REFLECTOR: Cowling attachment

Bill Schweitzer bill at paccielo.com
Wed Feb 8 18:37:48 CST 2012


I used camlocks on my really big hatch.
The longest camlocks available were barely long enough for the depth of 
the cover and the flange.
The springs had to be shortened a bit and one set of tabs was narrowed 
just a little to pass over the lock.
However, it is a nice looking and very solid connection.

Bill Schweitzer
SRG





> I am preparing to go 100% cam locks: upper/lower cowls, doghouse, 
> wheelpants and possibly battery cover. As was mentioned depth can be 
> problematic, OTW I can't see any downsides.
>
> Mark B. Magee
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>
> On Feb 8, 2012, at 12:55 PM, John Dibble <aminetech at bluefrog.com 
> <mailto:aminetech at bluefrog.com>> wrote:
>
>> I have camlocs on the upper and lower wing attach points as well as 
>> where the 2 cowlings attach together aft of the wing.  Works great.
>>
>> John
>>
>> Don Johnston wrote:
>>
>>> Has anyone ever tried dzus or camloc fasteners for the upper and 
>>> lower cowling?
>>>
>>> Just wondering if there's a compromise between the panhead screws 
>>> and the totally invisible piano hinge method.
>>>
>>> -Don Johnston
>>> XL-RG
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