My Fokker DVII Project

[Makhpiyaluta]

Originally Posted by Jeff Brooks

Makhpiyaluta,
your pictures are great! and very helpful. I like your alternative to those attaching brackets! I have been dreading what I am going to pay to get those machined!!! your method looks great!
pictures of the inside will be very helpful!! I like the breaks too ... do you think hiding the break lines inside the streamline tube will weaken the landing gear? that way you could hide the flexible hose inside the fairing too!
tell me about the fabric over the wood. is that doped over the ply or just stretched over?

Jeff,

Like Troy already said be carefull with drilling holes in the landinggear legs. I would advise you not to do so. A wel hidden line on the outside is not realy disturbing. The wing was coverd with Seconite and doped and painted just like the rest of the plane. So glueing, shrink heated, doped several times, a layer of aludope and then paint. The fasteners are easely self made.

Willem

[Von Writter]

Originally Posted by Makhpiyaluta

Troy,

What do you mean by the rotor

Willem

Hi Willem, By Rotor I meant the round disc that bolts to the wheel. I'm looking for one that will fit a Clevland type brake caliper but haven't found what I'm looking for yet. Your disc looked real good!
Regards;
Troy W.

[Makhpiyaluta]

Troy,

I see you mean the disc, I'll have to ask to be sure but as far as I can remember it's a motorcycle disc, don't ask me wich brand probably a Jap. I will make photos of it saturday.

Willem

[Maxim08]

Willem,
I am very interested in the structure of your wheels. What you used for hubs, rims, spokes and tires.
Do you have any pictures of fabrication of these items?
Thank you,
Maxim08

[Jeff Brooks]

Boy that T-88 smells! like a fish fry or something!

[Makhpiyaluta]

Originally Posted by Maxim08

Willem,
I am very interested in the structure of your wheels. What you used for hubs, rims, spokes and tires.
Do you have any pictures of fabrication of these items?
Thank you,
Maxim08

Maxim08,

The hubs were made by ourself adding a extra flange to receive the disck. The rims, spokes and tires were done by a German company Oldtimer Reifen GmbH München I coverd them with Seconite on both sides. I hope these photos will help.





Willem

[Makhpiyaluta]

Jeff and others,

Here the photos of the inside of the fairing as prommised and details on the wheels and brakes.




Inside of the frontpiece.




Disc attached to the hub.

[Makhpiyaluta]

And here how the caliper is attached to the axle.

We split the axle and it pivots in the middle and inside the metal bugee holder box we added square anti rotation parts. By the way I've asked one of our engeneers about the idea of putting the brake lines inside the legs and it can be done, drill the holes on the side and instal the line then weld it arround the lines. This will give enough strenght.
When interested I can suply you a drawing for the hub with the extra flange.

Willem

[Jeff Brooks]

Makhpiyaluta,
thanks for the pictures, they are very helpful for solving my problem!!!! what plans did you build from?
did you take any pictures of the inside of the trailing edge?

Jeff

[Makhpiyaluta]

Originally Posted by Jeff Brooks

Makhpiyaluta,
thanks for the pictures, they are very helpful for solving my problem!!!! what plans did you build from?
did you take any pictures of the inside of the trailing edge?

Jeff

Jeff,

As we got a bare frame and wings we did not build it completly by ourselfs. The rest was done by us using all kinds of drawings we could find. Most was done from the Kelly drawings but we also used some LvA drawings because we wanted it to be like an LvA machine. Is ours historicly 100% correct?
Nawh but it gets very close I did try to get a good photo from the trailing edge side but it's so narrow and dark it didn't came out on the photo. I did see there IS a stringer at the trailing edge on ours. Altough it's not on the drawing. For the rest it looks like the front part.
And Jeff you can call me Willem instead of this difficult to write Lakota inlog name wich puzzles most people. I hope to've been of help to you.

Willem