Sun May 03, 2009 11:34 am
We will find out in a few months - still not together yet
Sun May 03, 2009 1:15 pm
Was involved in a complete lower tank surface reskining. Sealed with the avgas version of FMS-1044 tank sealant. It's a messy and time consuming job, but won't leak afterwards. We did both dry air and wet checks after sealing. It took touching up in a few locations on tops skin penetrations, but if I remember correctly, it held wet pressure for a number of days before we drained it and started to reassemble the aircraft. It's been a couple of years, but when they are ready to fly it, there shouldn't be any leakage at all.
Wed May 06, 2009 10:21 am
When you take a close at a BT's primary structure it almost makes a Stearman look underbuilt!
Sun May 10, 2009 12:58 am
Sun May 10, 2009 1:31 am
Is there either a mod or an STC (whatever applies) that allows you to install fuel tank, instead of having a wet wing?
Thanks.
Tulio
Thanks.
Tulio
Sun May 10, 2009 7:34 am
I don't think there is Tulio. From what I remember, you would have to divide a tank into three or four sections and interconnect them somehow to get past the internal ribs for the wet wing. It's not a hard job to reseal a center section, just time consuming. The one I was involved in took more time to remove all the zinc chromate paste that was the original sealing material than anything else.
If you do deskin one, unless you build a hard jig, only do one side at a time to maintain the alignment.
If you do deskin one, unless you build a hard jig, only do one side at a time to maintain the alignment.
Sun May 10, 2009 9:24 am
Now thats funny..........he said "almost".Dan Jones wrote:When you take a close at a BT's primary structure it almost makes a Stearman look underbuilt!
Mon May 11, 2009 12:17 am
Hi Jeff,
Yep - "almost"!
Can an N3N have it's horsepower tripled and it's gross weight doubled while having part of it's primary structure cut away, or does it just hide in a dark corner of the hangar and sob "I wish I was a Stearman. I wish I was a Stearman..."?
How's your project coming along?
Dan
Yep - "almost"!
Can an N3N have it's horsepower tripled and it's gross weight doubled while having part of it's primary structure cut away, or does it just hide in a dark corner of the hangar and sob "I wish I was a Stearman. I wish I was a Stearman..."?
How's your project coming along?
Dan
Mon May 11, 2009 8:14 am
Dan Jones wrote:Hi Jeff,
Yep - "almost"!
How's your project coming along?
Dan
Now thats hilarious!!!!! Hide in the dark.
We should be back in the air in 2 weeks after winter maint. Just in time for the annual insp and then were ready to go.
Mon May 11, 2009 8:33 am
Now THAT'S a cool airplane! I wish I had pictures of mine when they were still dusters. I haven't had time to get mine going yet this year either but she's already got three local fly-ins on the calendar for next month so I'll be getting at it soon.
If anybody out there trips over a picture of either N5194N/C-GVTI or N9198R/C-GZAL in the meantime though I'd sure appreciate hearing about it.
Dan
If anybody out there trips over a picture of either N5194N/C-GVTI or N9198R/C-GZAL in the meantime though I'd sure appreciate hearing about it.
Dan
Mon May 11, 2009 7:21 pm
Dan Jones wrote:Now THAT'S a cool airplane! I wish I had pictures of mine when they were still dusters. I haven't had time to get mine going yet this year either but she's already got three local fly-ins on the calendar for next month so I'll be getting at it soon.
If anybody out there trips over a picture of either N5194N/C-GVTI or N9198R/C-GZAL in the meantime though I'd sure appreciate hearing about it.
Dan
Last I knew, N44758 was still forsale with the 1340, a group had taken it apart and did some work to it.
If anyone wants a N3N project, let me know......a SWEET one has just come up forsale..............A/C is in TN.
Mon May 11, 2009 11:06 pm
N3Njeff wrote:Now thats funny..........he said "almost".Dan Jones wrote:When you take a close at a BT's primary structure it almost makes a Stearman look underbuilt!
When a Sherman has "flying dreams" it's a Stearman.
Tue May 12, 2009 1:46 am
There is a BT-13 project over here for sale. Its complete i believe but its just not together. Last i saw it 6 months ago the fuselage was in the back with the wings.
Tue May 12, 2009 6:47 am
skydaddy61 wrote:N3Njeff wrote:Now thats funny..........he said "almost".Dan Jones wrote:When you take a close at a BT's primary structure it almost makes a Stearman look underbuilt!
When a Sherman has "flying dreams" it's a Stearman.
A stearman for a sherman...............but a N3N for a battleship
Fri May 15, 2009 5:33 pm
Mark D wrote:We will find out in a few months - still not together yet
Mark, how did you apply it? I have a tank to seal in an armored personnel carrier for a buddy. Did you spray it in? What did you spray it with if so?
Thanks,
