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fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com, Jeffrey Whitesell wrote:
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> Fellow Fairchild Flyers
>
> I teach in a PT-19 in Camarillo Ca.....and I would be very interested in learning about this assist lever - the only complaint I have about the airplane is that it is cumbersome (especially for new students) to reach down far enough to activate the flaps- in the front pit, they have to scrunch down and forward a bit, and it seems inevitable that when they do, the nose of the airplane drops, the airspeed runs away, etc etc.
>
> Jeff Whitesell
>
> On Jan 21, 2013, at 2:37 PM, Curt Kinchen wrote:
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> > Charles, the PT-26( with uncovered fuselage) in the Pima County Air Museum
> > has the flap assist lever installed. Perhaps one of their
> > docents/volunteers would be interested in taking on the project of
> > photographing, sketching, taking dimensions, etc. necessary to reproduce
> > one?
> >
> > I was down their recently and a lot of their volunteers seemed pretty under
> > utilized. Worth a try.
> >
> > See the picture at the link below.
> >
> >
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tom-margie/8146464774/sizes/h/in/photostream/
> >
> > On Mon, Jan 21, 2013 at 1:32 PM, Charles wrote:
> >
> >> **
> >>
> >>
> >> Charles,
> >> The RCAF "Cornell, Scedule of Spare Parts" - C.A.P. 347 shows an
> >> arrangement similar to the one in your photograph but with a bent, rather
> >> than straight, lever. Is this what you are looking for?
> >> Tony Broadhurst
> >> C.A. Broadhurst
> >> Grimsby, England.
> >>
> >>
> >> --- In
fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com, "ccmueller001" wrote:
> >>>
> >>> I've gone thru the PT parts manual (includes the PT-26), the microfilms
> >> I got from NASM, and the drawing CDs that I have and not found any hint of
> >> the lever. I'm betting that the Canadians came up with the add-on for the
> >> -26s they used during WW II.
> >>>
> >>> Anyone have an idea of who would be a possible neighbor-to-the-north to
> >> make an inquiry too?
> >>>
> >>> Charles
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> --- In
fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com, "docarnie" wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> The assist levers were most common on the pt-26 built for th RAF &
> >> RCAF. I was told or read that it made it easier to unlock the flap lever
> >> when wearing heavy gloves. You would use your hand, not just your thumb. If
> >> you have access to a parts or assembly manual, you might find a diagram and
> >> part numbers.
> >>>>
> >>>> Arnie
> >>>> --- In
fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com, "ccmueller001" wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I'm looking for an assist lever that attaches to the end of the
> >> front cockpit flap lever control handle. It appears to be an add-on that
> >> some PTs have.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> There is a photo of one in the photo group N69167. (I would add the
> >> photo to this message but I haven't figured out how to do that yet.)
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Any help on finding one would be appreciated.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Charles
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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> >
> >
> > --
> > Curt Kinchen
> > ptcurt@...
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