Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml Date: Sun, 08 Dec 2002 17:12:12 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-d03.mx.aol.com ([205.188.157.35] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.0.2) with ESMTP id 1897315 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 08 Dec 2002 10:55:59 -0500 Received: from Wclarkstill@aol.com by imo-d03.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v34.13.) id q.175.13071512 (4116) for ; Sun, 8 Dec 2002 10:55:57 -0500 (EST) From: Wclarkstill@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: <175.13071512.2b24c58c@aol.com> X-Original-Date: Sun, 8 Dec 2002 10:55:56 EST Subject: Stopnuts - AN365 vs MS21042 X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_175.13071512.2b24c58c_boundary" X-Mailer: AOL 7.0 for Windows US sub 10641 --part1_175.13071512.2b24c58c_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Anyone have any guidance on what applications of standard AN365 stopnuts one should NOT replace with the lighter MS21042 all metal stopnuts (~40% the weight of an equivalent AN365)? Any comments Brent R.? With the fuselage still open, one could replace almost every nut in the plane in a day and save 2-3 pounds. But maybe there are some nuts (e.g. large structural ones in the gearbox) I should leave as AN365. Any suggestions? Thanks, Clark Still (New York, 100% TB20, 44% LIVPT) --part1_175.13071512.2b24c58c_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Anyone have any guidance on what applications of standard AN365 stopnuts one should NOT replace with the lighter MS21042 all metal stopnuts (~40% the weight of an equivalent AN365)?  Any comments Brent R.?

With the fuselage still open, one could replace almost every nut in the plane in a day and save 2-3 pounds.  But maybe there are some nuts (e.g. large structural ones in the gearbox) I should leave as AN365.

Any suggestions?  Thanks, Clark Still (New York, 100% TB20, 44% LIVPT)
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