I've just completed the layups on my new cowl (enclosing a Mistral
G-190).  Here is a question for all you expert cowl builders.  I want
to use the hinge method of attaching the upper and lower cowl
sections.  However, there is no convenient entry hole for extracting
the hinge pin when I want to remove the cowl.  You can just see the
split line in the photo below.  Is there a non-ugly way to put an
access hole at the front of the cowl to access the hinge pin?  Or am
I stuck with using cam-loc fasteners?


Best Regards,

Steve Thomas


I would put a small bump on the cowl just behind the spinner.
The bump encloses the end of the rod. When you pull the rod out
forward it should just clear the spinner.
Bend the rod over 90 degrees with about a 1/2" leg. Rotate
the rod 90 degrees to lock it behind the spinner and
in front of the bump.

Hey save the mold. There are people that will buy the mold
and sell cowling's.

Paul Lamar ...No rotor no motor.

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Another way I have seen (more work) was on a Glassair at Oshkosh. He brazed
a threaded section on the end, the made a matching piece that he carried on
his key chain. To remove the pin, he inserted the key chain piece into a
small (~1/8") hole, threaded it onto the wire, then pulled it out. The hole
was almost un-noticable when the cowl was assembled.
Bill Schertz
KIS Cruiser # 4045


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