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Category Archives: Exterior Components
Landing Gear
Been working on breaking the landing gear drawings down into the component parts. These should be fairly simple to construct. The central tube will be about a 12″ diameter PVC pipe that will serve as the form for the reinforced … Continue reading
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Mini-project: Radar dish assembly
The first of two mini-projects will be the radar dish assembly. I already have a 10.5′ aluminum c-band satellite dish as a framework for the radar dish, and can construct the base and frame from welded steel and plywood.
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Exterior project components
I’ve identified these exterior project components: Armaments Dish antenna Foundation Landing gear Structural steel framing Ramp Lighting Outer hull and plating Weatherproofing Paint and weathering Rough-in Each of these will likely have several sub-projects associated with them.
Site preparation
There is an existing logging road to the proposed Falcon building site which will need to be graded and graveled. I’ll need to bring power and water to the site as well. The workshop building will also need power and … Continue reading
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Site selection
I own a secluded 88 acre tract of wooded land where I’ll be building. A goal is to have the interior complete enough to be habitable as in a sort of guest house thing. You know, “hey come on over, … Continue reading
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