REFLECTOR: Cowling attachment

[John Dibble]

I'm thinking of using tabs as well, except I'll do it with fiberglass
since my plane is finished and that's the only way to attach them
without removing the ss firewall.

John

Alex Balic wrote:

> I just did this by making some tabs from aluminum angle- they are
> about ½” wide and made from 1-1/2” angle, I put a little lead-in bend
> on the front side, then attached them around the perimeter of the
> firewall using temporary tongue depressor spacers to form the slot for
> the cowling- worked well - there are probably 20 for each cowl half.
>
> From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org]
> On Behalf Of John Dibble
>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2012 4:41 PM
> To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Cowling attachment
>
> I plan to eliminate the screws on the forward edges of my cowls by
> making a slot for the edges to slide in.  I believe Scott D has done
> this.
>
> John
>
> Mark Magee wrote:
>
>      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. MageeSent from IPhone 4
>      On Feb 8, 2012, at 12:55 PM, John Dibble
>      <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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