Messerschmitt Bf-108 - Restoration Update #01 B - March 2018
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- FoF Mechanic's Corner - Fantasy of Flight restoration specialist, Paul Stecewycz moves the Messerschmitt Bf-108 from the Golden Hill storage facility over to his Restoration Shop to begin a long awaited chance to bring the plane back to its former glory.
In Part 2 here, Paul continues to explain a bit about the 108's history and, focusing on the wings, engines and parts, gives an overview on the planes condition, giving insight into the process of assessing the project's scope and setting a plan for it to be restored.
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Yes, PLEASE more Mechanic's Corner episodes on this aircraft! Quite a fascinating design and a rare gem in the condition it is in! I'm glad it is going through your restoration shop!
Dear Paul and Kermit,
Thank you for sharing this time capsule. You have demonstrated that you have safe hands and intentions for this unit, let alone your wonderful library of flying history.
My dad sank U270 in 1944 flying a Sunderland at night for 461 squadron RAAF, naturally I can’t wait for you guys to return your ‘sandringham’ to flight and Sunderland specs. Unlikely I know but it is in the safest hands with your organisation.
I am like your legions of fans who are secretly envious, no totally madly envious nerds, who worship your efforts.
Thanks boys for sharing it with us.
This is incredible! I am happy these planes are being brought back by such awesome teams. I know from personally visiting shops like this that many hours are poured into making this stuff possible by volunteers! My hat is off to you all! I hope to see this bird in person one day. I flew or should I say I handled in flight (as a trainee) a built in 1945 , T6 Texan back in 2015. It was an incredible experience and was a gift from my awesome bride to be at the time. Myself and my sweet, now wife just 10 weeks ago, spent time looking over the Spuce Goose in Oregon. This aircraft sports 8....yes 8, 28 cylinder engines! The T6 texan flight is in my video list if anyone wants to check it out. Seeing this BF-108 once restored is on my bucket list! Thanks!!
an hours or so of pure real entertainment, thank you, and Paul, you presentation is perfect,
I'm a heli guy who'd never even heard of the 108 before, but man-- what a cool aircraft! I would love to see every step of this restoration. It's like a perfect, barn-find 911 that flies. Holy moly, I'm envious!
Amassing, please keep posting new updated on this build. Cheers.
Thrilled to see more of this restoration! Please make a hole bunch of videos!
Best regards /Victor
"2 of 2" - Noooo! We need an entire series about this restoration! Such a beautiful airplane, in such amazing condition. I really, really want to know what they find under the paint :).
Plus I've always loved the 108. There's just something about those lines...
Nicely done video! Keep us posted, Paul!
Thank you, I'll be watching as the work proceeds !!
Beautiful plane....good presentation
This is incredible......please keep the videos coming. Cheers from Canada
Amazing and interesting! I look forward to seeing every update of the Kermit Kingdom!
Thank you all so much for doing this type of videos, priceless for any #avgeek. Kind Regards Tomas, Denmark
Great job. Please up this project as often as you can, I would love see more. Thanks
Astonishing originality, very interesting project, can't wait to see more!
Please post updates as often as possible!
Fascinating piece of mechanical archaeology.
I got this in my recomendation feed and thrilled to have found it! My dream since a lad was to get a ride in a 108, though Dad said never happen, maybe a slight chance now. So looking forward watching this series.
She sure is a surviver! Can't believe how intact.
Know the restoration is done, though just for fun, if was in this position, would remove the aforementioned skins so could have modern corrosion treatment.
I’m in love with this aircraft.
A fantastic plane, and a great presentation of the project.
Awesome keep showing us more.
When can we see some video's of the 109 you guy's are having built? Thanks for all the fantastic video's you guy's put up for us to enjoy. I really enjoy these as I am going through Aviation Maintenance School right now. Keep up the great work.
Awesome find looking forward to the build.
Fascinating! I just love this channel Thanks!
thats amazing,what a great project,once again thank you so much for sharing.
Best of luck to you and hoping for a complete successful flying craft.
The tool kit amazes me!
Great video. I think this is my favorite ever. Keep up the good work.
Fantastic video.
YES mechanics corner!! we are geeks
I would love to see more updates as the restoration progresses.
Just finished watching the factory assembly video of the 108 ...... most interesting the use of the wires running horizontally during wing assembly ...... especially as they used the wires to hold the skins in place before riveting ......... JRW
What a great video will follow every step of the way.
great stuff,,,,
Top notch video. Very interesting, keep em coming! I'm also intrigued by those ginormous ceiling fans in the shop.
They are Big Ass Fans.
Fans? What about the AIRPLANE hanging from the ceiling? :)
Incredible video. Your explanation of the restoration step process was great. I would love to be there to help. Keep the videos rolling.
Fascinating video and amazing aircraft for its design date. I hope you can expedite the restoration so I'll live long enough to see it fly. It would be very cool if four of the crew could fly it up to Oshkosh EAA in 2020. You could take the luggage up in the bomb bay of the A26.
A great presentation and a beautiful aircraft. I am working my way through the rest of the videos. I my garden I have the remains of a Cessna 140 and the Ercoupe cockpit section that is on my profile picture. Neither will ever fly again but I hope to get them restored as static trailer mounted examples.
great story of the airchraft. love the fact that you use so mutch originale parts. and love your collection of aeircraft.you should have a ju 88 in your collection..my favorite aircraft. regards fron northern norway.
There is an instrument cluster for a Bf-109 being sold on Facebook Market place in Grand Junction, CO. It is being sold for $35.
Knowing how much aircraft parts cost in general added to the individual craftsman making small runs of parts I can't imagine what that cowling cost.
I've seen articles about using the fancy laser gadgetry magic to scan the walls of tombs and paintings to look down under layers of paint without having to lift off the layers above. Wings really seem like a big painting. Sounds like a university project for somebody ! :)
please more on this plane!!!!!
Follow all your videos here from Sweden. Lovley videos and so nice planes you have. If i get the money i com visit you at ones. Sorry for the english :)
Hawe You wisited the museum on former F-15 in Söderhamn, Sweden?
Love it!
Another wonderful video, thanks! Amazing to have the original tools, but, now that everyone knows where they are, perhaps you may want to lock them away!
SUBSCRIBED!! You are doing great stuff.. thanks!
Maybe use multi-spectral camera to see the different layers of paint.
What's the advantage/ purpose of constructing those elevator wing tips out of Magnesium?
Magnesium can be soldered. I've done it with a motor. I used a product from Interweld i think. Thin sheets could be hard to work with. A build up should be possible.
Loved the video. Both ones. I am curious about what you will do with the historical but unusable things like seat cushions upholstery, even the landing gear well covers? Does that just go in the dumpster after using them for templates?
I will follow this cool project throughout. Would you let me know how often you will put a video out please. I have subscribed.
WOW! I really enjoyed both parts 1 and 2, couldn't shut it off. What great work you're doing to bring this amazing aircraft back to life. I've subbed just to what the progress. German engineering at its finest when I see this aircraft. Cheers
How long do you think the restoration will take? Id love to see pictures and videos along the way. Its a fascinating aircraft!
I was very recently watching a RUclips site where the magnesium bodied Bugatti was recreated. There was one individual in the comments section who stated he was expert in magnesium sheet metal. He particularly stated unlike aluminum, magnesium panels cannot be trusted past about 40 years. The greater reactivity of the metal effectively self destructs. You might want to talk with the Bugatti recreators,as well as working with the suppliers of magnesium sheet metal. That flaking paint I hope is paint related,but if also metal related would mean at least ultrasonic inspection for remaining strength. I sincerely hope for you people that what that gentleman wrote is much ado about nothing. Good fortune and Godspeed go with you . I remember my chemistry set had a strip of the stuff,and it ignited easily and burned the most amazing bright white light. You do NOT want to have that happen. Cheers.
Isn't that the same type James Garner flew in the Great Escape?
The skin where magnesium, would almost certainly not be pure magnesium. Magnesium alloy can be worked and gas welded in the traditional of the sheet metal workers craft.
Kermit has a 109 as well?
Any Idea on when it will be flying again?
Is there any video of the 109 that's being restored?
very cool
Found this image of a yellow, Swedish 108 1954 from the back of a model box. Also appears to have dark blue lettering. www.modelimex.com/1-72-bf-108-b-d-taifun-postwar-service
Can you. O not her update on airplane
How did they remove the flush rivets for access to panels etc?
I imagine they'd have to drill them out, then put new ones in.
only problem with this is that it leads to excessive damage when repeating the process over time & I'd imagine would be a slow process, not suited to Military Aircraft in the field as flush rivets were used on some types.
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The panels currently removed are likely screwed on, similar to the removable lower wing panels on the 109. For the restoration of the wing he's talking about they'll have to drill off the remaining lower skins. Will they reinstall the skins with the original size metric rivets? Stay tuned - lol.
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Make Her Fly Paul ..................... JRW
It’s a German bonanza
I think its such a shame to separate the plane from its original engine :(
3D scan and 3D print in ? Magnesium . Titanium for sure . This is the 21st century .
Hello people America and citizen that wherever you are that if you watching this comment right now I'm telling to you right now but this is going to be my own opinion that's how long is going to take this guy going to the store this claim because he needs some do some homework research but he needs to scan the entire of the body and your frame the skeleton and once he finish that and then he needs to like make some new ones or replace ones or restore them some parts the body of the plane on the wings on the engines or the interior inside like there and good luck for him that to restore displaying because this is going to be that he needs some extreme mass of money to bring it back again how long how months and how the year is going to take to restore the plane replace the interior airplanes wings I good luck for him to fix everything about this plane and worship the greatest luck
Okay, nice project, but two episodes on just talking and nothing more? will this be a project that we will see you actual do something or is this just a talkshow? I mean two episodes.. o man....booring.
you talk more then you can work on it lol
I will guarantee this plane belonged to or was used by a smuggler... keep changing the color? So its hard to id? Maybe I am overthinking it.
That's an incredible project, and such an unbelievable platform to start with. Keep up the great video's, this will gain some good traffic here.
As an aside, I watched a Canadian company build a magnesium bodied Bugatti, the Aerolithe.
www.guildclassiccars.com/1935-bugatti-aerolithe.php
Thier skills in forming magnesium sheet dumbfounded even the sheet suppliers, worth a look at the extensive coverage of thier artisans. Many thanks, I just love to see your work.
I was going to recommend the same thing, I'm sure they could help with the wing tips.
Fantastic presentation, looking forward to the restauration and future videos!
Yes, Paul, please share with us more videos on the restoration of this aircraft. I'm sure that producing these videos is very time consuming but they are a great way for all aviation enthusiasts to share in the incredible journey.
An excellent talk and show around as always. Its going to look great once finished.
Those are some Big Ass fans!
The only single engine light passenger aircraft of that period that I can think of which possessed superior performance were the Spartan Executive and Staggerwing Beech Model 17, but they required much more horsepower. The Bellanca Cruisair and Cessna Airmaster also deserve mentioning for their efficiency. While 10-15 MPH slower than the 108, they managed it on 100 less horsepower. Nevertheless, there is is something quite graceful and elegant about the 108 that foretold the future of general aviation. It was at least 10 years ahead of its time in terms of design, construction, features, and performance.
Knowing that it was built as a civilian aircraft in 1938, I hope that you repaint it inits original, pre-war, civilian blue colour scheme. That would be way cooler than being sucked into the temptation of painting and rebuilding it as a military aircraft. Too many things will need changing if you do that. It's far more relevant, interesting, and valuable, as a civilian aircraft. I've helped ground crew to manoeuvre an Me 108, and saw enough to see that the control surfaces were metal-skinned, it had an armour plate behind the pilot, gun fittings in the wings, and it did not have four seats. (It also had at least five barely visible war-damage holes which had been repaired, but those were strictly custom modifications!)
Thank you for using the correct and precise term "airplane" instead of the generic, imprecise "aircraft" that spreads like a plague.
Hi Paul: Within the last 10-15 years I used to maintain a hangar at the New Smyrna Beach airport (hangars were on the north side near the control tower) and in one of those hangars a gentleman (I believe his name was Dennis MacDonald) had one or two BF-108 fuselages and at least two Renault engines plus a ton of spares for those airplanes. I don't know if they are still there or if Mr. MacDonald is still with us. He told me he was hiding them from an ex-wife.
Now in France
That toolkit is an absolute treasure.
That tool kit is super neat !
Great presentation.
So you're thinking that landing light doubler is a repair and not part of the landing light install? Interesting.
PLEASE DO MORE MECHANICS EPISODES!!! Remind the stick jockey's "NO NUTS AND BOLTS NO FLYING" Mechanics rule and can stop the planes and pilots from flying by simply red flagging it.
Your passion shows. It's in good hands. Thanks for the vids, I look forward to seeing this beautiful bird re-assembled. Also can't wait to see what the paint on the wings reveals. Good stuff man!
I love these mechanics corners! I want more! Beautiful airplane, can't wait to see the work go forward.
This ought to be an amazing restoration as the acft is in such phenomenal condition. Kermit must be over the moon about the tools as he is such a stickler for the details. Great vids! Really enjoy the mechanics corner!
Can you tell me what the red like solution is called that you dip nuts and bolts in to prevent corrosion? And where can I get it at?
This was wonderful. Very much appreciated. Parts! Ebay! "Yeah, I know a guy who knows a guy who knows a guy...shops that do beautiful work. Tool kit! Leading edge slats!. And what a wonderful , original airplane to start with. I dunno, but I think you're having way to much fun...
are you guys going to the capital air show in september in california? 2018
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE more of these! This is amazing.
Congrats on the 108 find and I’m happy its being taken care of.
Mild heating with typical halogen light to wing, infraed film might provide markiing map.
Loved the build and look forward to the project finish. M.
Bunches of Mechanic's Corners... Please!! Also very interested in the investigation into the paint scheme.
wp.scn.ru/en/ww2/o/347/2_o/0 possiable as to the yellow paint your finding on the plane. Bf.108B-1
Unit: unknown
Serial: D-IDBT
Operated by the German Embassy in London, 1939.
What a great little aircraft, i think one was used in the great escape movie as well , also looking forward to more of the restoration of this Bf-108!