pierre smith
Well Known Member
Since the thread on rudder locks had a lot of action, I decided to show my aileron and elevator locks....cheap, simple, quick-to-make and effective.
A piece of .025 aluminum and a couple of hardware store bolts and a piece of rubber tubing: The aileron lock:
Because of the taper and the smooth paint, I needed to prevent the lock from sliding off the aileron/wingtip junction, so I added a piece of .025 with a hook on the forward end that goes around the aileron attach bracket:
The elevator lock is similar:
Just a piece of .025 and rubber tubing that is a larger diameter than the bolt heads so they don't scratch the paint:
They can all be made in under a half an hour,
Best,
A piece of .025 aluminum and a couple of hardware store bolts and a piece of rubber tubing: The aileron lock:
![aileronlock1.jpg](/community/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi663.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fuu353%2Fpierresmith%2Faileronlock1.jpg&hash=e06c1f91278ebe832333d192f0275d18)
Because of the taper and the smooth paint, I needed to prevent the lock from sliding off the aileron/wingtip junction, so I added a piece of .025 with a hook on the forward end that goes around the aileron attach bracket:
![aileronlock2.jpg](/community/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi663.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fuu353%2Fpierresmith%2Faileronlock2.jpg&hash=35b5035a91a537b4bc991e195541159b)
The elevator lock is similar:
![elevatorlock1.jpg](/community/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi663.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fuu353%2Fpierresmith%2Felevatorlock1.jpg&hash=88d8658fcd3b974b9dc4f082a2462bcc)
Just a piece of .025 and rubber tubing that is a larger diameter than the bolt heads so they don't scratch the paint:
![elevatorlock2.jpg](/community/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi663.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fuu353%2Fpierresmith%2Felevatorlock2.jpg&hash=d0c15d5e99f2b0f2285e7feff0c4e9d1)
They can all be made in under a half an hour,
Best,