Steve,
I recommend that you do the same as I am doing for my KR2 now (I am the
second owner): make a serious access hatch, to see what is inside there.
It will not take too much work, and it will give you peace of mind. After
all, we trust our lives on these things!
If you are dead against the idea of cutting a hole, then, borrow a
bore-scope, crawl into the tail (after having made the tail rest on a flat
stand, to prevent going through!), and have a look inside.
Serge Vidal
KR2 "Kilimanjaro Cloud"
Paris, France
"Steve Henderson" <sp...@sbcglobal.net>
Envoyé par : krnet-bounces+serge.vidal=sagem....@mylist.net
2005-05-23 07:19
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Remis le : 2005-05-23 07:20
Pour : "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net>
cc : (ccc : Serge VIDAL/DNSA/SAGEM)
Objet : KR> Hinge question
Hello KRNet,
I removed the rudder from my KR1 today and noticed that the hinges did
not look so well and need to be replaced, the hinges appear to be
home-made by the previous owner. I removed the hinges by unscrewing the
bolts in the middle of them and they came right off. I was able to run the
bolts back into the holes and they screwed back in. I am wondering what is
back there? Is it a back plate that is threaded that the bolts are going
into or just nuts and washers? Do I need to replace the back plates as
well when I replace the hinges? I would prefer not to cut any more holes
in the plane than I have to. These hinges look pretty simple and I could
make some new ones from steel very easy; is this a good idea? It would be
stronger than aluminum. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Steve Henderson
KR1
St. Louis, MO
sp...@sbcglobal.net
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