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    WWI Bits and pieces

    Thought I would post a few pictures of bit and pieces I have made to support builders and restorers of WWI aircraft.

    These wing nuts are known as Fokker Nuts. Fokker used these to fasten cowlings and metal panels to the fuselage. They are not locking, the design is such that in flight they streamline themselves to the airflow, and hang down when on the ground.



    One of my first efforts were compass mounts and corrector magnets for German aircraft. Worked from photo's, sketches, and written discriptions.





    I have plenty more to show if anyone is interested.

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    Yes please!

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    This is a throttle Quadrant for a Fokker DVII, but Triplane builders are also using them. To make more affordable I created kits for builders to finish.





    Most German and Austrian inline engine aircraft also had an auxiliary throttle on the control stick.



    I made kits for many builders.



    Rotary engines had a control with a single handle.



    More later.

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    Made some A&P 121 tubing. Wing tips, wing trailing edges and tail surface outlines on most of the Sopwith designs used this. I built a small machine to roll form the tube. Material is the same grade originally used.





    Fokker Used ball and socket joints for Landing Gear struts and wing strut ends on the Triplane, DVII, and DVIII. Sockets are very easy to install in the welded frame, just drill a hole.



    These are sockets that mount in the wing for the N struts on the DVII.



    More this weekend.

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    Very interesting, keep them coming.

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    A good friend of mine had a gas tank made for him by an "expert", it was total junk and not very accurate for a Fokker DVII. He asked me to build a new one, and I told him I was not a sheet metal expert. But he insisted because he was confident I would do a better job than the "expert".

    First I had to learn metal spinning, and make the tools to do it. 6 weeks of frustration and finally got a good one. There are 2 needed for the sumps on the tank bottom.





    The one on the left is from the "experts" tank.



    More soon.

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