I made brackets from .090" 6061 T6 to hold Bull Rings (after market pickup truck tie downs http://www.bullamerica.com/ ). These are rated by the vendor for 1000 pounds. The bracket is bolted to the upper and lower spruce caps of the forward spar about 2 feet from the wing tip. Access to the bolts is behind the landing lights. I put a small spring on each to keep the Bull Rings retracted flush with the lower wing surface when not in use. I discarded the vendor supplied fairing. I chamfered the skin around the ring so I can easily pull the ring down with two fingers. Total weight for two rings, two brackets, two backup plates, 8 AN3 bolts and stop nuts is 9.6 ounces. That is 2 ounces less than the two steel boat eye bolts that Diehl recommends and not counting the buried stop nut plate. http://websites.expercraft.com/sidwood/images/119137370543a80a28660f8.jp g
Sid Wood, Tri-gear KR-2 N6242 Mechanicsville, MD, USA From: "Brian Kraut" <brian.kr...@engalt.com> I did some brackets made out of 1/8" 4130 steel mounted to the bottom forward wing attach fittings. ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: bobby burington <bobbycrea...@yahoo.com> >Has anyone put tie downs in their wings ?. > >I am presently sanding down a first and very rough coat of glass off the wings. I would like to install tie downs somewhere in the outer wing sections and I have found and read about a half dozen entries on the KRnet about doing this, but most didn't sound to reasonable and kinda sketchy about how they were done. So if there is anyone who has done this in a way that works well and looks good and won't slow down the plane I shure would like to know how you made em. > >Thanks >Robert
