[AT] 430V update

Ron Cook ron at lakeport-1.com
Fri Oct 13 09:42:34 PDT 2017


This didn't get to the list like I had intended.



> Spencer,
>
> Those Airloc fasteners are a WWII era sheet metal fastener used on 
> aircraft.  I have not run across an aircraft maintenance person that 
> likes them.  Two many slipped screwdrivers of the wrong size and style 
> leaving big scratches and gouges in the sheet metal. The surplus 
> inventory has apparently been used up.  You can check with a 
> cropduster that might have some on a used up early AgCat fuselage that 
> might have a decent one left on it.   Or a tractor salvage yard.  I 
> don't have any anymore.  There are or were a couple new ones on eBay, 
> but the cost was way too high at 14 bucks plus 8 shipping.  Davenport 
> Tractor has a replacement bolt that is a much better fastener, but of 
> course is not original equipment.
>
> Ron Cook, Salix, IA 





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