Yakovlev Yak-3 D-FLAK

The plane was under restauration nearly the whole year. Some bodywork, engine revision, new paint … and so on. Lot of work, but in January 2011 the D-FLAK is ready for the next sortie.

Btw. Steven Atkin “Warbirdcolour services UK” did a fulminant job on that plane. In my eyes the D-FLAK is the most authentic Yak-3 I´ve ever seen. Congrats Steven, that was really a top-job !

the fighter in the paint-shop July 2010

engine work in August 2010

Octobre 2010 maintenance and assembly work on the plane

measuring work

WHAT A BEAUTIFUL PLANE ! work is finishe January 2011

One of the major tasks at this project is the new assembly of the -5-series cowling and coolingflaps. Lot of new bodywork for the team

January 2011

here you can see the higher position of the exhaustsystem

artwork

Achim Meier is checking the work

what a mighty plane

….. thats it for today

…. of course to be conitnued 😀

update Corsair F4U-5NL

some small updates on that Corsair project

Lot of work for the team, especially for the “bodywork”. To rebuild the plane to series -5 standard is really a hard job for the team ….

system checks in December 2010

Erik Meier, son of Elmar Meier, is working on the rudder adjustment

YEAAHHH brandnew parts from the United States. Nelson Ezell supports the project with those flame-dumpeners, a special feature of the -5NL

…. and new exhaust-pipes

The whole exhaust-system must be build up new, cause the -5-series has the exhausts in a higher fuselage position than the -7-series

new fittings for the oilcooling-system

update December 2010 & January 2011

… lets begin with MJ772

“marriage” in December. The fighter stands on her own feet 😉

not really a beauty but a very intersting airplane. For airshows the rear cockpit will be covered. Its a thing of minutes and the plane looks like a “normal” Mk.IX. For training flights you will have a perfect double seater … great thing !

small closeup to the rudders ….. stunning construction …. filigree

I love such insights

today, the fighter is waiting for the engine. The engine is undergoing some maintenance at Vintage V12´s in Thechahapi California

Ramon, its a pleasure to me !

Dear Matthias,

I enter this forum recently, so I can what Meiers brothers and Maxi are doing on the YS and though I don’t like what they make of the french navy Corsair, what wonderfull and profesional job they make !
Mattias I have two questions on this restoration :
– what about the radar dome ?
– why the serial number is 123176 when the original nbr is 124541 ?

Best regards from Avignon

Ramon

Hello Ramon,
its a big big pleasure that you are here in this forum and of course that you found my thread. In my eyes you are one the best Corsair-pilots ever. Your display at the Hyères airshow, was stunning, powerful, one the best displays ever seen with a Corsair. Thank for that !

1.) the radar dome … we have found many pictures of the “Flying Nightmares”-Corsair without the radome, especially the “19”.

2.) we did not found a perfect, unequivocal picture of the serial #124541. We (Steve Atkin and my person) discussed the scheme with Maxi and Achim and decided that we should paint the fighter after a perfect, contemporary picture. We found this picture displaying the “red 19”. Then of course we took the known serial of “red 19”, so its not a “look-alike”.

btw. you can also follow the developement of #124541 on the MeierMotors Homepage too

http://www.meiermotors.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=69%3Acorsair-f4u-nl&catid=25%3Aaircraft-&Itemid=70&lang=de

Do you know if there are any plans to repaint the Spitfire VIII? It would be nice to see it in a less glossy (and correct!) scheme!

Yes, there are some plans to repaint the fighter. I think Steve Atkin will do that job next year, so it will be perfect !