Hi Nige, Pretty sure mine are stainless, but as I have not had any difficulties in that area I cannot say for sure. I will have a look tonight.
Regards John G Viney Senior Technical Officer, Airworthiness GLIDING FEDERATION of AUSTRALIA INC. Please note my new e-mail address as of 23 Feb 2007: [email protected] <blocked::mailto:[email protected]> ------------------------------------------------------ The Gliding Federation of Australia Inc. invites you to visit the web site www.gfa.org.au <blocked::http://www.gfa.org.au/> newcomers to gliding and soaring are invited to visit www.soaring.com.au <blocked::http://www.soaring.com.au/> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------- This email transmission may contain confidential or privileged information that is intended only for the individual or entity named in the email address. If you are not the intended recipient, please be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or reliance upon the contents of this email is strictly prohibited ________________________________ From: Nigel Baker [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, 21 March 2009 6:09 PM To: DOGS Subject: [DOG mailing list] Aileron Hinge Rivets. Hi all. We have a member in N.Z. with a H36 where the Rivets attaching the Aileron Hinges are so badly corroded that the heads have popped off 50% of them. The Hinge is Stainless Steel as I recall. Not trusting my Memory to much here but I thought the rivets were stainless as well. Can anyone verify what material as I am some distance from my aircraft. I have not had any problems with corrosion and haven't heard of anyone else although there was one aircraft from the Thai's as I recall that had lots of rivet ends floating around in the wing from the Thai's removing the aileron at some stage. That being the case they may have changed to Alloy. that is assuming they were stainless in the first place. Seems strange that only one of the Thai Dimona's has displayed this problem. Comments please guys. Nige.
