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Paul Stowits Cozy
Clark Canedys Cozy
August 15, 2004
Okay, steady, hold it right there. The aileron hinges are
curing. I applied flox, then used the hacksaw blade method, and weighted the
blades down to apply pressure. When I removed the aileron, I had gaps between
the hinges and and metal hardpoint, so I had to push flox in there before
riveting. The bottom edge of the hinge hit first.
I think the cheap FMN 10 bearings are plenty good for the
application. They are spherical so they pivot but the degree of movement when
you put your COZY into a steep turn is very very little. Practically
unnoticeable. I machined this part to mount the bearing to. Here you can see I
machined pockets for the bolt heads to fit into. I drilled a very small hole in
the side of the alum. part, through the bolt head, and then another .1 into the
alum and "pinned" the bolt head in place. Installing this hardware is life and
death decision making. When you are finished, you have to step back and say, "ya,
that'll work".... and mean it.
Here you can see the other side of the install. The
bearing is removable and replaceable. I will glass the edges of the bracket to
the wing, and fill the lightening holes with micro.