REFLECTOR: Corrosion

[Carruth, Joel L]

I haven't seen any discussion on corrosion prevention tips for the
Velocity, so to open it up, here's a few ideas that I've done that might
be helpful:

 

1)       Nickel-plated all steel parts. (concentric t.tube, bell cranks,
door HW, etc.)

2)       Used LPS-Hardcoat for the inside of aileron & elevator torque
tubes. Will use in other areas as I go.

3)       Using Teflon lubricant/protectant on moving parts (elevator &
aileron hinges, etc.).

4)       Switch to stainless steel HW wherever possible. The cadmium
plating on screw heads gets scratched off after several
assembly/disassembly cycles. Nothing pretty about rusting screw heads! 

5)       Standard zinc chromate & paint for other aluminum surfaces. 

 

For those already flying, have you noticed any particular "weak" points
when it comes to corrosion?

 

Probably overkill, but I want to fly this one for a long, long time!

1996 SEFG.

 

Joel Carruth

Lockheed Martin 

JSF - Pilot System Software

W: (817) 763-4337

Fax: (817) 777-8378

joel.l.carruth at lmco.com

 

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://www.tvbf.org/mailman/private/reflector/attachments/20050107/f65e3c48/attachment.htm