Michel COLOMBAN uses a piano wire style hinge on his Ban-bi cowl.The joint
is all but invisible. However it takes a long time to achieve and Dyn Aero
chose not to adopt this feature on their kit I think due to construction
time and difficulty. The result however is exceptional if done well.
Jerry
lts@avnet.co.uk
http://www.avnet.co.uk/touchdown
----- Original Message -----
From: Nic <tgynz@cts.com>
Subject: A hingeing decision
> An inside piano "wire" hinge can easily be the most secure attachment for
> cowlings.
> The outside surface can be tooled to perfection w/o interference.
> The fit of the joined surfaces is most exellent.
> Always seems to look really good.
> Thin, or thick w/ lightholes, stainless slides real nice.
> Nic xs145 :)
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