Splicing B C12D Tail Section

[fredaustin]

I'm repairing a wind damaged airframe. All the damage occured in the last two bays of the fuselage (approx 7'). I can repair what I have but it would be a lot faster if I could find a fuselage tail section that was in good condition. Does anybody have a tail section that they wouldn't mind parting with?

Also Forrest I've sent you a couple of emails following up on my request for a drawing of that section of the fuselage with no responce. I have a feeling your soft ware maybe blocking my emails. I am still very interested in obtaining the data.

Thanks,

Fred Austin
360-457-6174
[email protected]

[taylorcraftbc65]

Re: Splicing B C12D Tail Section

Fred,
The fuselage of the Israeli warbird was bent at about a 20 degree angle, two bays forward of the rudder post. It looked like someone dropped a steel beam on it while it was sitting on it's side.
I thought about splicing a new tail section on, but eventually just spilced in new tubes. Brie

[fredaustin]

Re: Splicing B C12D Tail Section

Thanks for the in-put Brie. It looks like that is what I'm going to do. I have built a table and layed out a few lines to work from. I have gotten most of the twist out of the the fuselage. The vertical fin was layed over about 45 degrees and I have it back within 1.4 degrees on the smart level. I will keep on it until it's right on.

Since you have already spliced/replaced some tubing on your airplane. I am using the approved tubing splicing methods called for in CAM-18/part43. When it is necessary to put the type splice in a tube where the manual calls for a smaller tube to incerted in the tube at the splice joints that has a "snug fit". I assume you buy thicker wall tube and turn it down to fit the ID of the existing tube and the new piece that's being spliced in. Being careful to end up with enough wall thickness on the inside tube to meet the spec called for in the manual.

I got a hold of Forrest today and he gave me a couple of pointers and is sending a drawing he thinks might help.

By the way you old hands know this but I just found out from Forrest that you need to put your Foundation number on emails to him if you want him to read them. Some kind of liability problem. Foundation members have access to the data. For a guy working on a Taylorcraft the $15.00 a year dues seems like a pretty good buy.

Fred

[Forrest Barber]

Re: Splicing B C12D Tail Section

Not A LIABILITY thing on the message # in the header, I sort the inbound e-mails that way. I do answer non-members but not right away....

The Foundation members get service first , then ease of service is next, drawings take a bit longer. THEN the drawings ARE ONLY available to Foundation members for use as stated in the Foundation purpose PART of which is :

" All material herein of a technical nature is for reference and historical use only and is not necessarily recommended or approved by the editor of this web site, TF and its officers and board, unless specifically stated. "

Any member is welcome to come here and go thru the material, copy it and go home, happens all the time!! Wish I had someone near me that could do this for the tribe.