"While my Lancair has parked outside, a heavy rainshower
passed. Water entered in the cokpit beside the torquetubes of the
flaps.
How did you seal this opening? Are there any pictures
available?
The opening of the fuselarge next to the flap needs quit a big
opening (2"x2") to exit the torquetube in case of
maintenance."
This is not necessarily a
bad thing! I immediately spot significant fuel savings for those fishing trips
to the remote lake. - Now you can simply do your fishing in the hangar!!!
- The word "fly-fishing" just took on a whole new meaning.....
Anyway; the opening dos NOT need to be 2" x 2". The left (short)
torque tube can be removed from inside the fuselage (if you did not install any
extra bulkheads, that is), so you only need to make a drop-shaped hole in the
closeout rib, which leaves some 3/8" of the lower closeout rib.
The right, and longer,
torque tube needs to be removed through the closeout rib. If you pull the tube
out until the flange touches the closeout rib and then twist (turn?) the torque
tube aft, a half-moon hole with a notch is all you need.
With careful and cunning
planning, you are able to maintain about 3/8" of the lower closeout rib, which
will keep the fish out of the fuselage.
I only have a left-side
photo at hand, but it pretty much explains what I mean.
- For a more excact
explanation, come to our vintage & homebuilt fly-in from june 11th. to 14th.
Here´s the programme,
don´t miss out!
- and that goes for you other guys too!
If you feel like it, have your Lancairs judged and
win a prize. I will be judging composite aircraft and I am strongly inclined
towards Lancairs :-)
Regards
Tim Jorgensen, Denmark
360 Gamma (MKIIOBFB)
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