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Nose gear boot

PostPosted: Thu Jun 18, 2015 10:17 pm
by caymancraig
Any suggestions on what type of material or fabric to make the boot out of?

Re: Nose gear boot

PostPosted: Thu Jun 18, 2015 10:52 pm
by ScottM-Sonex1629
Craig,

I followed the plans, and made a boot out of the pattern on the drawings, with fiberglass cloth, impregnated with RTV. It took a few tries since the cloth stretched once you begin applying RTV. It seems to work fine.

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I've seen a few others purchase a replacement Cessna style nose wheel steering rod boot and trim to fit.

Re: Nose gear boot

PostPosted: Fri Jun 19, 2015 10:12 pm
by caymancraig
Thanks for the picture Scott. I just couldn't get the idea of RTV rubbed into the cloth the plans called for. Now it makes total sense!