Building a Nieuport 11...

[jdanneel]

Frank, if all the people who follow your project would donate one dollar, you could run for president...

if you win the election (without any doubt), you'll have no time left to fly, and I understand this is not something you want

keep it going

johan

[Frank Giger]

I could never be POTUS.

"I'd like to go flying today."
"Sorry, Mr. President, there's a TFR."
"Dang."

[Two weeks later]

"I'd like to go flying today."
"Sorry, Mr. President, there's a TFR."
"Again? Sheesh! It's like that darned thing is following me around wherever I go!"

[Sam Buchanan]

It's actually very thin steel - I am just so used to typing aluminum that's all I know how to write.

[edit]

On fire - with a three-quarters cowl (the lower third is cut away, exposing the engine), fire is going to wind up exiting the compartment and along the bottom of the fuselage if it gets going. That's one of the reasons I opted for a wooden floor (as in the original) versus running fabric all the way up, as a lot of folks do with these replicas.

Frank, if your firewall came with the kit, stick a magnet to it to see if it is indeed steel. The firewall that shipped with my D7 kit was 6061 aluminum which is unacceptable for a firewall. I replaced it with 26g galvanized steel.

[Frank Giger]

Yep, it is aluminum. Hmmm, gonna have to think that one through.

Gun is almost done, and I started work on the windscreen.

[pittsdriver3]

I have used this on several airplanes. A little spendy but how much is your life worth. Get their fireproof glue to go with it. Don
http://www.brownaircraft.com/product_p/ct-190-36.htm

[rv8bldr]

Here in Canada at least, the firewall MUST be steel, not aluminum. I just bought a big piece of stainless from Aircraft Spruce for my Bearhawk. You do NOT want just a piece of aluminum between you and that roaring fire under the cowl...

[Sam Buchanan]

Here in Canada at least, the firewall MUST be steel, not aluminum. I just bought a big piece of stainless from Aircraft Spruce for my Bearhawk. You do NOT want just a piece of aluminum between you and that roaring fire under the cowl...

Especially with the aluminum fuel tank just two inches behind the "firewall"......

[bookmaker]

For stainless steel for firewalls, check with local metal cabinet shops. I was able to get a piece of .032" stainless cut 42" perfectly round by a local shop for less than the shipping on a piece of square sheet steel.

Dale

[Frank Giger]

Hmmm, I'm thinking I can mount steel over the aluminum, which will keep me from undoing a lot of the work already done. One of the easier things.

Either that or start carrying a pistol in the cockpit as they did in WWI.

[Sam Buchanan]

Hmmm, I'm thinking I can mount steel over the aluminum, which will keep me from undoing a lot of the work already done. One of the easier things.

Either that or start carrying a pistol in the cockpit as they did in WWI.

That should work, I even considered that option (not the pistol...) when I changed my firewall. I ended up saving part of the old "firewall" and replacing the majority of it behind the engine (and in front of the tank).



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