My Fokker DVII Project

Jeff Brooks · 30 September 2009, 07:04 AM

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Originally Posted by wd6bor

Jeff,

Did you receive my last email? Also, did you see the D.VII control stick in the Air Force museum?

Darrel

I got your email, and I missed the DVII control column in the museum. Vet, John & Fred were looking at it, but I had to take my son back to the hotel ... he was getting tired.

ProfLooney · 30 September 2009, 09:12 AM

Thats ok Jeff you wouldnt have seen it they let me borrow it with out knowing roflmao

oh yea will go good with the compass you let me borrow without knowing ))

stuff really looked great jeff them were some nice compasses and that throttle quadrant was just too nifty of a display.

wd6bor · 30 September 2009, 07:28 PM

Here are the pictures I took of the control stick. Not great but maybe of some interest. (This is the first time I've tried uploading so let me know how it works.)

Darrel

wd6bor · 30 September 2009, 07:29 PM

Here is one more photo.

Darrel

Maxim08 · 1 October 2009, 12:07 PM

Jeff,
Too bad that you missed it. A few interesting points but all subjective. The whole column looked smaller or more delicate than what you and I have made. Most notable is the spacing between the two lower column tabs for the elevator cables. They look to be no more than 5mm apart.
Be nice to measure one someday instead of relying on the various drawings.
Regards,
John

Camellia · 5 October 2009, 06:39 AM

You are doing fantastic job, guys. I mean - Jeff seem to have found real friends working with his project, in this forum.
Just wanted to express my respect to all you guys!

Jeff Brooks · 23 October 2009, 06:41 PM

Hi All,
It has been a while, but I really didn't have too much to report.
I got the outer wing fittings from Vet after the Dawn Patrol, but I have been waiting for the wing fittings to be bent into shape.

In the meantime, I have started construction on the addition to my house. My father in law is moving in. I found a GREAT contractor who is doing a great job. He has dug the basement out so I can build the wings inside over the winter, and putting a double door walk out with a ramp to get the wings out.

Here are the fittings on the wing. I still have to make the 1mm strap that goes around the spar under the fitting.

Here is a closeup of the fitting.

Of course on the other side, you can see that the bolts I have are too long, so I placed an order for the correct size AN bolt. I have also ordered epoxy paint so I can "dip paint" these parts.