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04-08-2012, 03:25 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Brisbane Australia
Posts: 166
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Hinge pin covers
This is how I made my covers, I riveted and bonded some .050" 2024 t3 that I shaped to suit the contour of the cowling, formed a cover plate out of 2024 t3 .050" drilled the screw locations then riveted some 10/32 floater anchor nuts to attach the cover with shear head screws.
http://rv-6rebuild.blogspot.com.au/ scroll down the page to find the cowling and engine photo's
Sorry I haven't worked out how to post photo's yet.
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Nick Purcell
Licensed on B767, A330 Eng/Airframe
Fixing up RV6, building a Stewart S51
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04-08-2012, 05:17 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Andernos les Bains, France
Posts: 244
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Tips thread
Hi Ryan,
You might want to have a look at this old thread that I started some time ago about this same subject. Lots of good suggestions and pictures.
Happy Easter
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Daniel Mouly
VAF #778 - [2013 payment done]
RV-9A Emp. & Wings 95%, Fuse 70%
Austin Healey 3000 MKIII fully restored
LFCD (Andernos Les Bains), France
Construction Log comments in French (not really up to date, sorry)
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04-08-2012, 05:48 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Delaware, OH (KDLZ)
Posts: 4,194
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You may want to check out Aerosport Products' cowl pin covers.
http://aerosportproducts.com/rv10cowlpin.htm
Geoff has models for both the RV-10 and RV-7. |
04-08-2012, 07:34 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Highland Village, TX
Posts: 1,519
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Don't have a pic handy
Mine look a lot like the one's in the picture that Chris posted in post #7, except I made mine out of fiberglass.
I tried to make covers out of aluminum but I couldn't get a good fit. It was pretty easy molding them out of glass. I made them a bit over size to start and trimmed and shaped them until I was happy with the final shape and size.
I don't have the pin sticking out the back like the one's in Chris's post - I just have the 2 screws holding them in place.
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Rick Aronow,
A&P
Flying 7A Slider;
RV-12 SOLD
Highland Village,TX
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04-08-2012, 03:29 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Yorkshire, England
Posts: 2,048
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This is how I did mine - works fine.
Normally, it is hooked under the cowl a little - needs the occasional tweek !!
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04-08-2012, 04:03 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Posts: 164
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Hidden cowl pin
This is what I copied from a guy in our club in Sweden. The pin in inserted from the cockpit and routed through a steel tube to the aft end of the cowl where it enters the hinge and ends at the front of the cowl.
Steel tube epoxied to the inside of the cowl cheek.
Looks good so far.
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Hans Str?hle
Jodel sold (SE-XEV)
RV-4, flying any day (SE-XJJ)
F?rentuna, Stockholm
Sweden
EAA222
2020 =VAF= $20 donation paid
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04-08-2012, 08:50 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: WA
Posts: 988
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simple, functional, and look great...
The Vans welded on stainless tabs are simple, functional, and look great.
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Stephen
RV7 powered by a lycoming thunderbolt IO-390
turning a whirlwind HRT prop
with more hours flying than building... 2,430 on the hobbs!
ORCA Flight
Race 771
margarita!
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04-08-2012, 11:02 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Victoria, BC, Canada
Posts: 3,926
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If I ever re-do my cowl the pins will exit into the cockpit or through the NACA air ducts. Not out the front. The Van's solution is the cleanest i've seen, but even that seems like a kludged solution. Vlad's solution is very nice, but that much visible work shouldn't be necessary.
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Rob Prior
1996 RV-6 "Tweety" C-FRBP (formerly N196RV)
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04-08-2012, 11:20 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Livermore, CA
Posts: 167
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I offset my hinges and made these. The back side has a boss that the hinge pin is JB Welded into.
Chris
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RV-8 Wings
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04-09-2012, 03:40 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Connecticut
Posts: 321
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Here's mine- sort of a cross between Chris and Stephens. I wanted something more than a flat plate, so I was looking around the shop and had an idea. I had some 1/4 X 1" aluminum bar. I put it on the ground on a couple of 2X4's and stepped on it, forming a radius. Put it up against the cowl and cut out the part that fit the best. Drilled a crosshole and spent sometime making a teardrop shape
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Dave Chapdelaine
N821RV
RV-7
Flying as of 7/2/11
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