Hi all,
Is there any real need to flox my Deihl gear leg fittings to the spar ??
I was planning on using some wax paper under them, and then floxing them to the
spar so they would be removable if need be.
The flox is just there to fill any irregularities on the surface isn't it ??
Gav
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Yes, the flox is there to fill the irregularities. I would not advise anyone
to put wax paper under them, but I can't see that it will hurt anything. I
would not do it. How are you going to get in there to remove them anyway.
Why would you ever want to remove them?
If you want a removable gear,
Gav wrote:
> Is there any real need to flox my Deihl gear leg fittings to the spar ??
Gav, et al:
I thought the brackets were floxed to avoid any vibration or shifting and
also to increase the strength of the gear/spar combo? This is similar to
floxing the WAF's to the spars, isn't it? Anyway,
How are you going to get in there to remove them anyway
..
I had not thought about this before, but surely we need future access to
each and every bolt /rivet /screw etc. on the airplane. I would hope to
be able to inspect and torque every bolt on the
Gavin Donohoe
Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2004 2:02 AM
To: KR builders and pilots
Subject: KR> Gear attach fittings
Hi all,
Is there any real need to flox my Deihl gear leg fittings to the spar ??
I was planning on using some wax paper under them, and then floxing them to
the spar so they would
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