Fairchild Club Forum

'Sorry Bob,
Its a Temco built 1947 F24-R46.'

'I have a damaged left aileron. Don't think it can be saved. Looks like its been in a car wreck. Thanks,
Tom
Hanford,Ca (559-584-6452)'

'Hello group. I've got the left aileron off because of some rigging problems. Seems like it's got a decent little twist to it. Somehow I got to get this bend out. It looks like it could get involved, and could be beyond me. I'd like to get a little discussion going anyway. The CD of blueprint's are ...

'A picture would be great. (Email address) tommuell@earthlink.net
What's a Hat spare?. Anyway, your help would be appreciated.
Tom
Hanford,Ca'

'Anybody know of a good substitute for the Elevator trim tab cable
stops. There are none in my late production TemcoR46. Its way to easy
to crank in excessive noise up trim on a gliding power off approach.
Anything on the market? Anything owner manufactured that will
substitute. Blueprints ...

'--- In fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com, harry hayman
wrote:
>
> Is there a vent hole in the filler hole plug,located top of the
strut?
> Military manual Anoi-115ca-4 fig 27 Part#117-B
> Thanx
> Harry Hayman
> Phone 904-284-4276
> Fax 904-284-3869
>
Harry,
No vent in the pipe plug I'm ...

'Bob,
How in the hell is the title holder of longest running extended annual
doing. I'll be doing some desert flying come spring. I've got to
eyeball your plane.
I recently installed new strut packing seals that came with purchase
of my plane. The old ones weren't leaking. It just seemed to ...

'Harry,
I didn't have the wings, or motor off during removal of the oleo
struts. I've never used the jack lift points on the bottom side of
the fuselage (spooky) another member (Bradley) mentioned use of an
engine hoist at the wing strut / oleo strut attachment point. This
is a safe way to ...

'--- In fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com, harry hayman
wrote:
>
> If any of the group has experience in the renewal of the oleo
packing ,if necessary to support the plane if so how did you
accomplish this?
>
> Also the packing is a tad hard any ideas on softening it.
>
> Harry ...

'I've not seen this Service bulletin. In fact the only one I've ever
seen was the one about checking for cracks at the landing gear
attachment. I do know these bushings have to be made of Bronze
Aluminum material and that an ordinary Bronze sintered bearing will
not hold up to the shear ...