Cape Girardeau's Christmas Holiday Float...The Baby Snowbird's Last Installment!!!!!

You could use it as one of these during the off season:

Mark Boesen wrote:it looks like you installed a 'black box' in front of cockpit, good call you never know what might happen to it.

You MIGHT say that I had an "Aft-Loading Situation" in the ole Weight-and-Balance Envelope !!!

The "Black Box" is a Box-o-Nails to keep the Snowbird from falling on it's afterburner !!!

The nose took care of this and now, Katrina is a lot less likely to find herself in a flat-spin scenario !!!

Cool !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You might want to do a built-in bench instead of the folding chair.  It will stiffen the structure more and save the chair.  Also if this is going to be used elsewhere it resolves the situation of having to secure the folding chair.

It will also provide a secure platform location for the bellcrank.

Phil

pkrankow wrote:You might want to do a built-in bench instead of the folding chair.  It will stiffen the structure more and save the chair.  Also if this is going to be used elsewhere it resolves the situation of having to secure the folding chair.

It will also provide a secure platform location for the bellcrank.

Phil

We're figuring to do a beach-type seat when the plane is used for Photos at the airshow. The folding chair will just sit on the floor of the trailer, and allow Katrina to gently rock the plane as she "Flies" it down the parade route.
I measured the carry-through spars to fit in front and back of the chair with no pinch points. With the wings removed, they also make great "carrying bars" to move the plane around.

Our sheet metal dude, Todd has offered the use of an old Martin Ejection seat...which we MAY use if it will fit inside the frame !!

Ray and Katrina finally get a turn at working on the Snowbird !!!  We're gonna let the base-coat dry until tomorrow, then put some color to it !!

You going to put a smoke system in that nozzle?

Yep !!

Derrick is donating the use of the "Smoke Machine" he uses with his band. Katrina will even have a Start/Stop switch to control it !!!

Kim.... I'm starting to think like you.... should I be worried?

WingingIt74 wrote:Kim.... I'm starting to think like you.... should I be worried?

Only if your friends start looking at you funny, and more than occasionally begin their sentences with, "OK...now let me get this straight...you're doing What???!!!"

Kim wrote:

WingingIt74 wrote:Kim.... I'm starting to think like you.... should I be worried?

Only if your friends start looking at you funny, and more than occasionally begin their sentences with, "OK...now let me get this straight...you're doing What???!!!"

 
I'm dooooooomed....... that already happens I can't blame you though, heard that most of my life

WingingIt74 wrote:

Kim wrote:

WingingIt74 wrote:Kim.... I'm starting to think like you.... should I be worried?

Only if your friends start looking at you funny, and more than occasionally begin their sentences with, "OK...now let me get this straight...you're doing What???!!!"

 
I'm dooooooomed....... that already happens :)I can't blame you though, heard that most of my life

Sounds Like a Good Life To Me !!!

The Snowbird get's it's first trim by Airport Manager Bruce while I rework it's instrument panel...and take photos !

This is all seriously entertaining!

Sharp looking.
Phil

Thanks Guys!

It's coming along...we're getting it's trailer today and, so far, no BIG problems have jumped up. We're even including a space heater in case our pilot gets cold !

Derrick (my boss) is talking about moving some of the furniture in our lobby and displaying it there, so we ought to be getting some use out of this sucker even after the parade !!

Good job, Kim. Are there any vacancies at the airport?

Lieven

OVERLORD wrote:Good job, Kim. Are there any vacancies at the airport?

Lieven

Airplane-Wise or Job-Wise ? !

Airplane-Wise: We're gonna have a bunch of empty spots once the new hangars are finished.

Job-Wise: I think Derrick is still looking to fill a part-time spot...but he MAY have a full-time spot open in April if I go through another bout of Spring Fever like I had last year !!!

You gonna move across the pond ?

I wasn't serious about that; just making plywood airplanes seems to be good fun !!

OVERLORD wrote:I wasn't serious about that; just making plywood airplanes seems to be good fun !!

Yeah, I was trying to be funny...if factual !

It's be great to have you visit though! At this point, you'd probably be handed a roller brush and a tray of paint !!!

Back on the Snowbird project.  The Parade is this Sunday, but we're in the homestretch with the Plane and it's accessories.



Left side of fuse has it's red trim.  I can't do the blue stripe 'til they get the "Snowbirds" decal to me.  I was gonna just freehand it, and may have to if they don't get the thing soon.



Said, "Yeah" when they asked me if I could draw a Christmas Tree on a piece of ply.  Then, realized that I'd never drawn a Christmas Tree !!
Doesn't matter too much...it's basically a stand for a flat-screen TV which will run a looped video of the Snowbirds' performance.  The T.V. will face backwards on the back of the float.



"Dry Assembly" with the Snowbird sitting on it's steel wheel chocks.



Had to make sure Katrina wouldn't be cited if the FAA ramp-checked her jet.  So, we forged a registration card for the Snowbird !  
"Renaissance and Commander" are a reference to two failed businesses that attempted to build planes here...in a hangar the taxpayers financed.  The subject is a sore spot with the city fathers, so it just HAD to be included !



Ready for final trim and smoke system !!!



The interior of the cockpit is gonna be painted black.

Looking good!

Put a set of ski's on that thing and it would make the coolest snow sled ever!!!!

It becomes more apparent with each installment why they picked you to be in charge of this project! Marvelous job, Kim. Looking forward to the maiden.

Rusty