Hinges for securing upper and lower cowl

[outnumbered]

For the horizontal hinges connecting the upper and lower cowl

1) are the standard rolled hinges sufficient or should I go with extruded ?

2) do folks go with offset hinges (pics would help) so the the eyelets are not seen at the seam ?

Would appreciate hinge part numbers if folks didn’t use the stock vans hinge.

 

[georgemohr]

Stock hinges are totally sufficient. If the seam is reasonably tight, you cant see much anyway.

 

[Full Throttle]

Go with extruded hinge. The rolled hinge has a tendency to break where they roll.

 

[Taltruda]

I think offsetting the hinge to prevent seeing the “teeth” is smart. You’ll probably have to buy wider hinge material though.

 

[Bill.Peyton]

I used provided hinge material and offset the hinge so the eyelets don’t show. 13 years and 1600 plus hours and no broken eyes

 

[Full Throttle]

For the horizontal hinges connecting the upper and lower cowl

1) are the standard rolled hinges sufficient or should I go with extruded ?

2) do folks go with offset hinges (pics would help) so the the eyelets are not seen at the seam ?

Would appreciate hinge part numbers if folks didn’t use the stock vans hinge.

You didn't say which plane you have. So, which plane do you have. A six clyinder engine runs much smoother then a four clyinder engine. With a four clyinder engine, I recommend the extruded hinge.

 

[outnumbered]

You didn't say which plane you have. So, which plane do you have. A six clyinder engine runs much smoother then a four clyinder engine. With a four clyinder engine, I recommend the extruded hinge.

RV10 with the standard Vans cowl

 

[Scott Hersha]

All of mine (2-RV4’s, 2-RV6’s, 2-RV8’s) all had the standard Vans rolled hinges, except my newest/current RV6 which has the extruded hinges. I bought this kit used and it didn’t have any rolled hinges, but I had plenty of extruded in my shop, so I used that. All have worked very well, with no broken eyelets. I didn’t do anything special to offset the hinge line and it looks fine - in my opinion.