What goes there

[Bonanza91K]

On my F21 there are 4 vertical tabs on the cross tube just behind my landing gear. I assume it is for some sort of cover that goes between the seat sling and the gear but I have no idea. It would be nice if there was/is such a cover particularly in the winter. Am I correct? Any help would be appreciated.

Jim

[Scott]

Re: What goes there

The lower holes in those tabs support the frame to which the lower fuselage fabric is attached. The upper holes are a bit of a mystery.

I made my wood frames so they also picked up the upper holes so as to resist twisting, but this is not stock.

The panel that closes off the gear area, picks up on the tabs on the front of the fwd seat mounts down to the angles attached to the floor panels. At least thats how the BC12Ds were done.

[Robert Lees]

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Photos?

(a picture paints a thousand words )

[Scott]

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these?

[Robert Lees]

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Yes, Scott. I know (because I've rebuilt a Taylorcraft )
...my point was that others may not know.

I used those "spare" tabs to secure the floorboards!

[Bonanza91K]

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Those are the tabs. The ones pointing up. Any idea what they are used for? It would be nice to have the gear covered to keep cold air off my bottom. That whole area is covered when the plane is on floats in the summer.

Jim

[Robert Lees]

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Jim: Do you have bungee covers when it's on its land gear?
Rob

Edit: may be different with the F21

[Ragwing nut]

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The vertical ones hold a close off panel to keep crap from rolling under the seat. They were made of plywood.

[Bonanza91K]

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Yes I have bungee covers. If those tabs hold a plywood cover, how does it mount with just tabs on one side only?

Jim

[Ragwing nut]

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Yes I have bungee covers. If those tabs hold a plywood cover, how does it mount with just tabs on one side only?

Jim

Because it does. and uses PK screws.It was nothing fancy.

[Scott]

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Those are the tabs. The ones pointing up. Any idea what they are used for? It would be nice to have the gear covered to keep cold air off my bottom. That whole area is covered when the plane is on floats in the summer.

Jim

Now I'm a little confused. The bottom should be closed off with the exception of the relief for the gear frames:

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The cabin kick panel may have been attached to the tabs in earlier models but at some point before may 46 it attached to two angles riveted to the floor panels. I made my panel from aluminum but the originals may have been wood or the card material they used for the map boxes and glare shield (which didn't last very long. Some or none of this may apply to the F model aircraft;

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[Scott]

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Knew there was a post on this somewhere:

http://vb.taylorcraft.org/showthread.php?9057-What-goes-here&highlight=fuselage+tabs

[Bonanza91K]

Re: What goes there

I guess I will have to find a use for them. Maybe mount a beer cooler.

Jim

[astjp2]

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My 41 had them fold over flat and screw down the floor board....

[Hank Jarrett]

My 41 had a kick panel from Hat Shelf board (the stuff that was used to make the shelf under the rear window on old cars that gentlemen put their hat on while driving). It is really nothing but a piece of thick cardboard with a leather pattern pressed into one side. Falls to pieces if you get it wet. It was also originally used for the glare shield and its lack of water resistance explains why so few planes still have it! The top edge of the kick panel was attached to the tabs with screws into Tinneman nuts in some old photos so that is how I did mine. I also found what looked like glue on an old wood floor board that matched up exactly for a wood strip to keep the bottom of the kick panel in place. First photo is of the old floorboards I found and second is the ones I made. That is the repro batt box in the second and the brackets on the right of the old one are for the fire extinguisher that I am still looking for.

Hank