Hawkeye7A
Well Known Member
Greetings all,
I'm about to begin the process of riveting the cowling hinges to the cowling. I'm debating on whether the extra work and effort is worth it to epoxy (actually I'm talking a slurry mix) the hinges to the cowling (new-style honeycomb "S" cowling) in addition to the rivets to take some of the load. I'm interested in others experience in how well theirs' are holding up as far as broken eyes, etc. I'm also curious if anyone knows if Vans uses the epoxy technique or just rivets. I've read a bit about their failures and required reworks on some of their earlier demo birds but iirc they have the older, heavier gel-coated cowlings. Any info would be appreciated. Thanx.
I'm about to begin the process of riveting the cowling hinges to the cowling. I'm debating on whether the extra work and effort is worth it to epoxy (actually I'm talking a slurry mix) the hinges to the cowling (new-style honeycomb "S" cowling) in addition to the rivets to take some of the load. I'm interested in others experience in how well theirs' are holding up as far as broken eyes, etc. I'm also curious if anyone knows if Vans uses the epoxy technique or just rivets. I've read a bit about their failures and required reworks on some of their earlier demo birds but iirc they have the older, heavier gel-coated cowlings. Any info would be appreciated. Thanx.