My Fokker DVII Project - Page 61

Dan_San_Abbott · 18 June 2007, 08:27 PM

Jeff:
The data I have is the louvers were punch out separately and riveted into hole cut out of the side panels. This information came from the Fok.D.VII in the Musee De la'Air in Paris at Chalais Meudon.
What was of interest is the cowlings were from an assortment of Fok.D.VII aircraft The fuselage is D.VII (Alb)6810/18, the cowlings are, OAW 8484/18, (Alb)5414/18,
(OAW) 8452/18 and (Alb) 6796/18. It proves one thing for sure, the parts were interchangeable. I had recorded the the wings, tails and strut and they were also a mixture of Fok.D.VII serial numbers, unfortunately, I can't find the list.
Blue skies,
Dan-San

Maxim08 · 19 June 2007, 03:07 PM

Jeff,
Knowlton.

As Dan-san stated, louvers are seperate pieces inserted through openings from the back of the panel and riveted in place.

Regards,
John

Jeff Brooks · 19 June 2007, 05:06 PM

Dan_San_Abbott, thanks for the input!
Maxim08, a picture says a 1000 words. looks like I'm gonna have to make another one. I think making the louvers while they are not attached to the panel will be much easier anyways!

snipe · 20 June 2007, 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Jeff Brooks

Dan_San_Abbott, thanks for the input!
Maxim08, a picture says a 1000 words. looks like I'm gonna have to make another one. I think making the louvers while they are not attached to the panel will be much easier anyways!

Maxim08 beat me to it, but here's a close up of the starboard side cowl illustrating some details, including the way the louvres are attached.

Marco_Sommerau · 21 June 2007, 01:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Dogtail2

Do you know of a good reference for splicing cables?

Hi, this is the German instruction for splicing from a 1930s handbook. Might be of interest.

Regards,

M.

Jeff Brooks · 21 June 2007, 02:02 AM

Very nice!! Thank You Marco!

Dogtail2 · 21 June 2007, 01:55 PM

Thanks for the diagrams Marco, it all helps

Pete

Jeff Brooks · 23 June 2007, 10:35 PM

Dan_San_Abbott,
do you know if the louvers on a Fokker built planes were also inserts or just punched into the metal. below is a photo of the memorial flight fokker and I beleive it is a Fokker built plane. these louvers look like they are hammered into the existing metal.

Dan_San_Abbott · 24 June 2007, 04:13 PM

Jeff Brooks:
I don't think that is an original Fokker D.VII? The D.VII at the Musee de l'Air had som Fokker panels, made by Fokker, however they were at the cockpit. As far as I know OAW followed the Fokker practice very close with the one exception of the door on the left upper cowling. OAW had inserted louvers, so I would believe Fokker had the same method.
Blue skies,
Dan-San

Bookmaker · 25 June 2007, 10:04 AM

Jeff, being that your D VII isn't going to be a 100% replica (different engine set up, etc.), is it really worth redoing the side panels for such a trivial issue? Especially when some museum replicas are known to have them stamped out.

Just a thought. Nice work.

Also, I see we are sort of neighbors while you are at Ft. Rucker. I live just a little south of the Ala/Fla state line south of Dothan. I too like to drool over the WW I era planes at their museum. Nice collection.

Dale