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Removing the standard Sonex cowling (video)

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Removing the standard Sonex cowling (video)

Postby sonex1374 » Mon Jun 23, 2014 10:54 am

Someone was asking me the other day about switching over to the horizontally split cowl and if I intended to go that route. I've had pretty good luck with the standard cowl setup as shown in the plans, so I made a short video the other day demonstrating the process of taking it off and putting it back on. Hopefully this will help in making a decision on your cowl. I will point out that the devil is in the details. If it doesn't fit right, it's gonna be a real bear to insert the hinge pins, so you must get that right or you'll hate the results.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDlpl5D755M

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Re: Removing the standard Sonex cowling (video)

Postby Bryan Cotton » Mon Jun 23, 2014 1:47 pm

Well, that looks ok to me. Thanks Jeff!
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Re: Removing the standard Sonex cowling (video)

Postby Rynoth » Mon Jun 23, 2014 3:27 pm

Jeff, great video and presentation, thanks!
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Re: Removing the standard Sonex cowling (video)

Postby tonyr » Mon Jun 23, 2014 9:41 pm

Oh .. that's how it supposed to work!
Mine gets stuck bringing it over the exhaust pipes and graunching on the prop hub..
must be holding my tongue wrong when its not uttering expletives..?
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