Ezell Aviation/Red Bull P-38 Update

[Lightning]

Howdy all

Ezell Aviation has just posted the October update, on the Red Bull P-38L.
Hydraulic & Skinning progress

http://www.ezellaviation.com/Projects%20Sub/P-38.htm

Keep em Flying

LIGHTNING

[Originalboxcar]

It looks like things are really progressing. Nice to know another warbird will soon be in the air.

thx for sharing!

regards,


t~

[Eureka181]

She is starting to look good! They do good work over there at Ezell Aviation.

Eric

[DoraNineFan]

I find the tooling work for the gondola ribs to be very interesting. They are doing very nice work.

Seeing as I'm pondering a second university degree/career change, what would be a good route to learn how to do that sort of work?

[wendovertom]

Awesome - I can't help but wonder how much $$ this is costing - I assume seven figures at least.

Tom P.

[Cvairwerks]

Best place to learn that type work would be a tool and die apprenticeship. Lots can be learned through tool and die design, but getting down in the shop and actually making tools and dies is where you really learn the process. On the other hand if you can find an old time A&P that does a lot of sheet metal work and can convince him/her to take you under their tutalage, then you will learn quite a bit too.

If you just want to bang on sheet metal and try things for yourself, then there are a number of vidoes and books out there to help you learn. But no matter what, the most you will learn is by actually doing and not by reading or watching.

[Chris Brame]

Nice work! So, can they stamp many parts from one wooden die? With all the P-38s in the works now, it would sure help reduce the cost... Also, are they going to keep the early model low profile intakes or put the deeper late ones back on it?