Pietenpol-List: extruded vs. rolled hinges

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Original Posted By: "Tim White"
Well, I rolled 41CC out of the hangar this afternoon, dreading what I would findwhen I checked to see what type of piano hinges Corky used on the ailerons.The light of day revealed rolled hinges and my heart sank (sunk?). I was sodisappointed, so fearful that the airplane is unsafe, that I fired up the engineand went out to fly!Folks, the airplane flies just fine with rolled hinges. There are a couple offeet of hinge on each side, and if you get flutter going so badly that the hingesopen up enough to cut the aileron loose, you've got more to worry about thanlosing an aileron.I was so dismayed, in fact, that I flew out to Castroville to top off with fueland then set out to the west, to Hondo. On the way, I attacked and took outthe old steel railroad bridge that crosses the creek. Just to make sure thatthe supply trains didn't make it past the bridge somehow, I went ahead and strafedthe long train that was making the loop on the tracks that go around Dunlayon Hwy. 90, and the one behind it coming out of Hondo. They must have sentword that I was coming in to Hondo because when I landed, there was not a singlesolitary soul to be found, nobody came out to even watch me land, so I nevereven shut down... I taxied back out and made an intersection takeoff and theyall stayed hidden till I left. I'll tell you, the sight of 41CC and the roarof the 65 send them scattering for cover. I'll have to scout that bridge againsoon to make sure they don't rebuild it, and if they do... look out!Peace reigns over the San Geronimo landscape, and Steve Dortch's newly-paintedred Suburban got a little wash job a while later as a squall line passed overour little runway. The airplane with the rolled hinges was safely in the hangar.Don't worry about the hinges. Go fly!Oscar ZunigaAir Camper NX41CCSan Antonio, TXmailto: taildrags(at)hotmail.comwebsite at http://www.flysquirrel.net________________________________________________________________________________

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Original Posted By: "Oscar Zuniga"
Wonderful!----- Original Message -----

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Original Posted By: "Gene & Tammy"
Good one! When you think about how much metal isin that piano hinge and how much less is in theoriginal strap hinges, well, there shouldn't be anyquestion. Right? :-)Forget that wimpy smoke stuff;http://nieuports.com/index.asp?page=acc ... un.htmClif On the way, I attacked and took out the old steel railroad bridge that crosses the creek. Just to make sure that the supply trains didn't make it past the bridge somehow, I went ahead and strafed the long train that was making the loop on the tracks that go around Dunlay on Hwy. 90, and the one behind it coming out of Hondo. > Don't worry about the hinges. Go fly!>> Oscar Zuniga> Air Camper NX41CC> San Antonio, TX> mailto: taildrags(at)hotmail.com> website at http://www.flysquirrel.net________________________________________________________________________________

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Original Posted By: "Oscar Zuniga"
Oscar! Your way to old to be having that much fun! (If my kids had come home with as big a smile as I have after flying N502R, I'd have spanked them because I would have known they had been up to something they shouldn't have).GeneN502R----- Original Message -----