Teamski Posted July 6, 2015 Share #1 Posted July 6, 2015 Work on the AMC Museum "Turf and Sports Special" continues. Now that we have the troop seats installed, we are now working on installing the gun ports in the troop windows. It was pretty harrowing drilling the 2.5" hole in 3/8" plexiglass without causing injury to person or plane. With the exception of one window, it was an outstanding success. Here are shots of the holes I drilled and the rubber gaskets we plan on using. They aren't 100% correct, but they are as close as we can get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Teamski Posted July 6, 2015 Author Share #3 Posted July 6, 2015 Once we get all of the gaskets in, we are going to use the disks we cut out as the plugs. Another project we are working on is the glider tow gear which is missing from the aircraft. Phantomfixer on this board is going to fabricate a mounting ring that incorporates 4 lugs that attach to struts. This is going to be really fun.... not. Trying to do measurements in the tailcone of the aircraft is going to be a challenge to say the least. The cool thing is that we have an original bite cylinder on hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamski Posted July 6, 2015 Author Share #4 Posted July 6, 2015 It looks like this on the plane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamski Posted July 6, 2015 Author Share #5 Posted July 6, 2015 Another volunteer already installed the snap fittings you see in the photo. They look awesome. The real fun starts when we build up the 4 struts that hold the cylinder in place. More to follow on that. I mentioned that the AMC Museum C-47 is a true combat vet and is painted as it was during WWII. Here is an original shot of it being worked on. We are trying to locate a source for the Rebecca antennas on the sides of the aircraft and the transmitter antenna on the lower nose. If anybody knows where we can get these, it would be greatly appreciated! -Ski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamski Posted July 6, 2015 Author Share #6 Posted July 6, 2015 As you can see, we are missing the antennas from the plane. Thanks for looking! -Ski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doinworkinvans Posted July 6, 2015 Share #7 Posted July 6, 2015 Such good work - I wish i be could privaleged enough to work on a project like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewis505 Posted July 6, 2015 Share #8 Posted July 6, 2015 Well done lads! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Signor Posted July 6, 2015 Share #9 Posted July 6, 2015 There's a couple of C-47 Facebook pages , try posting about the work on there it may generate some leads on the parts etc .................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattS Posted July 6, 2015 Share #10 Posted July 6, 2015 Great job so far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocCollector1441 Posted July 6, 2015 Share #11 Posted July 6, 2015 Great work... the C47 has always been my favorite plane of the era... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDK Posted July 8, 2015 Share #12 Posted July 8, 2015 Very nice. Congrats on your accomplishments so far. It looks great, JD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamski Posted August 2, 2015 Author Share #13 Posted August 2, 2015 Ha! Today we installed the glider tow rope release mechanism in the C-47. Phantomfixer on this board fabricated the spider bracket that attached the mechanism to the struts that hold it in place. I am pretty chuffed with how it turned out! This plane is quickly becoming fully equipped once again. -Ski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomfixer Posted August 4, 2015 Share #14 Posted August 4, 2015 looks good Eric...Rods too ...now we just need to spin her around and attach her to the CG-4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonesy1275 Posted August 4, 2015 Share #15 Posted August 4, 2015 Great job guys. I must get the RAF to send me back out to Dover AFB on another C-17 course so I can visit the museum again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattS Posted August 4, 2015 Share #16 Posted August 4, 2015 Looking good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomfixer Posted August 5, 2015 Share #17 Posted August 5, 2015 Jonsey if you do get the chance give Ski or I a call...we will give you the grand tour .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamski Posted September 29, 2015 Author Share #18 Posted September 29, 2015 We scratch built and installed a pair of APN-2/AN-148 Rebecca antennas on the C-47 this weekend. We couldn't find originals, so we had to make them ourselves. They turned out really well. The plane is definitely looking more and more like it did 70+ years ago. -Ski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamski Posted September 29, 2015 Author Share #19 Posted September 29, 2015 .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomfixer Posted September 29, 2015 Share #20 Posted September 29, 2015 very nice Eric...looks good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamski Posted May 23, 2016 Author Share #21 Posted May 23, 2016 The restoration crew installed the last pair of bomb racks for the paracrates. We were fortunate to find them as they are rare as hen's teeth! The C-47 is reaching it's final configuration. phantomfixer from this forum is finishing up the radio compartment rack installation and then we will be getting the "coat closet" behind the cockpit completed as well. So much work done and yet, more to be done. Note that we had to fabricate the two antennas you see in the photo from stratch; The HF trailing antenna and the VHF radio mast. Luckily, we were able to salvage the aerial antennas from the old post-war configuration. -Ski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doinworkinvans Posted May 24, 2016 Share #22 Posted May 24, 2016 SKI - making good progress! Love the updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waltz41 Posted May 25, 2016 Share #23 Posted May 25, 2016 Very nice work there. I never saw those bomb racks before! Hoping to come down and visit this summer, it's not too far from me and I've been meaning to for a while now. It's a nice collection of aircraft there, and that was many years ago the last time I was there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtdorango Posted May 25, 2016 Share #24 Posted May 25, 2016 Wow!!....great work on the ol gal......mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomfixer Posted May 25, 2016 Share #25 Posted May 25, 2016 here is a period pic from a training manual grabbed online...the parapack racks had a standard USAAF bomb rack installed in the pararack....I forget which model it is...is about 14 inches long..and the paracrate or parapack is released from a control panel near the cargo door, either electrically or with a manual release cable....the racks really make the underside POP.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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