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1. 03:28 PM - Center Section (danoliver)
2. 04:54 PM - Re: Center Section (cdlwingnut)
3. 07:15 PM - Re: Center Section (jarheadpilot82)
4. 09:01 PM - Center Section (taildrags)
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Slathered on the second coat of varnish on my center section yesterday. Calling it complete for now. I opted for the aileron style flop with hardware store hinges. I had originally figured on using magnetic cabinet catches to latch the flop but O.Z. cautioned that it may affect the compass http://www.pietenpols.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=46651 so I scrapped that idea. Instead I went with the Sky Scout latch made with steel banding and a ground down screw as suggested by Terry Hand http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?t=16757252&highlight=flop+latch . I plan to build the tank next winter. I'm going to move on to wing assembly now because it requires glue worthy weather. For the record it weighs in a little shy of 16 pounds.
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Dan O
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| Subject: | Re: Center Section |
That looks gorgous
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| Subject: | Re: Center Section |
Beautiful work!
I must add, though, that credit for the banding clip idea comes from P.F. Beck
and Don Harper of Barnwell, South Carolina. I would love to say I was smart enough
to come up with simple solutions like that, but the credit goes to those
two men. They were simply kind enough to share the idea with me, and I passed
it on.
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Semper Fi,
Terry Hand
Athens, GA
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Dan; that is really beautiful work! Or, as they say in the south, "mighty purty!"
You might think about making a modification to the backside of the flop bulkhead
while you're still working on this and have the varnish out. At some
point just ahead of the bulkhead, you'll have a balance cable running inside the
wing from aileron to aileron to connect them. On my airplane, that cable is
not continuous... the cable is interrupted in the middle, the two pieces have
thimbles nicopressed on them, and a removable link joins the two. In order
to access that link, there is an elongated opening that is visible in the aft
bulkhead when the flop is lifted (see pic for approximate location). The oval
opening has rounded ends and routed/smoothed edges and is large enough to reach
in and disconnect the link. This has come in handy several times now, for
removing the wings. Of course, in your case you might also be able to access
a connecting link from inside the fuel tank bay, but my airplane doesn't have
a center section fuel tank. I can readily inspect the connecting link on preflight
simply by lifting the flop a bit.
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Oscar Zuniga
Medford, OR
Air Camper NX41CC "Scout"
A75 power, 72x36 Culver prop
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