F4F/FM2 Wildcat Project Update
I thought I might share some images on the progress of the F4F/FM2 project.
Arresting Gear Assembly:
This is surprisingly complex partly due to the poor quality of the blueprint archives, but also the fact that the key setting out information is fragmented and spread out over several resources; drawings and manuals.
I plan to document everything I have learned about this area and develop a single drawing showing all the key dimensions and datums for establishing the association between all the different components, fuselage bulkheads, and profiles for the skin surfaces.
Fuselage Updates:
Alongside the above, I have also been working on some updates to the fuselage bulkheads at Stations, 14, 15, and 15A. On the forward section of the fuselage, there are some minor updates at Stations 2 and 3 and a fully modeled bulkhead at Station 6.
I haven’t seen much daylight in this past week, literally working day and night on this project. Nothing is taken for granted nor assumed so a lot of time is spent on cross-referencing data and sourcing additional information. The project is moving forward quite well but I really need to take a few days off away from this computer so it may be a few weeks until my next update.
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