Paul The forward deck that Mark is talking about is very practical and doable just as he describes. He could , if he desired, still have built a fuel tank integral with the deck and have that easy on/off with simple disconnects for the fuel line. Did I misunderstand,... the turtle deck is the rear deck is it not?? And you would like to consider an easy on/off arrangement? Also doable but easier and stronger yet might be a simple access panel located near the tail wheel. A fixed rear deck adds a measure of strenght and dampens any torsional or twisting movement of the tail section. Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Langford" <m...@n56ml.com> To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 8:54 AM Subject: Re: KR> Removable Turtle Deck
> Paul Smith wrote: > >>>I have some questions about whether or not to build my TD removable. > For those that did, have you found it useful? Is it worth carrying that > extra weight in the tail to do so? << > > It's incredible useful! Complete access to modify or troubleshoot > anything > behind the panel, and I can access it within five minutes, which involves > only removing the top of the cowl (2 minutes) and the top deck (three > minutes). Total weight consists of two feet of aluminum piano hinge and a > little micro/flox mix to connect the halves to the deck, and about 20 #4 > wood screws to fasten it to the longeron. I can't imagine the extra > weight > being more than two pounds. It's a total no-brainer to me. There are > some > details of the connection at http://www.n56ml.com/kmlfd.html . There are > surely better ways of doing it, but so far it's good to 245 mph... > > Mark Langford > ML at N56ML.com > website www.n56ml.com > > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html >
