REFLECTOR: CANARD ATTACHMENT
Scott Derrick
scott at tnstaafl.net
Tue Apr 12 09:12:38 CDT 2005
My canard has captive nuts for all 4 bolts.
Scott
michalk wrote:
> Dave Dent wrote:
>
>> I have a XL with a dog house over the canard. This is a must, I
>> wouldn't have a Velocity without it. This allows access to the two
>> 1/4' bolts easier.
>> My bolts are with the heads facing forward. I have removed my canard
>> at least 10 times. If you mount the bolts the other way I'm sure you
>> would be dropping the nuts and washers at least every other time into
>> the nose gear well when you remove them. But believe me it makes no
>> difference. In my plane you could be looking for nuts and washers
>> possibly for a good 15 minutes if dropped. But in most aircraft
>> installations you will always find the bolts facing aft and outboard
>> to inboard. That way if the nut was to fall off the bolt would have
>> a tendency to stay in place by its own weight. When installing a bolt
>> remember this. If the nut would fall off, would the bolt remain in
>> place? AC 43.13 also instructs this method.
>> Dave
>
>
> At Sun and Fun last year, I saw a Velocity that used captive floating
> nuts for the canard attach bolts. Or maybe they were simple nut
> plates? Anyway, the benefit was obvious. It's trivial to put those
> bolts in if the nut is fixed on the back side.
>
> I wouldn't worry too much about the nut other than to make sure its a
> locking type. The bolt is in shear, not tension.
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