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Re: Tie downs

Subject: Re: Tie downs
From: europabuilder@ntlworld.com
Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2002 10:23:18

> Hello again,
>
> Looking at installing some tie downs on a monowheel. I'm going to make a
set
> of flush retractables. One on each wing and one in the tail. Has anyone
done
> this? I don't think it will be too hard, but if I don't have to reinvent
the
> wheel, that would be nice. Also where on the wing is the best place for
both
> the Mono and the trigrear? I'll be working on installing on both types.
> The retractables are just over balanced plates with a hole in one end.
Poke
> at it and it pops out let go and the see-saw action pulls it up into the
wing.

I'm not 100% sure on what you're thinking of, but won't that have a stange
effect in the airflow?

Cheers,
Mark.

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