to move the battery back a little on the battery tray to balance the C/G. Some pictures of my original alum. spinner.
Best Regards, Rex

[davegee]

Guys I have installed the alum. spinner on my P-47. It really adds the scale appearance to the V2 FMS Corsair prop. I'm thinking to lighten it I will make a lighter outside spinner and make a stud that screws into the nose of the spinner and would then screw to the motor shaft. It would be 2 pieces but look like one piece when assembled. Davegee what are your thoughts? I might need to move the battery back a little on the battery tray to balance the C/G. Some pictures of my original alum. spinner.
Best Regards, Rex

Hi Rex: I'm really liking that spinner! My only concern is the weight, but if you can reduce it somewhat, hopefully we can use it. Because the battery bay is slanted down in the nose on that plastic strip where it locks in place, I don't know how you would move the battery back any if you had to compensate for the weight of the spinner. On a flat floor it would be easy to do that, but I'm hoping that you can reduce the weight of the spinner with your plan to make it in two parts that might do the trick and not mess with the CG too much.

Please keep us informed on this. I would definitely be interested in one of these for my "Ol' Cock" P-47 that had the Curtiss Electric prop!

Cheers

Dave

[jetfool]

Davegee,
I turned a center stud tonight, 10mm internal threads for the motor side and 1/2" external threads to screw inside the front of the spinner. Bored this stud out to keep it as lite as possible but enough strength to support the spinner. Going to turn another spinner and drill the inside out with 5/8-3/4" remaining in the nose. Thinking a 1/16" spinner wall thickness down to the solid nose will work. Fingers crossed.
If you're ok on waiting on returning your parts I will send a prototype spinner along with them for you to try out. The stud only weighs a few oz. so we might get lucky on total weight.
This Monday I have been asked to show a military aircraft static display at our American Legion for their Memorial Day honoring our veterans. Taking my P-47, FW-190, Corsair and Phantom. Hope to have pictures next week. Flying here has been a no-go, windy and rain.
Sounds like your father-in-law lived a good life and glad you had time to enjoy all his flying stories, sorry for your loss.
Best Regards, Rex

[davegee]

Davegee,
I turned a center stud tonight, 10mm internal threads for the motor side and 1/2" external threads to screw inside the front of the spinner. Bored this stud out to keep it as lite as possible but enough strength to support the spinner. Going to turn another spinner and drill the inside out with 5/8-3/4" remaining in the nose. Thinking a 1/16" spinner wall thickness down to the solid nose will work. Fingers crossed.
If you're ok on waiting on returning your parts I will send a prototype spinner along with them for you to try out. The stud only weighs a few oz. so we might get lucky on total weight.
This Monday I have been asked to show a military aircraft static display at our American Legion for their Memorial Day honoring our veterans. Taking my P-47, FW-190, Corsair and Phantom. Hope to have pictures next week. Flying here has been a no-go, windy and rain.
Sounds like your father-in-law lived a good life and glad you had time to enjoy all his flying stories, sorry for your loss.
Best Regards, Rex

Thanks so much, Rex. He was a great man. Kinda ornery from time to time, but then, who isn't, especially when they're "north" of 100 years old??

I like your idea on the prop spinner. I can wait until you get the modified weight prototype done, and then I would be happy to fly it for testing. Whenever you get to that point, just send it in the mail and we'll test it out.

Good what you are doing for the American Legion and the display of your airplanes. I bet they will be a big hit. Memorial day is a very special day for me, too. My dad survived combat in WWII and Korea as a B-17, B-24, and B-29 pilot, only to lose his life in a B-47 Stratojet accident when it came apart in flight shortly after takeoff. But we remember Memorial Day for all our men and women lost during all our wars. It's fun to fire up the grill and all that, but still important to remember all those lost in service to our nation.

Let us know how the American Legion show goes!

Cheers

Davegee

[jetfool]

Hope everyone doesn't mind seeing me trying to make a scale spinner. Trying to make it as lite-weight as possible. I can turn and bore on my lathe but the radius of the spinner I'll do with a file while turning in the lathe, a long tedious process. Some friends think I'm nuts for doing these things. Probably am! I have already lost 1 oz. of weight from my original alum. spinner. As you'll see in the pictures, I have a lot more metal to remove. I made a mandrel to match the motor threads and I can hold in the lathe to do finial shaping.
Please let me know if you want to see this or not.
Best Regards, Rex

[f4u ausie]

All good workmanship needs to b. Seen

[jetfool]

Thank you F4Uausie. I have always been interested in seeing how scale modelers-built things when I started modeling and just thought it might be interesting. A 3D printer is on my wish list but now I still do things the OLD fashion way. Keeps the ole' brain waves working
Best Regards, Rex

[Elbee]

Thank you F4Uausie. I have always been interested in seeing how scale modelers-built things when I started modeling and just thought it might be interesting. A 3D printer is on my wish list but now I still do things the OLD fashion way. Keeps the ole' brain waves working
Best Regards, Rex

Rex,

I applaud you, Sir.

You want a 3DP printer and I want a lathe.

You are correct when you say all this modelling keeps the brainwaves humming.

Best, LB

[jetfool]

Today we had a Static military aircraft display at our local American Legion. Around 300-400 people showed up to honor current and fallen veterans. Our display was mostly WW2 and Vietnam aircraft and helicopters. Many Vietnam Veterans came by and talked at length about their Phantom and Huey experience. Many harrowing stories were told, and I realized that these guys are mostly in there mid 70's and will be the next generation to pass in history. My Dad was the WW2 generation and most of them have passed.
Enclosed are some pictures before the event started
Best Regards, Rex

[jetfool]