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A built Vario MD 900 kit (by Vario)
The real thing in UK Air Support Colours
November
24, 2009
Waiting for
the faulty starter motor to be replaced, so decided to make a set of
seat belts for the first pilot.
I also fitted
the rear strengthening rods from the mechanics to the high pressure
duct. In the right hand shot you can also see the rectangular exit
hole for the tube that carries the power to the rudder servo. This
will of course have to be sealed totally once the boom has been
fitted and glues into position, as we need all the high pressure air
as possible created by the huge fan mounted onto the motor main
shaft to reach the NOTAR unit at the back.
November
25-28, 2009
The Vario
starter arrived back at Vario, and I heard yesterday that it is
definitely faulty. A new starter
motor is now on it's way over from Vario Germany, so it will be
another week before I can return to the task of getting the Webra
.91 started up and run in.
In the
meantime I have been pressing on with creating lettering and
Humberside Police decals etc. I have also been final rubbing
the paint down and even getting to the stage of starting the long
process of waxing it to get that real final finish we all want on
our helicopters.
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Here are two of the sheets
of decals and lettering after the first coat of lacquer has
been applied to them. They really need three coats for the
best effect, although it does make them a little thicker. |
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Here is the first lettering
applied to the fuselage.
The worst one is the
Humberside police badge as all of this has to be produced on
white backed paper because the yellow simply doesn't have
the density to use clear backing paper.
This means that the Police
badge has to be very carefully cut out to create the white
edging, and once that is done, it is pretty difficult to
move or slide it around once it has been applied to the
fuselage. |
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This is a "dry"
application of the aircraft's registration to ensure the
height and length are correct. |
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This is the original
Humberside Police emblem picture that I am working from |
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I am also
creating a full set of the standard signs all aircraft have
"scattered" around them such as - No Step, Slide to Open,
Turn to Open, AVTUR Fuel Only etc etc. These will be applied
where relevant a little later on.
I also have
now taken delivery of the HeliCommand Rigid stabilisation
system. This is an expensive piece of electronics at £450+,
but it is capable of handling the correct phasing of the rotor
blades on the 5 blade head, and also acting as a full Auto Pilot,
including maintaining position.
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The HeliCommand system in
the aircraft is made up of two separate pieces, the actual
main sensor, which you can just see buried behind the Deans
plug in the picture opposite.
The second unit is the one
with all the wires coming up out of it. This sits
between the sensor unit and the radio receiver you can see
at the top right of the electronics tray.
To setup the HeliCommand
Rigid requires the use of your computer as well, so if
you don't have a laptop, you are going to need to carry the
helicopter to wherever your computer is in the house. |
You need to
purchase the special software (included in the £455 price) and then
connect the HeliCommand sensor up to the serial lead provided with
the software. CAUTION - this lead has the old fashioned full
sized serial plug on it, so you need to ensure your PC has one
available, or else you will need a conversion lead as well.
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