Author Archives: commander

Both lower P11 and upper P11, which were completed earlier this year, are now complete. The AUX panels are finished as well, but they must be tested to ensure that the wire and cable lengths are correct. The cabin pressure controller is the only one that is not fully functional among the switches, lights, and […]

Finally, with a year delay, I was able to prime the cockpit. There was a lot of damage on the skin that needed many hours of psanding and polishing. Also, former “Frankfurt” had quite a few dents that needed to be taken care of prior repainting. So here we go… My aim is to get […]

Sanding the fuselage, removing corrosion and masking the windows. Former D-ABOD will very soon be ready for repaint. Stay tuned 😉

Polishing was one of the most exhausting and time consuming jobs. The damage from corrosion and finding the right technique to get it done took a very long time. Finally sanding and professional polishing machines did the trick! The result is probably better than the cockpit was ever polished.

Lower P11 the Flight Engineer’s lower panel is wired up, tested and ready to be installed. About 15 hours work involved. All indicators are already converted and tested. Upper P11 is next followed by the overhead panel. Drawing 1,5A @28V. Now lights of the fragile light plate need to be fixed requiring some more attention […]