KR> cowl hinge mounting

I have a Fisher FP202 Koala with hinge pins holding the upper cowl on (the lower cowl is held on with screws). They work great - takes about 10 seconds to get the cowl off for an engine check, and about the same to put it back on. One pin down each side and two much shorter ones across the front.

KR> cowl hinge mounting

My KR and several other aircraft I own have the wire hinges for the cowl and I have never had an issue. Take a look at how Van's does theirs. It makes for a nice clean look and a better looking fit on the cowl. Richard Kaczmarek Fast Little Airplanes LLC 937-243-7303 On Nov 25, 2014 7:00 PM, "Pat

KR> cowl hinge mounting

About 30 years ago, I flew Fly Baby from Minnesota to Florida. The cowl had a hinge and wire set-up and the wire was not secured at either end. Twice after landing, I had someone ask me what type of tach I was using. The wire would work out about 5 or 6" after about three hours flying and i

KR> cowl hinge mounting

I seem to recall an article in Sport Aviation many years ago about a Midget Mustang builder who attached the cheek cowls with piano hinges. When installing the wires, he would lube them with something which I have forgotten and spin them slowly with a drill while running them in, reporting no p

KR> cowl hinge mounting

And also, use the rolled hinges, not the extruded, for this application. See N64KR at http://KRBuilder.org - Then click on the pics Peoples Choice at 2013 - KR Gathering in Mt. Vernon, Il - MVN Best KR at 2013 - KR Gathering in Mt. Vernon, Il - MVN Best Interior

KR> cowl hinge mounting

I found several photos detailing the hinge joint installation, and have put them near the bottom of http://www.n56ml.com/cowling.html. Looking at the time stamps on the pictures, this process took me four hours from start to finish to fasten the hinges to the top of the cowling (judging from t

KR> Cowl hinge

Lee, I think you should be able to bond the hinge in place with structural adhesive such as Hisol or the one made by PTM&W. Solly Melyon-Mgr AeroMax Aviation, LLC www.aeromaxaviation.com 229.241.1175 --- On Thu, 9/17/09, Lee Van Dyke wrote: From: Lee Van Dyke Subject: KR> Cowl h

KR> Cowl hinge

I should have mentioned that I want to attach the hinge without the use of rivets on the top cowl. I have located a few web sites that show how to attach the hinge with rivets, but I have a clear coat carbon fiber top cowl that I don't want to see rivets on. I think I can just glass in the hin

KR> Cowl hinge

Netters, Is there a good web site to show the process on installing colw hinges? I have a new cowl and need to see the process. Mark L does a good job with his colw but no photos of adding the hinge and the pin. Lee Van Dyke PS Everybody have a great time at the Gathering.

KR> cowl hinge lessons learned

Or you can go to the Hobby Shop and get the next smaller size of music wire to replace the pin. Tried it both ways and the smaller size is easier and gives better results. - Original Message - From: "Brian Kraut" To: "KRnet" Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 10:00

KR> cowl hinge lessons learned

I have found out the hard way that it is much better to use the rolled hinges when you use them to attach your top and bottom cowl halves together instead of the extruded hinges. If I had bought them just for the cowl I would have used the cheaper rolled hinges that are plenty strong for the appli