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Date |
Preview |
| Creosotewind | Scratch Built Grumman F9F Panther | Parked | 10-Jul-09 16:38 |  |
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| Sorry for the blurry shot. This shows the rudimentary cockpit. It does have the side counsols, seat and armored back and the control panel. Just not installed yet. |
| Creosotewind | Scratch Built Grumman F9F Panther | Parked | 10-Jul-09 16:36 |  |
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| Rear view. I think the graceful curves of the tail area are what attracted me to this plane. And that also made drawing the parts a bit of a bear. The tail has a slight curve to it from top to bottom, and then there is a concave shape just above the tailcone. |
| Creosotewind | Scratch Built Grumman F9F Panther | Parked | 10-Jul-09 16:34 |  |
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| Front view. Early in the construction I was getting disappointed at how sloppy the stringers were lining up. Then I realized I was mis-aligning some of them. Overall I'm pretty happy with the look, but will be making a few changes for better fit and cleaner building. |
| Creosotewind | Scratch Built Grumman F9F Panther | Parked | 10-Jul-09 16:31 |  |
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| The stringers are all in place. Overall length is 26 1/2 inches. With the nose cone added, it will be about 28 inches overall. |
| Creosotewind | Scratch Built Grumman F9F Panther | Parked | 10-Jul-09 16:30 |  |
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| Starting to make notes to myself for changes to parts and the drawings. These are half size prints on 11x17 paper. |
| Creosotewind | Scratch Built Grumman F9F Panther | Parked | 10-Jul-09 16:29 |  |
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| Test fitting the wing root. I'm starting to find a few pieces that need minor adjustments, and some that need major adjustments. |
