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PostPosted: Sat Apr 16, 2011 10:19 am 
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Awesome video, Matthias. Almost as good as being there! Thanks for posting.

Anxiously looking forward to seeing more pictures when the wings are down and you have the opportunity to shoot some detailed pictures......

Cheers,

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PostPosted: Sat Apr 16, 2011 11:50 am 
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ronl wrote:
Awesome video, Matthias. Almost as good as being there! Thanks for posting.

Anxiously looking forward to seeing more pictures when the wings are down and you have the opportunity to shoot some detailed pictures......

Cheers,

Ron


I think I had Ron :D

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PostPosted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 7:21 am 
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Hi Matthias,

All of your previous pictures are outstanding. I was just referring to (hopefully) seeing some pictures of the ammo boxes when they have the opportunity to pull them out of the wing.

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PostPosted: Mon Apr 18, 2011 7:56 am 
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I can not wait for the shots with the wheels up and blue sky all around her! :wink:

Awesome, many, many thanks for all these shots! :drinkers:

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PostPosted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 10:41 am 
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Photosession 8th April , some engine and system-checks

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Achim Meier at the controls ..... seems that he has fun :D

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what a beauty !!!!!

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those runups are really physical stress for the pilot :D pull the stick to the chest (lot of pressure on the elevators), brake hard (lot of power to the pedals) and "play" with the throttle. Nothing for a banker like me :shock: :lol:

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PostPosted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 10:44 am 
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again Achim

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some work :lol:

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PostPosted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 11:04 am 
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some interior shots

YEEEEEESSS ! I love it really , out of the office and sit down in a warbird, dream a bit ..... that my "escape" and my work-life-balance

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big ship and big grin

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when you stand on the pilots seat, you can see that

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when u sit down, you can see this .... not very much.... paying attention while taxiing that beast is a good idea

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lets look to the left

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and of course to the right

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in front the main panel

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:butthead: not enogh fuel ..... no escape chance :D

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wheels down (good idea) and in the upper left the magnetos-swith

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the right panel with the radio

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right panel, in the middle of that picture the "start button" ...... as I said not enough fuel ..... there is a little witch in my brain, but the angel on my shoulder says "dont even think about" .... one time I will kill that angel :lol:

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bomb release ... ok we have no bombs

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tank switch

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the electrical trim-joy-stick ... I think, the -5 was the first Corsair with electrical trim-mechanism

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no use of that, I fly only low level :lol: low and fast an angry bird has to fly low

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canopy control

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again radio and wingfolding-control

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again a look straight forward left side

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the huge flaps

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full right aileron (look at that trimtab)

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full left aileron

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last glimpse, the heating at the bottom of the cockpit. You can open and close it with your feet.

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That was the cockpit "walkaround" , hope you enjoyed ist

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PostPosted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 12:20 pm 
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Great, fantastic, magnificent, incredible and wunderbar.....but I'll ask the question all of us especially the Corsair aficianados on this site and around the world are wondering.....when they gonna quit playing with it and FLY IT??

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PostPosted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 12:23 pm 
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AWESOME

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PostPosted: Sat Apr 23, 2011 3:05 pm 
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Matthias, it's time you had a serious talk with yourself about flying lessons. Anybody who dreams in the cockpit like that deserves it! Go for it.

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PostPosted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 4:43 am 
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something for Ron :D ammunition boxes of the Corsair.

Achim took out the starboard ammu-box especially for you dear Ron :)

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the main hatch (sorry no decals)

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the smaller one

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the whole thing

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the box itself. Its really lightweight

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from another angle

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the other side

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"closed"

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"open"

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no decals inside

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thats it, concerning ammu-boxes, hope it helps

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PostPosted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 5:06 am 
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last but not least some "static shots" of that black beauty. I think bird will be airborne the next days, some paperwork should be done. Of course I will inform you when Achim made the maiden ....

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close up to the flamedampeners

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impressive

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tailplane

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in front of the shop

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and the last one for today ..... full flaps !

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PostPosted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 7:39 am 
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Thanks for another wonderful update Matthias. 8)

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Matthias Dorst wrote:
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Good Grief, what an ingenious design for quick reloads!!!

Our fathers and grand-fathers really, really knew what they were doing! :drinkers:

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Just wondering why the exhaust stacks are shaped like a horse shoe?


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