Have you ever seen this on a t-craft? Please say yes/no and how many time Thanks!

Re: Have you ever seen this on a t-craft? Please say yes/no and how many time Thanks!

Sorry; yes only the hole is very small, maybe #40 drill bit size.
Larry

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thanks!

[Larry Lyons]

Re: Have you ever seen this on a t-craft? Please say yes/no and how many time Thanks!

I am not following.

Does it look like the picture in the first post in this thread?

Dave

Sorry; yes only the hole is very small, maybe #40 drill bit size.
Larry

Re: Have you ever seen this on a t-craft? Please say yes/no and how many time Thanks!

Haven't looked at my 41 BC yet but the 46 BC we are rebuilding has an 1/8th hole in the middle of the tube end not the bottom.
Larry

I am not following.

Does it look like the picture in the first post in this thread?

Dave

[Larry Lyons]

Re: Have you ever seen this on a t-craft? Please say yes/no and how many time Thanks!

Haven't looked at my 41 BC yet but the 46 BC we are rebuilding has an 1/8th hole in the middle of the tube end not the bottom.
Larry

Re: Have you ever seen this on a t-craft? Please say yes/no and how many time Thanks!

Well bite me in the butt... I did find two fuselages up here with what could be thought of as a hole. That aft assembly for the tail spring that is a separate thing welded to the rear tubes does have a "hole" in it I am sure it was to align that fitting in the jig . Then folks have been drilling it through for oiling purpose or whatever. Normally you can pour down the tail post and it will not run out. I ahve drawings and can check. Maybe factory is answer on this one.

Respectfully decline.

Forrest read my post regarding a telcon this week with Bob Harer that is earlier in this thread if you have not yet done so.

He knew all about it as soon as I described and told me all about.

I assume a "hole" and hole are the same thing.

Dave

[Forrest Barber]

Re: Have you ever seen this on a t-craft? Please say yes/no and how many time Thanks!

Well bite me in the butt... I did find two fuselages up here with what could be thought of as a hole. That aft assembly for the tail spring that is a separate thing welded to the rear tubes does have a "hole" in it I am sure it was to align that fitting in the jig . Then folks have been drilling it through for oiling purpose or whatever. Normally you can pour down the tail post and it will not run out. I ahve drawings and can check. Maybe factory is answer on this one.

[barnstmr]

Re: Have you ever seen this on a t-craft? Please say yes/no and how many time Thanks!

Would that be the "Angus" part of the Tcraft?

[1938BF50]

Re: Have you ever seen this on a t-craft? Please say yes/no and how many time Thanks!

Not on my '38BF

[barnstmr]

Re: Have you ever seen this on a t-craft? Please say yes/no and how many time Thanks!

not on my '46 BC12D.

[taylorcraftbc65]

Re: Have you ever seen this on a t-craft? Please say yes/no and how many time Thanks!

Not on my 1940 BC 65. Brie

[mulwyk]

Re: Have you ever seen this on a t-craft? Please say yes/no and how many time Thanks!

Dave:
Not on my T.

[cpirrmann]

Re: Have you ever seen this on a t-craft? Please say yes/no and how many time Thanks!

I don't see one on mine. It's either not there ot covered with fabric. I didn't try to puncture it to see f it is there.

Re: Have you ever seen this on a t-craft? Please say yes/no and how many time Thanks!

I had an interesting phone call discussion with Robert Harer today. He had been ops manager at T-craft years ago and is very knowledgable.

I asked him about that tail drain. His answer was that it was there on purpose but not on all planes.

The hole was intended to be left uncovered.

Its purpose was to provide an oil drain.

He emphasized that leaving it uncovered was the intention.

Now these are my words (in blue) from here on not Robert's - since they built with and without this hole it seems ok to cover it or plug it either one.

[tabranch]

Re: Have you ever seen this on a t-craft? Please say yes/no and how many time Thanks!

No hole on our 2 F22's.

[Forrest Barber]

Re: Have you ever seen this on a t-craft? Please say yes/no and how many time Thanks!

THAT hole is new one to me.....