Baggage Compartment Question

[cbcfly]

I'm working on a Taylorcraft fuselage and I'm having a hard time figuring out how the baggage compartment mounts. I've found some of Scott and Hanks pics showing a wooden crossmember that screws into tabs welded onto the fuselage tubing. I also see wooden sides that mount to the fuselage side tubing. How does the bag attach in the front? Does it snap to the seat sling? Sewn to the sling? When you buy a new bag, does it come with snaps? Or do you acquire and install those separately? Any pics would be helpful. My other Tcraft has a large wooden compartment, so it's useless as a reference. Any pics would be great... especially where the front attaches to the seat. Thanks!

[3Dreaming]

Either sewn or glued to the seat sling.

[Hank Jarrett]

I have seen some "interesting" methods but the original way was to sew it to the seat sling on the front and use snaps around the sides and back.

Hank

[Scott]

I used snaps all around. With the seat sling installed and the back and sides of the baggage compartment snapped in place, you can mark the position of the snaps(male) on the back of the seat sling.

I purchased my Baggage compartment from Aircraft Spruce. I think the bag should be in the shape of the opening ie narrower at the front and wider at the back. The AS one is just a straight oblong. You also will need to sew the top hem. In retrospect may as well have made it from scratch.

[Hank Jarrett]

Making from scratch seems to be the best quality way to get most T parts any more. ;-)

[taylorukuk]

I have just fitted our baggage compartment with a new wooden frame and snaps all the way around

Seems to be a good way of fitting it.

[Leenicklas]

I used marine style snaps to attach the rear of the baggage compartment to the wood piece that goes across the back of the seat. Send me a PM with your phone # and I will send you a picture. My # 9188533013

[Robert Lees]

I made mine myself; about 8 inches deeper, such that the bottom of the bucket just misses the lower stringers. (BC-12D)

[Hank Jarrett]

Saw one at a fly in I really liked where the guy made a thin ply "floor" to fit in the bottom of the sling to hold it open and give it a flat bottom. What made it really neat was the sewn sling was actually deeper than the bottom and the ply would hinge up to open a hidden space big enough for two headsets and a few small things. Thought it was a great idea and worth loosing a bit of baggage weight capacity. You would NEVER know the secret compartment was there!

[Jim Herpst]

I used snaps all around. With the seat sling installed and the back and sides of the baggage compartment snapped in place, you can mark the position of the snaps(male) on the back of the seat sling.

I purchased my Baggage compartment from Aircraft Spruce. I think the bag should be in the shape of the opening ie narrower at the front and wider at the back. The AS one is just a straight oblong. You also will need to sew the top hem. In retrospect may as well have made it from scratch.

Scott, I pm d you- Jim