Well I am not sure if you can call this a start but I have started the 229 project !!!!
It took 3 days of prep for about 1/2 hours worth of work.
My work shed is about 16 feet wide and 30 long . 9 foot ceiling with a 8 foot
" A " frame second story packed full of XD.
When I built the shop I had full intentions of working on granite projects. So I built the tables about 4 1/2 feet tall. It has always been a pain getting stools to fit that height.
So finally I pulled everything out and made the work area counters shorter to accomodate a standard sized stool. 3 FULL DAYS OF WORK
Well here it is 8:30 and I finally tore apart a 21st Me-262. to see what I can use out of it. After getting it open I was surprised to see that it has a second seat !!!
I guess they had all intentions of making the 2 seater when they design was made. Pretty slick !!
Also there is a big chunk of cast steel in the nose cone to keep the wheel down.
I figured they would have used lead but they used steel ( It is magnetic. I checked )
I know that I can use the engine nacells and if I modify the dash I will be able to use that as well. Looking at the seat belts they used the same type of cloth that I used on my m-134 amo belts but in white color. So guess what the 229 will have seat belts !!
I am still not sure if I will use the Me-109 main wheels or the 262's. The original used the 109's but I will check and compare and make that choice when I am at that point on the build.
So some work is better than no work at all.
