News from MeierMotors South Germany EDTG

Matthias Dorst · **Posted:** Sat Sep 24, 2011 11:04 am

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 · **Posted:** Sat Sep 24, 2011 11:07 am

assembly of the cockpits

mainpanel

panel of the backseater

Chappie · **Joined:** Wed Dec 19, 2007 9:40 am **Posts:** 987

Matthias,

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

Chappie

Matthias Dorst · **Posted:** Mon Oct 17, 2011 2:24 am

Some updates TF-51 project

some work :evil:

the fairings

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

hard work

Projectmanager Klaus is having fun ..... wiring

Matthias Dorst · **Posted:** Mon Oct 17, 2011 2:34 am

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 :twisted:

) 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 · **Posted:** Mon Oct 17, 2011 2:45 am

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 · **Posted:** Mon Oct 17, 2011 3:17 am

Matthias Dorst wrote:

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 · **Posted:** Mon Oct 17, 2011 4:16 am

Marriage ! .... really a big moment

another Mustang is standing on its own legs

Matthias Dorst · **Posted:** Mon Oct 17, 2011 4:27 am

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 · **Posted:** Mon Oct 17, 2011 5:06 am

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 · **Posted:** Mon Oct 17, 2011 5:56 am

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

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

Matthias Dorst · **Posted:** Mon Oct 17, 2011 3:17 pm

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 · **Posted:** Mon Oct 17, 2011 3:26 pm

... 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 · **Posted:** Mon Oct 17, 2011 7:21 pm

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

lmritger · **Posted:** Mon Oct 17, 2011 9:39 pm

Matthias Dorst wrote:

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? :lol:

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!!! :drink3:

Lynn

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