No way I would trust an Eyebolt at the Wing Attach fitting. Maybe easy to rig/install but when you are descending at over 200 and encounter a litte chop, it...
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dpilot
dpilot@...
Oct 1, 2001 7:22 pm
Hey, Fred, how about putting a big fender washer on each side, so it can't come CLEAR off??? heh, heh, JimV. ... ...
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dpilot
dpilot@...
Oct 1, 2001 7:23 pm
Hey, Fred, how about putting a big fender washer on each side, so it can't come CLEAR off??? heh, heh, JimV. ... ...
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dpilot
dpilot@...
Oct 1, 2001 7:23 pm
Hey, Fred, how about putting a big fender washer on each side, so it can't come CLEAR off??? heh, heh, JimV. ... ...
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dpilot
dpilot@...
Oct 2, 2001 11:33 am
Hey, Fred, how about putting a big fender washer on each side, so it can't come CLEAR off??? heh, heh, JimV. ... ...
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dpilot
dpilot@...
Oct 2, 2001 3:47 pm
Hey, Fred, how about putting a big fender washer on each side, so it can't come CLEAR off??? heh, heh, JimV. ... ...
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Fred Weaver
mytyweav@...
Oct 2, 2001 3:59 pm
Great Idea Jim!! I feel better already. Weav :) ... From: dpilot <dpilot@...> To: <TailwindForum@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 12:24...
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David Magaw
dmagaw@...
Oct 4, 2001 12:49 pm
My old Ratray cowl didn't fit very well on the bottom, so I had to cut it out and am now in the process of replacing the bottom. Here is a picture of the...
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dpilot
dpilot@...
Oct 4, 2001 3:52 pm
Do any of you experts know what kind of materials should be used to repair a fiberglass spinner? I presume it is polyester. I tried epoxy resin. It fell off. ...
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James A. Thomas
jimjam@...
Oct 4, 2001 3:56 pm
... From: David Magaw <dmagaw@...> To: Tailwind Forum-Yahoo <TailwindForum@yahoogroups.com> Date: Thursday, October 04, 2001 5:49 AM Subject:...
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David Magaw
dmagaw@...
Oct 4, 2001 4:42 pm
Boy I don't know. I was told that epoxy would stick to polyester and to itself, but not necessarily vice versa. Apparently your experience is otherwise. My...
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David Magaw
dmagaw@...
Oct 4, 2001 4:53 pm
Jim: A picture would be very helpful. I was planning to do an intake like on many certified planes, just have the filter intake flush with the cowl, no scoop...
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William Bernard
billbernard@...
Oct 4, 2001 9:51 pm
A lot of the commercial fiberglass parts are polyester resin mainly because it's much cheaper than epoxy. I have a Rattray cowling (at least partly) on my...
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Jim Lewis
hangar_debris@...
Oct 4, 2001 10:10 pm
Either will bond to each other. They must first be cleaned free of any waxes or silicone residue by using DX-330 ( a PPG product ) bug and tar remover or...
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Fred Weaver
mytyweav@...
Oct 4, 2001 10:31 pm
Ok..... Time to get a couple of observations out there..... Epoxy such as West Systems 206/105 will stick just fine to Polyester. So will JB Weld but it's...
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168x@...
Oct 5, 2001 2:02 am
... such as ... Weld but ... Polyester will ... minute or ... Just ... shop. As ... everything ... (sp?) and ... an hour ... keep it from ... of any ... and...
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David Magaw
dmagaw@...
Oct 6, 2001 12:25 am
Thanks for the info Fred. I have purchased Poly Epoxy and Rutan fiberglass cloth as was recomended to me a couple of months ago by a guy who used the same to...
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James A. Thomas
jimjam@...
Oct 6, 2001 12:52 am
... From: David Magaw <dmagaw@...> To: TailwindForum@yahoogroups.com <TailwindForum@yahoogroups.com> Date: Thursday, October 04, 2001 9:54 AM Subject: Re:...
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David Magaw
dmagaw@...
Oct 6, 2001 1:11 am
Thanks for the picture Jim. Did you have the bat wing doors on your original rattray cowl and fill them up or?? I can see some additions on the bottom for...
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James A. Thomas
jimjam@...
Oct 6, 2001 11:21 pm
Hi Dave; Don't remember bat wing doors, or much of anything else as I worked with the cowl about 12 years ago. It was split horizontally and hinge type ...
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David Magaw
dmagaw@...
Oct 9, 2001 1:18 am
Jim My cowl was not split orignally, but had openings on either side for the batwing doors. I filled them with aluminum riveted in, and split the cowl ...
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David Magaw
dmagaw@...
Oct 9, 2001 2:41 am
As many of you know I am redoing the bottom of my cowl. I am almost ready to lay up the fiberglass. I have enough cloth for 3 layers, but would 2 layers be...
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James A. Thomas
jimjam@...
Oct 9, 2001 3:16 am
Dave; Just a suggestion. If this is over a male plug, you can lay up two layers, then release it, clean the inside and sand, put in strips of 1/4 X 1/4 in....
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William Bernard
billbernard@...
Oct 11, 2001 9:42 pm
Dave, Three layers of 8.8 oz cloth should be fine. No particular reinforcment will be needed. If I were doing it, I would add a glass tape, about 2 inches wide...
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David Magaw
dmagaw@...
Oct 11, 2001 10:43 pm
Thank you Bill Dave (will be doing layup this weekend) W-8+ N202Q ... From: "William Bernard" <billbernard@...> To:...
A friend was recently given a big stack of old Sport Aviation mags by his aging father, and he loaned me a copy of the August 1963 Sport Aviation. On the cover...
Rick: Can you scan any of those old pictures and post them to the tailwind forum site? BTW I have been working on a table listing of tailwinds with data pulled...
