News from MeierMotors South Germany EDTG

[Matthias Dorst]

lets turn to the TF-51 project

some bodywork on the doghouse



reconstruction of the radiatorintake. This man is an artist I tell you



paintjob finished !







Erik is doing the wirings ... what a job. No, Erik is on the MeierMotors payroll, he is not a prisoner



work on the tailwheel



and again bodywork, bodywork, bodywork







not so easy I think ....



Doghouse

[Matthias Dorst]

assembly of the cockpits

mainpanel



panel of the backseater

[Chappie]

Matthias,

How goes it around the shop these days? Any progress on Yagen's Buchon?


Chappie

[Matthias Dorst]

Some updates TF-51 project

some work the fairings



Jochen is polishing the control surfaces, here some work on the flaps



hard work





Projectmanager Klaus is having fun ..... wiring

[Matthias Dorst]

the whole thing



wingbolt ..... its amazing ... four such bolts but 450mp/h and some fighterfigures ... amazing



Some cockpitviews .... views you will never see again at this bird. I love such details and hope its not too boaring for you folks

[img]http:/http://www.dorst-freiburg.de/BilderStregaHP/TF51%204463473/TF51%20project%202011-09-09(16).jpg[/img]

radio (CD, DVD, bluray and so on ) and tankswitch



left panel front cockpit



stencilwork



the left side



main board, front cockpit



Volume and mute for the sound-sytem in front of the cockpit



the toys for the backseater



again, left panel front cockpit



panel, backseater

[Matthias Dorst]

some insights

elevatorcontrol, good to see the counterweight upon the well (hope thats a matching word). On the same well the flapconnectors. The "balls" hanging down are for the aileron-control



wirings for the elevatorcontrol (pull-pull)

[img]http://www.dorst-freiburg.de/BilderStregaHP/TF51%204463473/TF51%20project%202011-09-09(6).jpg´[/img]

close up



lets turn to the tail .... some things and bits to keep the controlwiring tight



some details concerning the tail wheel

[img]http:/http://www.dorst-freiburg.de/BilderStregaHP/TF51%204463473/TF51%20project%202011-09-09(3).jpg[/img]

close up to the geardoors



a bit closer and from another angle

[airnutz]

Volume and mute for the sound-sytem in front of the cockpit

Thank you so much for your detailed posts Matthias! Not boring at all..keep'em coming!!!

[Matthias Dorst]

Marriage ! .... really a big moment







another Mustang is standing on its own legs

[Matthias Dorst]

some close ups > bodywork and fairings





close up scissors



carburator



engine details .... btw. the engine is freshly overhauled by Vintage V12´s Techahapi





good to see those glass-spark-plugs. With this plugs you can avoid humidity in the engine. Blue shows "dry", red shows "dehumidified"

[Matthias Dorst]

again some pics from the whole thing .... really a beauty and I hope I can soon take a seat in the back cockpit









thats all for today ! ..... to be continued



...... so stayed tuned

[Matthias Dorst]

some enginetests of the Spitfire T9 MJ772 .... now with German registration !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHBxmCaXNPU

[Matthias Dorst]

Lets talk about the Buchon project

As you might know, this running project belongs to Jerry Yagens Fighter Factory Virginia. The task is to restore the airframe and convert it with a Daimler Benz DB605 to a "Gustav". Of course German registration and all those things.... lot of work, but a stunning project

I first "met" the fuselage in 2007 at the old shop in Freiburg, but now the project was started by Jerry Yagen



not so funny ..... clean the wings and wash all the colors off. Hard work, sometimes with a toothpick









good to see the Spanish wingstructure with two spars





gunport ... this was/is the gunmount for the Hispano 20mm cannon, one reason for the two-spar-wingstructure



looks like a ship, not like a fighter

[Matthias Dorst]

... the left wing in its "original" shape, will say in color



one of the typical spanish features. The 20mm Hispano mount. The aileron pushrod "goes around" the cannon. Tricky construction



close up gun bay



close up aileron pushrod



close up wingspar



between the spars, the ammunition bay, on the left side the feeder for the cannon



close up to the ammunition feeder at the cannon-side of the wing





the complete wing



wing fuselage side with all those attachments



wingtip

[Bearcat SA]

One of my favorite threads on the Net ... well done Matthias... I am in awe of the work done at Meier Motors

[lmritger]

Lets talk about the Buchon project

As you might know, this running project belongs to Jerry Yagens Fighter Factory Virginia. The task is to restore the airframe and convert it with a Daimler Benz DB605 to a "Gustav". Of course German registration and all those things.... lot of work, but a stunning project

I knew this was being done, but not where... you just totally made my week, Matthias!!! Is there anything I can do to help... even send boxes of toothpicks?

It will be a glorious, glorious day when this returns to Va Beach... I guarantee you I will be taking the day off to be there for the event.

Thank you SO much for this!!!

Lynn