Mark Bowden
Taylorcrafter
Last Activity: 11 hours ago
Joined: 07-16-2015
Location: United States
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Maybe they did the gear fabric that way because they didn't know how to use the fabric wire? -
Hank and Ryan, please post photos of yours. It is cool trivia plus if all the members know what to look for might keep it from getting lost forever.
Cool, Ryan you found a "match" to your paint scheme. Doubt I'll find a White/Green one. lol.
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Don't try and shave weight in spar selection. If you have the luxury of multiple sticks to choose from that meet spec, great, pick the lightest.
But pick based on grain quality and lack of defects as your first criteria. Especially if you are upping the gross weight.
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Yes, the compass card/float spins on the support shaft, shaft is a "pin" and the card has the bearing, there will be some sort of cage as part of the float-bearing-shaft assembly to keep in in place during motion of aircraft, ship etc..... A "good" compass will use something like...Leave a comment:
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Taylorcraft matchbooks and pin
Thought I would share a find I finally "found".
Taylorcraft used matchbooks for advertising and I have seen two types. One is to present at your dealer in addition to $1 for a $2 ride. The other is to send away to Taylorcraft for a pin. I have some matchbooks with the red over... -
Having just gone through a restoration I would share some experiences. I'm creating a doc of everything I did to post here as in a year of searching the internet and aviation museums and library's there is nothing out there info-wise.
This is just like restoring your Taylorcraft only worse,...Leave a comment:
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That is the belly pan just ahead of the horizontal gear leg weld assembly.Leave a comment:
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MIke, welcome to the forum, this project sounds fun. Maybe you could start a blog in the blog section and keep everyone advised of your progress.
On your spars it would be good to seek out assistance here with someone experienced in making them if you don't have any.
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