My turtle deck is removable. 24 flat head screws into nut plates in
aluminum angle bent to match the curve and attached to the longerons with
AN3 bolts hold it in place. Removal time is about 10 minutes. Mine is a
slightly modified RR factory part.
http://websites.expercraft.com/sidwood/index
Its the back half off a Piel Emeraude, but turned around to make it a bit
slicker.
I am at last getting on with it having got the approvals for all my mods and
the Jabiru.
Just done the toe brakes, thanks for the design on your website, Mark.
Just about to start on the firewall forward. I have
turtle deck!
Peter Drake
Hereford UK
Subject: KR> Removable turtle deck
Does anyone besides Mark have a removable turtle deck or in the process
of making one?
I have mine attached with expanding foam. it would be so simple right
now to lay the fiberglass and be done with it.
Peter Drake wrote:
>Note the sexy shape of canopy and turtle deck!
Wow! That's a nice one! Is that a Grob canopy, or what? It looks
similar to Willie Wilson's. That's some awesome workmanship. That's
going to be a gorgeous plane. Let us know how the spoiler's work out.
It ought to have
Removable turtle deck would be nice and could save you a lot in the future, but
I think that having a removable forward deck is much more important, not to say
that both are not a good thing to have as Mark has already shown that it is.
However, I have never seen any other than Marks'.
See
ubject: Re: KR> Removable turtle deck
Removable turtle deck would be nice and could save you a lot in the
future, but I think that having a removable forward deck is much more
important, not to say that both are not a good thing to have as Mark has
already shown that it is. However, I have n
? ? ?Does anyone besides Mark have a removable turtle deck or in the process of
making one??
? ? ?I have mine attached with expanding foam. it would be so simple right now
to lay the fiberglass and be done with it.
Paul Visk
Belleville Il.
618-406-4705
If it hasn't already been mentioned,
In many circles the seal you are describing is known as a 'form-in-
place' seal. Working on military aircraft myself, we sometimes use
tricks like wax paper, tape and even plastic wrap. More commonly, we
use a spray-on Silicone Release Agent. Assures a
" An additional step might be to place a very thin plastic like "Glad cling
wrap or equivalent" or other no stick cover on the bottom half to have the
silicone form a seal without binding."
A smear of oil or grease on one side only will also do the trick with no
risk of wrinkles .. done that
Is this something that can be easily done to an already finished and flying
airplane?
In a message dated 5/11/2011 2:26:17 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
phillipmathe...@bigpond.com writes:
The turtle deck comes completely off in a few mins. I removed it at the
Natfly a few weeks ago in Temo
I was one of those bystanders. It was an impressive demonstration of how
easy it can be to access various normally nearly impossible to get to parts
of the aircraft. I'll definitely be taking that approach.
Cheers,
Tony King
Queensland Australia
On 12 May 2011 07:25, wrote:
> The turtle dec
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?
For those who didn't, have you been able to maintain your aircraft without?
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the front.
Paul OReilly
KR2 Stretched
N7970K
Derry, NH
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From: "Paul & Karen Smith"
To: kr...@mylist.net
Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 8:13:03 AM
Subject: KR> Removable Turtle Deck
I have some questions about whether or not to build my TD remo
.
Pat
- Original Message -
From: "Mark Langford"
To: "KRnet"
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 d
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 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?
For those who didn't, have you been able to maintain your aircraft without?
Paul Smith
Brisbane, AUSTRALIA
pk.sm...@b
Has anyone looked at an actual removable turtle deck? I would like to have
one. In the absence of other information, I assume that it is achieved with
3 one ft. hinge sections on each side using removable pins.
Larry Severson
Fountain Valley, CA 92708
(714) 968-9852
lar...@socal.rr.com
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larry severson
Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 5:13 PM
To: kr...@mylist.net
Subject: KR>removable turtle deck
Has anyone looked at an actual removable turtle deck? I would like to have
one. In the absence of other information, I assume that it is achieved with
3 one ft. hinge sections on ea
:
Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 3:12 PM
Subject: KR>removable turtle deck
> Has anyone looked at an actual removable turtle deck? I would like to have
> one. In the absence of other information, I assume that it is achieved
with
> 3 one ft. hinge sections on each side using removable pin
t; the removable deck.
> - Original Message -
> From: larry severson
> To:
> Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 3:12 PM
> Subject: KR>removable turtle deck
>
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> > Has anyone looked at an actual removable turtle deck? I would like to have
> > one. In the absence of
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