Availability of Avcon cowl components
Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2021 7:45 am
This is bound to be a long-running project, but I'd like to hasten it a bit. And, honestly, I could use some advice. I would like to replace the entire cowling setup for my B-model, 180hp Bush conversion, but replacement parts are just impossible to find, they are extremely difficult to locate even a reference to online. Thanks to our members library (and especially Bruce), I have copies of a number of Avcon drawings, which include part numbers. I have yet to find any reference to these P/Ns online-anywhere.
I've been to the salvage yard in Sutton, AK, and cobbled together, from 3 cowlings: an upper cowling, a lower cowling, and both L/R hinged doors. However, none of these has a nosebowl that will work for the 0-360 conversion. This is where I've come up empty. Additionally, I still need to source a set of blisters, or a pattern to fabricate them.
As I said, the entire project will take a decent amount of time and rework, not just to compile & repair, but to fit to the aircraft. However, I'm eager to put in this time in the interest of building a cowling that fits more like it should, and looks less like, well, crap.
I would be grateful to any feedback, advice, guidance, heh- correction, the community could offer.
Thank you.
-Joshua
I've been to the salvage yard in Sutton, AK, and cobbled together, from 3 cowlings: an upper cowling, a lower cowling, and both L/R hinged doors. However, none of these has a nosebowl that will work for the 0-360 conversion. This is where I've come up empty. Additionally, I still need to source a set of blisters, or a pattern to fabricate them.
As I said, the entire project will take a decent amount of time and rework, not just to compile & repair, but to fit to the aircraft. However, I'm eager to put in this time in the interest of building a cowling that fits more like it should, and looks less like, well, crap.
I would be grateful to any feedback, advice, guidance, heh- correction, the community could offer.
Thank you.
-Joshua