# sbd (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover sbd. Page: Feed: --- ## [SBD Dauntless – Parachute Flare Canisters Completed](https://www.militaryaviationmuseum.org/sbd-dauntless-parachute-flare-canisters-completed/) _2026-08-13 · Richard · Military Aviation Museum_ Pioneer Aero has now finished restoring the SBD's parachute flare canisters and riveted them together into a complete assembly. This article describes that process, which was slightly more complex than might be imagined. The post SBD Dauntless – Parachute Flare Canisters Completed appeared first on Military Aviation Museum . ## [SBD Dauntless – Life Raft Compartment Nearly Finished](https://www.militaryaviationmuseum.org/sbd-dauntless-life-raft-compartment-nearly-finished/) _2026-08-11 · Richard · Military Aviation Museum_ This article covers the continued restoration of the SBD's Life Raft Compartment, focusing primarily upon the rebuild of the fuselage access door and the final assembly of the main sub assembly. An additional section is included to share some details about inflatable life rafts and their use in aircraft during WWII. The post SBD Dauntless – Life Raft Compartment Nearly Finished appeared first on… ## [SBD Dauntless – Leading Edge Wing Root Fairings](https://www.militaryaviationmuseum.org/sbd-dauntless-leading-edge-wing-root-fairings/) _2026-07-15 · Richard · Military Aviation Museum_ Pioneer Aero had to remanufacture the SBD's complex leading edge wing root fairings which had been crushed during B-22's wartime crash. Lacking manufacturing drawings with sufficient detail, a 3D scan of the fairings on our former Hollywood Wind Machine provided the data for machining forming blocks to shape the new parts. The post SBD Dauntless – Leading Edge Wing Root Fairings appeared first on… [Listen](https://www.militaryaviationmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/file_video-5.mp4) ## [SBD Dauntless – Fuselage Frame #4 Diaphragm](https://www.militaryaviationmuseum.org/sbd-dauntless-fuselage-frame-4-diaphragm/) _2026-07-09 · Richard · Military Aviation Museum_ This article covers the rebuild of the diaphragm panel which spans the lower half of Fuselage Frame #4. The post SBD Dauntless – Fuselage Frame #4 Diaphragm appeared first on Military Aviation Museum . ## [SBD Dauntless – Rudder Pedal Supports](https://www.militaryaviationmuseum.org/sbd-dauntless-rudder-pedal-supports/) _2026-07-08 · Richard · Military Aviation Museum_ This article covers the trial-fitting of the pilot's rudder pedal mounts which attach to the SBD's Wing Center Section. The post SBD Dauntless – Rudder Pedal Supports appeared first on Military Aviation Museum . ## [SBD Dauntless – Lower Forward Fuselage Progress](https://www.militaryaviationmuseum.org/sbd-dauntless-lower-forward-fuselage-progress/) _2026-07-06 · Richard · Military Aviation Museum_ Overview: Over the past six months, Pioneer Aero’s engineers have made significant progress restoring elements of the SBD’s lower forward fuselage which are integral to the dive bomber’s Wing Center… The post SBD Dauntless – Lower Forward Fuselage Progress appeared first on Military Aviation Museum . ## [SBD Dauntless – Horizontal Stabilizers Arrive!](https://www.militaryaviationmuseum.org/sbd-dauntless-horizontal-stabilizers-arrive/) _2026-06-10 · Richard · Military Aviation Museum_ After restoration at a California workshop, the SBD's horizontal stabilizers have arrived for integration with the airframe at Pioneer Aero Ltd. in Ardmore, New Zealand. The post SBD Dauntless – Horizontal Stabilizers Arrive! appeared first on Military Aviation Museum . ## [SBD Dauntless – Life Raft Compartment](https://www.militaryaviationmuseum.org/sbd-dauntless-life-raft-compartment/) _2026-06-03 · Richard · Military Aviation Museum_ Updated: The SBD, like most US naval aircraft in WWII, had a life raft stowed in the fuselage for surviving aircrew to use in the case of an emergency water landing. The compartment which houses the raft forms part of the fuselage structure, and this article covers the complex effort to rebuild this section of the airframe. The post SBD Dauntless – Life Raft Compartment appeared first on Military… ## [The Atomic Age Exhibit Online: Decision Point](https://www.militaryaviationmuseum.org/the-atomic-age-exhibit-online-decision-point/) _2026-05-28 · Richard · Military Aviation Museum_ There is no question that the scale of human suffering the Atomic Bombs inflicted was unequalled by any other single weapon. 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