by Skammers » Sun Jul 12, 2009 4:44 pm
A. I have a B17 about 60% completed 5 x 11ft. I am designing in some interesting elements. I am an aircraft mechanic and consultant with lots of ideas and a big shop.
(1) Systems such as:
(a) Hot water heat
(b) Three-way electrical and refrigerator
(c) Pitot tube/airspeed
(d) Large Aircraft style fuel cap for water fill
(e) Slide out electrical shelf with exterior door access, vented
(f) Composite Propane tank
(g) Swamp cooler small scale 12v
(h) Wings
(i) and Much more
B. This build was started in Alaska, now we are back in my old hometown of Oroville Washington. Not much work has been done in the last 9 months due to a serious accident and recovery time. But know I am retired and getting time to complete many of the elements listed. I can guarantee you it will not go unnoticed.
C. Some people say why and I say why not. When looking for a build I reviewed as much as I could find and looked and looked, then came upon a small obscure drawing of what was termed a B-17. No one has ever built one that I can discern, so I reasioned , well if I am going to build one this is going be it. So I got started building from the ground up, it took nine sheets of plywood layed out on a 6 x 12 ft table to layout the profile etc...
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