Next time you have a chance, check out the Cessna 150. I believe it uses rolled hinges. Norm
----- Original Message ----- From: "Oscar Zuniga" <taildr...@hotmail.com> To: <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 2:52 PM Subject: KR>aileron hinges > Larry asks- > > >how do you locate the openings after the BID is placed over the wood > >to lock it to the aileron/wing? > > I've seen several ways. One simple way is to use pieces of wooden match > sticks pushed through the BID layup into the wax that you've filled the > nutplate with. Both the match stick and the wax come right out with a drill > bit after cure. > > And for whoever asked about material for aileron hinges, it's aluminum. The > raging debate (see archives) is whether extruded hinges must be used or if > rolled hinges are OK. Mark Langford did some pull tests on this (see his > website, I believe under his miscellaneous good info page) and either one > should be fine. But no one that I know of is using brass hinges for this > duty. > > Oscar Zuniga > San Antonio, TX > mailto: taildr...@hotmail.com > website at http://www.flysquirrel.net > > _________________________________________________________________ > Learn how to choose, serve, and enjoy wine at Wine @ MSN. > http://wine.msn.com/ > > > _______________________________________ > to UNSUBSCRIBE from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html >
