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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