News from MeierMotors South Germany EDTG

StangStung · **Posted:** Mon Jun 27, 2011 4:57 pm

Fantastic pics as always.

One question (or maybe three on a theme): Why the glossy Olive Drab anti-glare panel? Wouldn't it have been drab? I mean, gloss kind of defeats the purpose of anti-glare, correct?

And since it's such a small bit of paint, doesn't seem like cleaning would be an issue...especially if you're going to polish all that beautiful natural metal.

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Django · **Posted:** Tue Jul 19, 2011 11:52 am

I suspect they're all still in a bit of shock.

Looking forward to Matthias' posts, and perhaps some reflections from Meier Motors.

Lightjug · **Posted:** Tue Jul 19, 2011 12:01 pm

Django wrote:

I suspect they're all still in a bit of shock.

Looking forward to Matthias' posts, and perhaps some reflections from Meier Motors.

Well said Django.

Mark

Matthias Dorst · **Posted:** Wed Jul 27, 2011 7:48 am

Time for some updates .... there was a lot of work to do the last weeks. Main attraction lies on the P-51 TF-project of the Schuelke-family, well known as Air Fighter Academy GmbH based on the island Usedom, North-East Germany .... what abeautiful place to live, I tell you ...

Okay here we are, here we go

As you know, lots of parts are missing, so the bodywork team had to built up a complete new doghouse from scratch. Those guys are really artists !

the big radiator

the doghouse

close up to the flapactuators

elevator control

the whole thing with the "dummy engine"

Matthias Dorst · **Posted:** Wed Jul 27, 2011 7:58 am

some work at the interior of the double-seater. New dashboard, also scratch built by Olek

work in May 2011

bodywork

the bodyshop

some work in the wheelbay, hydraulics .... not much space to work for team-member Klaus Mueller

Olek doing some work at the retracts

ITS WEDDING TIME !!! June 2011 Fuselage and wing are coming together, quite a big moment and of course a milestone in that project !

paradise in South Germany

Matthias Dorst · **Posted:** Wed Jul 27, 2011 8:07 am

.... now it looks like a plane to me ...

some detail shots, hope its not to boaring to you folks

flapactuators/flapattachment

wing centersection with aileron actuators/cables (dont know the right term exactely)

centersection with aileron-control, elevatot-control an flapactuators ... seems to be the controlling heart of that planes

radiator

discussing the next steps ... Olek on the left and Klaus on the right. Two fantastic guys !

the project

the man and the machine, Olek in front of "his" project

Matthias Dorst · **Posted:** Wed Jul 27, 2011 8:16 am

July 2011, the TF-wing is ready to paint

body work

now you are informed, concerning the TF-project .... they hope the can bring the fighter in autuumn in the air

Matthias Dorst · **Posted:** Wed Jul 27, 2011 8:38 am

small update to the Spitfire doubleseater project MJ772 belonging to the airfighter academy Usedom

Teammember Julian is working on the electrics

preparing for maingear-tests

a piece of art !

Jochen and Felix (sitting) perparing the fighter for maingear-tests

everything works as it should do

I think yo will as yourselves, where is that engine ... not so easy to reply. The revised engine is in the shop, but you cant mount it without installing the front tank first. There was missing the fuel pump ..... now the parts are there and soon the magnificant fighter will get his heart !

Thats the place the tank will take place

the fuselage tank

and the brandnew original fuelpump

Jochen seems to be happy and soon he will sit in the backseater-cockpit and will have a lot of fun !

.... but at first Jochen has some work at the wheels

RobC · **Posted:** Wed Jul 27, 2011 12:38 pm

Olek Rocks! You can never have too many fabrication pictures, Mattias.

OZFURYFAN · **Posted:** Wed Jul 27, 2011 6:09 pm

Hi Matthias,I'm with Rob on the pics,you can never have too many detail or manufacturing shots,thanks again for taking the time to post 'em,regards,Pete

Matthias Dorst · **Posted:** Fri Aug 12, 2011 3:19 pm

Here the pictures took by Werner Hovrath, engineer of Dieter Thoms Flighttest (they make all the paperwork for MeierMotors). Werner gave MeierMotors those photos, copyright by Werner Hovrath.

Btw. in the second of the maidenflight I laid on the beach at Bibione (Italy) and took a drink .... I hate holidays when there is a maiden in Bremgarten. But Achim sent me a SMS so I had the chance to party some 750km away ...

Today I talked with the team and Marc "Leon" Mathis. They seemed to be happy

checkruns before maiden

and here we go

what a beauty !!!!!!!

love that stunniung paintscheme really

touchdown after ca. 20minutes

Marc "Leon" Mathis, who else ? What a hell of a pilot

HORRIDOH !

Hope that I will get a video form Werner soon ....

Matthias Dorst · **Posted:** Sat Aug 13, 2011 11:50 am

Olek rocks .... yes indeed.. some work on the windscreen. Olek is really a great guy

help on the screen

men at work, Klaus on the right is doing all those wirings and hydraulics... what a hell of a job, I wont change my bankersjob to this

.... but Klaus seems to be happy with it

I tried it of course of my own and wired some electric things .... some fun with the project and the team

NEVER, I tell you, never let a banker work on your fighter .... NEVER ! :p

Matthias Dorst · **Posted:** Sat Aug 13, 2011 12:02 pm

what a beauty ....

difficult work on the windscreen

paint job ! Ralf has finished the paintjob on the wing ....

Ralf explained me the work (hello, I am a banker)

top job Ralf !

Elmar Meier, technical head of MeierMotors, is checking the paintwork

look at this perfect surface !

Matthias Dorst · **Posted:** Sat Aug 13, 2011 12:12 pm

some work at the cockpits

wiring

work on the windscreen took from another position

canopy

something for the wings ...

to be continued ... so stay tuned

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