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Aft fuselage statics
I am faced with leaking aft fuselage statics. Repairing them is going
to be a problem as I am not 18inches tall, which is the max heights for getting back into the fuselage. I recall reading an illustrated article several years ago about installing aft fuselage statics in a glider that had none. That article may have some information that would be of help to me in fixing this glider. Does anyone remember that article? It may have come from a vario manufacture but I have Googled several combinations of the subject and not found anything useful. Anyone have some helpful information? Robert Mudd Moriarty, New Mexico |
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Aft fuselage statics
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I am faced with leaking aft fuselage statics. Repairing them is going to be a problem as I am not 18inches tall, which is the max heights for getting back into the fuselage. I recall reading an illustrated article several years ago about installing aft fuselage statics in a glider that had none. That article may have some information that would be of help to me in fixing this glider. Does anyone remember that article? It may have come from a vario manufacture but I have Googled several combinations of the subject and not found anything useful. Anyone have some helpful information? I hope this is it: if it was in Soaring magazine, you might be able to locate the issue it's in at http://soaring.gahsys.com/Soaring_Index/ on John Leibacher's site. -- Change "netto" to "net" to email me directly Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA www.motorglider.org - Download "A Guide to Self-launching Sailplane Operation" |
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Aft fuselage statics
Bob Kuykendall wrote: I installed a new set of aft statics a few weeks back, it was really easy. Eleventh photo down on this page: http://www.hpaircraft.com/hp-24/upda...January_06.htm Thanks, and best regards to all Bob K. http://www.hpaircraft.com/hp-24 Well sure it is when the fuselage has not yet been joined. Robert Mudd |
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Aft fuselage statics
On 15 Mar 2006 09:18:55 -0800, "
wrote: I am faced with leaking aft fuselage statics. Repairing them is going to be a problem as I am not 18inches tall, which is the max heights for getting back into the fuselage. I recall reading an illustrated article several years ago about installing aft fuselage statics in a glider that had none. That article may have some information that would be of help to me in fixing this glider. Does anyone remember that article? It may have come from a vario manufacture but I have Googled several combinations of the subject and not found anything useful. Anyone have some helpful information? Robert Mudd Moriarty, New Mexico IIRC it was a Wil Schuman article. May have been in one of the Soaring Symposia writeups. I believe at least some of them are available on line. Don't have the URL to hand. Mike Borgelt |
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Aft fuselage statics
If you can get the old tube off without damaging the port or the
fuselage, you can pull a new one on with a piece of steel cable. With the old tube off, insert a piece of 1/16 stranded steel cable, (a couple of feet longer than the tube), through the port. Fish the cable out of the fuselage and thread the tube over it. Once the cable is all the way through, wrap it around a nail or screw securely. Pull on the cable at the port, and the tube will be pulled onto the port. You can then cut off the cable where it was wrapped around the nail and remove the cable from the tube. A couple of things that will make this easier are to use a hobby knife to flare the inside edges id the tube slightly. Warming the tube end slightly will also help. A little lubricant won't hurt, either. Enjoy... Jack Womack |
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