Simple wing retention

[Brian Young]

The post by Todd Schmidt has about the simplest setup
I have ever seen. Takes him about 30 seconds and the
wing is on. I always forget to try it when I setup a
new plane. Ive used o-rings and J-bolts for some time.

--- george kennie <geobet at gis.net> wrote:
> I have to confess to being guilty here. You guys
> have already gotten me
> started thinking about the idea! It also doesn't
> sound all that
> difficult to accomplish. I already hold my canopies
> on with a snap
> device that is simple and idiot-proof(needs to be
> for me).
> G.
> 
> RUDDERCABL at aol.com wrote:
> 
> >  In a message dated 1/16/2004 11:31:02 AM Eastern
> Standard Time,
> > Eric.Henderson at gartner.com writes:
> >
> >      Lamar Blair and Jerry Stebbins sell a very
> nice nylon insert
> >      that grabs the 4-40 very well indeed. A very
> neat homemade
> >      option is to use plastic water pipe. One that
> has too big a
> >      diameter. What you do is cut off a 1/2" wide
> piece. Then cut
> >      out enough of the "ring" so that it can be
> compressed and
> >      pushed into the wing tube. A touch of CA and
> you have a
> >      section that can be threaded and will "grab"
> your $4000
> >      screw.
> >
> > I have been using the plastic water pipe method
> for five years.
> > However, I don't CA it in the wingtube. Should the
> threads be stripped
> > at a contest, it can be pulled out, rotated a few
> degrees and
> > redrilled and threaded in less than ten minutes.
> As far as simple is
> > concerned, one 4-40 screw can't get any simpler.
> Any one who wants
> > snap on devices is looking for instant
> gradifacation, not
> > simplicity! Robert Gainey
> 


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