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- Tue Oct 06, 2015 12:07 pm
- Forum: Hangar Chat
- Topic: Hangarage Required in West of Scotland
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Hangarage Required in West of Scotland
Hi, I know hangar space is a rare commodity in this country but I was wondering if anyone had any, or knew of any, in West or South West Scotland? It's to house a Zenair CH 601HDS. Has to be somewhere that the owner of the hangar is ok with me performing maintenance on the aircraft in. Ideally a sma...
- Tue Oct 06, 2015 11:58 am
- Forum: Aircraft Construction & Maintenance
- Topic: Gas strut canopy support CH 601HDS
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Re: Gas strut canopy support CH 601HDS
I don't doubt that gas struts could be used, but a word of caution. A friend fitted gas struts to the gull wing doors on his aircraft, not a Zenair, and all seemed well…until a door opened in flight. Post incident investigation in the hangar determined that the door latching plate on that side had ...
- Thu Sep 17, 2015 1:45 pm
- Forum: Aircraft Construction & Maintenance
- Topic: Gas strut canopy support CH 601HDS
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Gas strut canopy support CH 601HDS
Hi, I'm looking for a bit of advice about the support rod for my CH 601HDS canopy. It currently has a two piece hinged rod with a cylindrical plastic block that slides down to secure the rod when the canopy is open. The canopy can open from both sides and the rod is hinged top and bottom to allow th...