Popular Post munzieb Posted July 20, 2022 Popular Post Report Share Posted July 20, 2022 I was wandering through Pinterest and came across and picture of the Dassault Falcon 900DX. In an earlier life, I had been an aircraft mechanic and had worked on some of the previous versions of this aircraft. The twin engine Falcon 20 came out in 1965 and was initially marketed by Pan AM. This was one of the first corporate jets for major companies like Pepsi and Bristol Myers. When the economy turned down in the early '70's , many were sold. The fledgeling Fed Ex was being started up by Fred Smith and he purchased several and had them modified for a large cargo door. They eventually had 33 aircraft but had to migrate to larger aircraft as the business grew. The economy started to turn around in the mid 70's and Dassault started building larger aircraft like the F50, F200, F2000 and the F900 series to satisify the demand for more fuel efficent range, more seating and updated avionics. The F900DX was in production for '04 to '11 and is still sought after as reliable large mid size corporate jet. The plaque is 11 x 14" on BBPW with a shellac/lacquer finish. Hardest part was probably the landing gear because of all the small cuts and I used the "paint-in" method on the engine cowlings and tires. The aircraft looks to be in the approach mode with flaps down and the DLE (Droop Leading Edges) down to slow the aircraft down for landing. heppnerguy, meflick, Gene Howe and 13 others 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 Whoa!!! your the plane guy.Amazing knowledge you kept all these years too. Quality cut, right on the money!!! danny and munzieb 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 Absolutely beautifully done, both the pattern and the cutting. danny and munzieb 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munzieb Posted July 21, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 7 hours ago, amazingkevin said: Whoa!!! your the plane guy.Amazing knowledge you kept all these years too. Quality cut, right on the money!!! Thanks Kevin, It's been a long while since I did some serious wrench bending. Still have my aircraft tools but I have more wood tools now. I gave up the smell of jet fuel for the smell of Padauk, Bubinga and Baltic Birch. heppnerguy, Gene Howe and amazingkevin 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrolling Steve Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 Very nice cutting and I learned some history as well....Thanks for sharing! munzieb 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveww1 Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 excellent job munzieb 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 13 hours ago, munzieb said: Thanks Kevin, It's been a long while since I did some serious wrench bending. Still have my aircraft tools but I have more wood tools now. I gave up the smell of jet fuel for the smell of Padauk, Bubinga and Baltic Birch.you are the areo plane master in the village munzieb 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjweb Posted July 21, 2022 Report Share Posted July 21, 2022 great job, RJ munzieb 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted July 24, 2022 Report Share Posted July 24, 2022 Another great project. I love how you always put some extra fret detail that others might leave out so that your patterns always have a little added challenge in them that makes one pay attention to detail should they have the opportunity to cut one of them. Dick heppnerguy munzieb 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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