looking for drawing for the right aileron taylorcraft BC12D
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Re: Drawing for a Taylorcraft aileron
Another Taylorcraft owner has crack rt aileron spar crack wanted to rebuild from scratch - just finish annual on mind going on my first cross
country from cxo to 6r6 witch 346 miles west texas fig 80 mph going to be a long slow trip make one fuel stop get 4 gal hour i hope
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Re: Drawing for a Taylorcraft aileron
What he really needs is a replacement aileron spar (or a way to repair his....which is probably not possible). You really don't need an aileron drawing to rebuild one. If the old spar is intact enough to use as a drill template he can do it, but a second aileron to use as a guide would help (and is actually easier to use than a drawing). Can he post photos of what he has and does anyone live close enough to him with a junk aileron? There are lots of blogs with GREAT photos of aileron rebuilds. Probably one of the best projects to start on. Plus he has all of us on line to guide him.
Hank
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Re: Drawing for a Taylorcraft aileron
Take a look at http://c-fclr.blogspot.ca/p/ailerons.html for an outstanding set of photos of an aileron restoration. He WILL need a good template for the aileron spar, but the old one may work for that.
Hank
Wish we were closer. I have two ailerons I want to rebuild too. Be fun to do them all at once.
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Re: Drawing for a Taylorcraft aileron
you can find suitable spar material for ailerons from Home Depot airplane parts, you need 6-8 grains per inch, no more than a 1 in 15 inch slope and no knots...which means clear. the weight difference is negligible for doug fir. and the cost is not too expensive. TimN29787
'41 BC12-65
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