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707 cockpit successfully moved

Posted on May 31, 2020May 31, 2020 by commander
31
May

The cockpit has been successfully moved to a new location 30km north of Munich saving 90% storage costs. Restoration work will continue soon.

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Bendix RMIs

Posted on April 5, 2020August 29, 2020 by commander
05
Apr

Finally started working on the 4x Bendix RMIs. These hat a specially made dial for Lufthansa. Now working on 12V stepper motors with 1/16 microstepping. More infos and video to follow      

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Removing insulation

Posted on February 29, 2020 by commander
29
Feb

After some considerations I decided to remove the entire insulation for better access to the airframe. This makes it easier to remove remaining wires, tubes and other unnecessary equipment. I am still missing the footrest brackets, panel brackets and panel hinges which I will have to re manufacture.  

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Cleaning cleaning cleaning….

Posted on January 18, 2020January 18, 2020 by commander
18
Jan

D-ABUD/N707QJ is undergoing a thorough cleaning and removal of insulation, wiring and unnecessary tubes. Kitchen cleaner is probably the best cleaning product to use for this job. Note the large amounts of nicotine which were not that easy to remove and required some extensive rubbing.  

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Cockpit restoration update

Posted on December 17, 2019 by commander
17
Dec

Control coloums removed, Foot rest removed, wirring removed, Panel brackets removed, cockpit floor wire duct removed.

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