Covering My Full-Size Sopwith Camel Aircraft in Fabric | Ready for Paint!
Vložit
- čas přidán 18. 06. 2024
- Join me as I take you through the exciting process of covering my full-size Sopwith Camel aircraft in fabric! From preparing the airframe to applying the fabric and getting everything ready for painting, I'll show you each step in detail. Watch and learn how to bring this iconic WWI fighter plane back to life!
🔴 Subscribe for more aviation restoration projects and flight adventures!
👍 If you enjoyed the video, please give it a thumbs up and share it with fellow aviation enthusiasts!
Looking awesome dude!
Thank you! Cheers!
Love your updates! Your attention to detail is incredible. Keep up the great build.
Thanks Dave
Nice covering job, Scott, it's looking really good!
And it's great to see the finished shape emerging, very satisfying indeed.
When it came to shrinking fabric of the turtledeck, I was concerned that higher temperatures would bend or distort the wooden stringers. I consulted Robert, who suggested that turtledeck fabric be shrunk only enough to flatten the fabric - in other words, the lowest temp (250 degrees F in my case) was used just once or twice, until the wrinkles were gone.
The rest of the fuselage fabric being on steel can easily support a full course of multiple increasing shrink temperatures.
Keep up the good work!
John
SE5a
Thanks, I think the stringers will hold shape, no glue until shrunk. but thank you
Sensational Rowdy!
Thank you
This is so fun to watch.. you are doing great. I would love to do a full size bird myself, but I will live vicariously threw you lol
You can do it!
Top quality workmanship and the build process very well described 👍👍
Wow, thanks!
Thanks Scott!
You're welcome!
She's coming along very nicely indeed. You are doing a first class job and building something of which you should be very proud.
Thanks Whiskers
Satisfying when you start covering acreage with fabric, it would seem. Excellent progress! Always look forward to the next episode.
Thanks again!
Fantastic work, Scott she is going to look amazing when done...😊
Hope so!
Great stuff Scott. Lots of progress. A big bang for your bucks.
Thank you
It’s looking wonderful, and really great progress being made
Thank you
Looking awesome mate
Thank you! Cheers!
"Achimengels" in Germany, who's been making original Fokker copies for years, interestingly wraps all tubing with strips of lozenge fabric before covering. Wow! What a pain! And is there really an advantage with today's glues.
Going well thanks
Hi Scott you do great work, it's good to watch. For your tent, a roll of roofing alfoil from the hardware could be draped over. Also, to keep heat in your head, grab a Collingwood beanie lol
Thanks for the tips!
Hey Scott, I photograph aircraft and would love to come down to YLTV and take some photos of your aircraft once it’s finished!
No problem thanks
Hi Scott,
Great progress!
Just wondering what tyres you chose for your Camel? They look good and should be the same for our Sopwith Baby.
Cheers.
I went to a motor cycle Shop and they fitted cheap straight tread tyres and also tried up the spokes and wheels. They will tell you the rims are no good for aircraft but hey.
Your build of the Camel is extremely interesting, as is your commentary as you go. What is involved with ‘certification’? Your Camel is not ‘certified’, but does that mean that it is not permitted to engage in aerobatics, or is there something else? I really like your corner reinforcement pieces, top work!
Thank you, not certified means no flight training school use, no paid work and passengers at their own risk etc. And I can maintain the aircraft myself.
Hey Scott just found and subscribed looks good are you in Melbourne you said it was cold also what system are you using for your coverings
Hi Kevin, Latrobe Valley Victoria and Stewart systems