Nicky Strahan Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 I have bought back and am restoring a Cessna 40 which I flew and then sold some 27 years ago. I am looking for a set of build instructions, to get the CoG position, and I also need a cowl for it. Can anybody help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil 9 Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 you should be able to work out the CofG without the plans. there are a few CofG calculators online Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis Watkins Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 The best advice is given by Phil But if you had a power cut at home, the C of G is usually very near the main wing spar And consequently this also corresponds to the thickest part of the wing. That would be a start point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicky Strahan Posted April 22, 2017 Author Share Posted April 22, 2017 Thanks guys, got a rough position, flew it today and adjusted to my liking. Am still looking for a cowl though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Davis Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 After all of this time Nicky I expect you're going to have to make one yourself! That said, may be a company like Vortex Vacforms or Carbon Copy could have something suitable which you could adapt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Sharples Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 Hi Nicky. I have the same plane, was out of the hobby for some 20+ years and the bug bit again so resurrected it to get some refresher/practice flight time. I could not find the cowl!!! So I made a mold using MDF, shaped and sanded it to size. Got a large spring water bottle from the supermarket cut the bottom off and pushed the mould inside then shrunk the bottle over the mould using a hot air gun (lots of vids on utube to help you with this bit). I managed to get the bottle neck in position so the top hit the engine shaft hole position. Cut it to finished size and sprayed it (inside) with white paint and bingo! Its a little work to make the mold (luckly I used to make moulds for blown plastic items some years ago) but when done you can easly make a new one if required. If you make a mould be sure to make it slightly tapered towards the front end so you can get it out of the bottle after shrinking it to it. I also made moulds for the side and rear windows as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Jones 15 Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 Hi Nicky , I can sort you out with a cowl. I used to work for Sailplanes/Powerplanes and before that Solent Sailplanes. I have still have most of the original moulds and tooling for a lot of the kits. (even the Mini racer and Sitar before someone asks) Although the Cessna 40 kit used a vac formed abs cowl I made a mould from the vac form tool and can make them in grp .(some of the works demo planes used a grp cowl) The kit used an abs cowl to keep the cost down. I've just finished a set of parts for the Citabria. (cowl,spats + windscreen) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicky Strahan Posted June 23, 2017 Author Share Posted June 23, 2017 Thanks Steve, I've sent you a pm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill_B Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 Hi Steve, do you have any wing panels for the 'Secret Weapon'? I built two of them many years ago and wish I hadn't sold them. I still have a workable plan so a pair of wings would enable a third Weapon to grace my local slopes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Davis Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 Morning Steve! Any chance of reviving the Maule Super Rocket? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Jones 15 Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 Hi , @ Bill_B sorry no wings available from me, It should not be too hard to get a pair made for you if you have a plan. 61" span . The wing section is an LBMD 001 !!!!! . Not surprisingly very few people have heard of this . As I recall it stood for "Les Bradley Modified 1" The joke we told in the factory was that he drew it around his shoe. @ David Davis. I,m sure I have the moulds etc for this one. I literally have boxes of stuff that need to go through. I think we called it the Lunar Rocket. (Maule M5) I'll let you know what I find. Edited By Steve Jones 15 on 24/06/2017 12:15:05 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Bernard Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Steve, I have sent you a couple of PMs following our previous conversation on the Maule cowl. One today, and one from a few weeks ago that is still unread. Hoping you see this and can take a look? Colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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