[DanH]

...but not for long I'm sure.

My buddy Bill runs a scrap yard, and keeps a careful aviation eye on the incoming junk. Past finds have included a complete HD box and pan brake, lots of nice machinable billet, and a perfectly good ocilloscope among other things.

Today's find is a "Duzall Flight Wrench" (photo below). I suspect it is ex-military issue, but maybe not. Seems to serve as a Dzus fastener tool, as well as a straight blade screwdriver (folds out when you push the button in the center), and I think as "aluminum knuckles" to break a plexiglass panel. Has a slot lengthwise across the lower end about 1/8" wide, intention unknown.

Can anyone tell me about this tool?

Dan Horton

 

[jcoloccia]

Ok...maybe I'm just very wierd but am I the only one who's noticed it bears a striking resemblance to two Kokopellis back to back?

Let's hope the FAA never adds Rorschach ink blots to the airmen medicals...

 

[bmurrish]

http://www.freepatentsonline.com/D175721.pdf

 

[sprucemoose]

Looks like brass knuckles to me. A took no builder should be without.

 

[TShort]

Bill-

How the heck did you find that??

T.

 

[bmurrish]

Googled it T, took all of about 15 seconds.

 

[DanH]

"Cowling and fuel tank wrench" eh? The cowling part is obvious (the Dzus fastener tool and screwdriver) but how is it otherwise used? For example, why the slot in the base?

Dan

 

[Jekyll]

"For example, why the slot in the base?

Dan

Put the slot across the ridge on a tank cap and twist. It gives much more leverage.

Jekyll