Me-262 Progress

[Mayo]

Today the fuselage and wing of #1 were married in the sunny afternoon light.
Photographer from a Classics, Air magazine was presant today taking advantage of the two aircraft being outside during a nice visit from the sun.
All repairs complete, wings attached to the fuselage, what now remains for the team to do is paint the new skins and install what appears to be everything one could possibly remove from an aircraft.
Gear actuator ( the culprit ) replacements, to be machined by independant manufacturer, still in the bidding process.
#2 aircraft on its gear sporting a zinc primer fashon with greens and yellows only a mother could love. Landing gear for the #2 came from a S-2 and the tires are a bit oversized. The tires touch eachother as they retract.

next flight prospect: late June

[AAFO_WSagar]

Geez Mayo... we gonna have to get a digital camera in your hands dood!!

Wayne

[Unregistered]

latest news

Gear actuator assembly consisting of eight new machined parts
each part costing $1,ooo
Two actuators per aircraft
Three aircraft to fill an order

Number One centered in the enormous hanger sitting atop jacks awaiting undercarrage and powerplants. Wires and hoses hanging once again from every opening. People and rollaways at every corner fitting and installing the guts of all systems.

The entire project may wait on the time it will take to machine the new actuators, and the funding for them.

Number Two wont fly until next year, this a/c being the single seat variant.

[rwflyboy]

part needed

Saw their web page and thought maybe someone had an idea for them.


HELP NEEDED! In order to complete our repairs we are in a desperate search for a specific Nose Landing Gear Drawing # 19-2437-400E, dated 1942 or 1943. If you have any information pertaining to this drawing, please contact us.

http://www.stormbirds.com/project/general/updates.htm