Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 06 Jan 2004 14:20:59 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mxsf09.cluster1.charter.net ([209.225.28.209] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 2919904 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 06 Jan 2004 14:02:19 -0500 Received: from computer (cc2-24.217.124.116.charter-stl.com [24.217.124.116]) by mxsf09.cluster1.charter.net (8.12.10/8.12.8) with SMTP id i06IvsAe090614 for ; Tue, 6 Jan 2004 13:57:54 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from bobjude@charter.net) X-Original-Message-ID: <000901c3d487$d9ed8000$747cd918@computer> From: "Bob Jude" X-Original-To: "Mail List Lancair" Subject: LNC2 Dust Cover X-Original-Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2004 13:04:02 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0006_01C3D455.8EC527E0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C3D455.8EC527E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Pete, Its good to see that you are still working on it. I'll try to answer = some of your questions. Come up and take a look at mine any time. just = let me know when. 1. Did you attach the dust shield to the top of the instrument panel and = to the forward deck? If so how did you attach it (nutplates & screws)? Attached it to the instrument panel but not the forward deck (header = tank). I did a 2 bid lay-up on the bottom of the forward deck to form a = groove about 1/2 inch deep. The dust cover slides into the groove and = is retained by it. I installed nut plates inside, on the bottom surface = of the panel's top lip. Three 8-32 truss head screws are (painted = black) hold the dust cover down to the panel. I also, installed right = angle 6-32 nut plates to the longeron which are used to hold down the = tabs at the end of the panel. 2. Did you have to cut the dust shield to make it conform to the top of = the instrument panel? Right now my shield juts up a little higher than = I'd like for forward visibility and doesn't nicely wrap over (mate to) = the top of the instrument panel. I've trimmed the sides near the canopy = rails and the fit is satisfactory there. I think that most of the LNC2 builders have experienced the same problem = with the dust cover not fitting on to the panel/fuselage. I cut off one = of the tabs and constructed a new tab from epoxy/fiberglass to make it = fit. The dust cover should fit down flush on the top of panel. If the = panel is not a problem with visibility, then the dust cover shouldn't be = either. As mentioned by another builder, I suggest that you build up = the trailing edge of the dust cover with foam and 1 bid fiberglass. A = little heat my be required to soften the dust cover as you force it to = conform to the shape of the top of the panel. Good luck with it. Bob ------=_NextPart_000_0006_01C3D455.8EC527E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hi Pete,

Its good to see that you are still = working on=20 it. I'll try to answer some of your questions. Come up and = take a=20 look at mine any time. just let me know = when.

1. Did you attach the dust shield to the top of the instrument = panel and to=20 the forward deck? If so how did you attach it (nutplates & = screws)?

Attached it to the instrument panel = but not the=20 forward deck (header tank). I did a 2 bid lay-up on the = bottom of the=20 forward deck to form a groove about 1/2 inch deep. The dust cover = slides=20 into the groove and is retained by it. I installed nut plates = inside, on=20 the bottom surface of the panel's top lip. Three 8-32 truss head = screws=20 are (painted black) hold the dust cover down to the panel. I also, = installed right angle 6-32 nut plates to the longeron which are used to = hold=20 down the tabs at the end of the panel.

2. Did you have to cut the dust shield to make it conform to = the top=20 of the instrument panel? Right now my shield juts up a little higher = than I'd=20 like for forward visibility and doesn't nicely wrap over (mate to) the = top of=20 the instrument panel. I've trimmed the sides near the canopy rails and = the fit=20 is satisfactory there.

I think that most of the LNC2 = builders have=20 experienced the same problem with the dust cover not fitting = on to the=20 panel/fuselage. I cut off one of the tabs and constructed a new = tab from=20 epoxy/fiberglass to make it fit. The dust cover should fit down = flush on=20 the top of panel. If the panel is not a problem with visibility, = then the=20 dust cover shouldn't be either. As mentioned by another builder, I = suggest=20 that you build up the trailing edge of the dust cover with foam and 1 = bid=20 fiberglass. A little heat my be required to soften the dust cover = as you=20 force it to conform to the shape of the top of the=20 panel.

Good luck with = it.

Bob

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