Why I hate rib stitching
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cruiseair74372
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Why are you stabing yourself? Put a light under your work looking up and you will be able to see were the needle is going. I found that stiching was the third best thing in restoring the plane. Secound smelling that neet glueeeee. First is flying after you finnish.
For those of you interested in the electric gear parts I have, I am still looking for it all. I have found the motor, chain ,a couple of sprockets and the shaft that mounts in the seat frame. I will have to take pictures of the mounting bracket they installed at the factory. I am still looking for the switch and handle for the manual crank. Looking at the frame I am having a hard time trying to figure out how it was done. I am not sure the 337 shows it all. I guess that will be up to you. I will post it when I find everything. :lol: :lol:
For those of you interested in the electric gear parts I have, I am still looking for it all. I have found the motor, chain ,a couple of sprockets and the shaft that mounts in the seat frame. I will have to take pictures of the mounting bracket they installed at the factory. I am still looking for the switch and handle for the manual crank. Looking at the frame I am having a hard time trying to figure out how it was done. I am not sure the 337 shows it all. I guess that will be up to you. I will post it when I find everything. :lol: :lol:
NC74392
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Actually it was the lacing chord slipping through my fingers that laid them open. :|
Second- there may be no 37 to find for the electric gear. Bellanca actually installed a couple of electric gear setups from the factory. If you had an original bill of sale (did they have build sheets like cars?), it might mention it. N200B was a factory test bed for several innovations.
Because of this, setting up an electric gear in a Cruisair should be a fairly straight-forward process, providing one can prove it was factory-installed in a certified aircraft.
Joseph Juptner mentions the electric gear as an option in Volume 8 of the "US Civil Aircraft" series I believe.
Second- there may be no 37 to find for the electric gear. Bellanca actually installed a couple of electric gear setups from the factory. If you had an original bill of sale (did they have build sheets like cars?), it might mention it. N200B was a factory test bed for several innovations.
Because of this, setting up an electric gear in a Cruisair should be a fairly straight-forward process, providing one can prove it was factory-installed in a certified aircraft.
Joseph Juptner mentions the electric gear as an option in Volume 8 of the "US Civil Aircraft" series I believe.
cglucas
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Randy from what I remember the gear motor was mounted right between the seats and they had moved the crank to the back of the front seat just between the seat halves. I think I have some drawings for all of that I will have to look through my stuff if it will help anyone.....Greg
Brendan Carmody
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My '48 14-13-3 has an electric motor to operate the otherwise manual gear. Don't know if it's a factory installation, but it's obviously been in the plane a long time.
The motor is located under the co-pilot's seat and held against the landing gear bicycle chain by an apparatus that is welded to the seat frame and spring-loaded to disengage the motor from the chain [so the gear can then be moved in the conventional, manual manner] by pulling out a "pin" that is accessible from the front of the co-pilot's seat, under the co-pilot's knees. Actually, it's not a pin: it's a crank handle for re-deployment and use in the manual retraction/extension mode. I say "a" instead of "the" crank as another crank handle is still in place in the conventional location [yes, it spins when the electric motor is in use]. In fact, I sometimes use it to "help" the electric motor, which keeps popping its circuit breaker -- but that's another story.
The motor is located under the co-pilot's seat and held against the landing gear bicycle chain by an apparatus that is welded to the seat frame and spring-loaded to disengage the motor from the chain [so the gear can then be moved in the conventional, manual manner] by pulling out a "pin" that is accessible from the front of the co-pilot's seat, under the co-pilot's knees. Actually, it's not a pin: it's a crank handle for re-deployment and use in the manual retraction/extension mode. I say "a" instead of "the" crank as another crank handle is still in place in the conventional location [yes, it spins when the electric motor is in use]. In fact, I sometimes use it to "help" the electric motor, which keeps popping its circuit breaker -- but that's another story.
Brendan,
If your electric gear has 2 handles, it's not a factory installation. The factory installation does use a gear handle that swings to engage/disengage the electric motor, but is the only handle on factory installations. I found a guy with a Cruisair for sale in California (I believe his last name is Thompson) with a factory installation, which uses this setup.
Mike
If your electric gear has 2 handles, it's not a factory installation. The factory installation does use a gear handle that swings to engage/disengage the electric motor, but is the only handle on factory installations. I found a guy with a Cruisair for sale in California (I believe his last name is Thompson) with a factory installation, which uses this setup.
Mike