I’m now starting to share my technical research on a separate page. It covers various aspects of the aircraft, including control forces, changes in hydraulic system behavior during different phases of flight, and much more.The information is based on various manuals from different airlines. For clarity and better readability, the graphs have been recreated from […]
Tag Archives: B707
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Sep
Sep
Cockpit Restoration Update Things are moving forward every single day. The fluorescent cockpit lighting is now working, although the original tubes remain unreliable. I’ll keep working on them for now, but if necessary, I’ll eventually convert them to LED while preserving the original brightness and Kelvin temperature. The eyebrows have finally been restored and reinstalled […]
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Aug
Aug
Today I finally managed to paint the roof. To do this, I had to cover the entrance with foil to keep out the wind, which would otherwise blow dust and insects onto the paint. The painting went well—just two small insects and three paint runs that will need some touch-ups, but otherwise it turned out […]
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Jun
Jun
Progress is continuing in small steps. The floor has now been completely sprayed with zinc chromate, and I’m reinstalling the old carpet. I cleaned it quite thoroughly using a pressure washer and degreaser, and it turned out surprisingly well. It’s amazing how much brown nicotine was on the carpet too! It’s really everywhere – though […]
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Nov
Nov
Corrosion is by far the biggest challenge in this project apart from financing. Brushed off the corrosion on the RH side and the forward bulkhead and repainted with 2k primer. Once the forward bulkhead is complete I can reinstall insulation and air conditioning ducts and basically start wiring things up. Found a German coin from […]
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