BLACK HAWK PROJECT
UPDATE
I
Wednesday 18 August,
1999 20:19:50 PDT
Greetings All!
W ell, my vacation is about over (only two more
days) so progress will probably be slower, but here's what I've done so
far:
F irst I
drew a "scale" (quotation marks included because this sure ain't an exact
science--at least not as far as I'm concerned) profile of the bird on wrapping
paper. The sucker was about 9' long! DDIRDOC Benton (Lightning 4) took a look
and wondered how I was gonna sneak this project by Mrs. 6 without taking a hit
in the "relationship" department.
N ext I constructed
the cargo and cockpit decks from 1/4" hardboard (like particle board only with
finer grain). I added a rear cargo area bulkhead, avionics/control console, and
pilot seats. Lightning 4 and one of the Thunder Bay pilots check out my progress
to this point (they were mighty skeptical about this thing shaping out to be
anything more than fancy firewood).
I attached a cabin
roof and some of the overhead structure on top of the cabin/cockpit area (1/8"
hardboard) and am soaking some pre-cut panels for the exerior panels.
F inally, I drilled
holes in the control console and panel for lighting (which I will add later),
then printed out some decals to affix on the panels for the displays.
T hat's about all for
now. I hope to have a bit more done in the next few days. I'll keep you all
posted!
Teddy T
Lightning 6