Prints .. I used search and no answer

[Gmjeric]

Who has prints or if they dont want to advertise having them can you please shoot me an email or text. Id like to produce a couple parts under owner produced

[email protected] or 918740 0972

[Mark Bowden]

Hi Eric,
Welcome to the forum, glad to have you here. This is a wealth of knowledge here.
To your question however, there are no engineering drawings available. The only engineering drawing resource is the set that exists for the L2. While similar, it is not the same as the post war BC, BL, BF series. There are some top level "system" drawings in the old manuals but they do not provide part specific engineering.

There are some vendors making some parts, private individuals and some Univair parts.

What are you after, if you can be specific (year, model, part AND pictures posted) some help can be found as others have been in your shoes.

[Mark Bowden]

In addition, Rob's web page is a great resource and has his Top Ten Maintenance tips link. And Scott's EAA Grand Champion blog is a priceless resource on his restoration.

https://www.taylorcraft.org.uk/

.https://c-fclr.blogspot.com/

[Gmjeric]

I was on here a bunch when I snagged my plane in 2010. Been following gb group. starting to chase down parts myself and seeing the pains. Thought I'd see what info the tribe had in hard copy plans that I could use for data.


Ultimately I'll probably crunch out a few parts and outline the method so that we can all use them.

So far the list is
Hinges
Jury struts
Lift struts
Gears.
Ribs

Hank had made mention in other post about prewar hinges being sheet metal rather than cast mag. Id like to see what both look like.

maybe the next post if everyone is in favor could be a picture post where folks can post up a pic of the pieces we need and if its pre or post war. I could start chipping away at the items that need to be modeled in cad.

[Robert Lees]

....
Hinges.

Which hinges?

Rob

[Gmjeric]

Which hinges?

Rob

Seems everyone is asking for aileron.

[Robert Lees]

Who is "everyone"? And do you mean these?

[Gmjeric]

Who is "everyone"? And do you mean these?

Those look very nice.. nfb group.. they were talki g about a magnesium cast hinge that superceded a sheet metal version

[Hank Jarrett]

"Hank had made mention in other post about prewar hinges being sheet metal rather than cast mag. Id like to see what both look like. maybe the next post if everyone is in favor could be a picture post where folks can post up a pic of the pieces we need and if its pre or post war. I could start chipping away at the items that need to be modeled in cad." The pre war hinges are welded steel, not sheet. Far superior to the cast Magnesium post war hinges. Around WW-II Magnesium was considered the new "Miracle Metal" that would be light as Aluminum and strong as steel. "Not quite". Very strong for its weight but corrodes worse than an old far field gate and cracks if you look at it wrong. I have a few damaged Mag hinges that could be use to scan so an NC machined, high strength Aluminum or steel one could be made for very little weight penalty. Based on a letter from Dorthy when she ran Taylorcraft a pre war welded steel hinge can be used on post war wings but the geometry isn't exactly the same and some minor mods need to be made. I will try to post photos of each kind of hinge. Hank

[Hank Jarrett]

Sorry guys, my group connection just crashed and I am just getting back on. Will try to post photos now. Keeping fingers crossed.

Hank

[Hank Jarrett]

Notice that in the first photo the hinge end has corroded under the steel cap and failed. I have several hinges that are corroded there and if that had failed in flight I don't like to think what would have happened. In several cases I have seen SEVERE corrosion under the steel cap that was undetectable until you took the cap off!

Hank

[Robert Lees]

I hear and agree with Hank's comments.

During my rebuild I was fortunate enough to get some NOS magnesium aileron brackets from Harry (remember him?). I ensured that I provided a barrier between the magnesium and steel at the ends.

Funnily enough, the most corrosion (dissimilar metals) on my original 1946 brackets was between the magnesium brackets and the aileron cove...there is a little steel "L-piece" that is intended to provide some stabilisation for the rather long aileron attach brackets. It's the hole on the right of the attached photo. See also the bottom photo.



Full description of these brackets is still on my rather dated (now 20-years-old) restoration site at

https://www.taylorcraft.org.uk/Brey_rebuild-Ailerons.htm

I also attach an image of the dissimilar corrosion on my original magnesium brackets. I had bead-blasted them and primed them for posterity; rest assured they are not on an aircraft!.

[Robert Lees]

.. nfb group..

Forgive me, I must be an idiot, but what is "nfb group"? I'm on the Taylorcraft FaceBook page (sort of) but you have me guessing! I don't mean to be rude.

Rob

[Hank Jarrett]

Wonder if "nfb group" is the Face Book group with "fumble finger" typing. I'm an expert at typos.

Hank

[Gmjeric]

It's definitely a fat finger