From: Stephen West-Fisher <steve@coastaldatasystems.com>
Organization: Coastal Data Systems
To: lro@koan.team.net
Subject: Re: [lro] Boston/NE area - anyone got a junk right SIII wing?
Reply-To: lro@land-rover.team.net
Alan J. Richer wrote:
>> Not to
> disparage Marin's approach (it sounds quite handsome in its
> implementation), but the thought of spending $$$$ on
> aircraft-rated components for a Rover wing gives me chills.
>The Cessna hinge Marin
mentioned, and the flush spring button release both of us mentioned are
also probably available from non-aircraft suppliers.
There's nothing magic about the fact that the parts I used were from
airplanes. I wanted an aluminum hinge to avoid rust problems (I was living
in Hawaii at the time), and since I was doing a lot of flying, I knew the
piano hinges used for oil doors and other such access panels on airplanes
were made of aluminum, and they were ideally sized for the application I
had in mind. Plus I had ready access to parts like this. As to the flush,
push-to-release latch, one of the planes I was flying at the time was in
fact a Citabria. So when I decided to butcher my pristine Land Rover wing
and cut a clutch master access hatch, it was natural to think in terms of
the latches I was already familiar with. The Cessna 206 I was also flying
used Dzus fasteners, which have sharp finger latches that stick up. The
Citabria used the flush latch. So I ordered one.
But I'm sure there are an almost infinite variety of hinge and latch
combinations that would work that have nothing to do with the aircraft
industry. I would recommend going with an aluminum hinge because of the
rust issue. Brass would work too, I guess, but you might not like the look
of it against the rest of the wing. I used aluminum rivets to hold the
hardware to the wing and the opening panel.
________________________
C. Marin Faure
(original owner)
1973 Land Rover Series III-88
1991 Range Rover Vogue SE
Seattle, WA
marin.faure@boeing.com
faurecm@earthlink.net
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