Thanks Ian. Yes this is very good to share in case any others have had an access hole cut from the bottom to access the rod ends. A real shame as it is sooo easy to cut a hole in the non structural floor pan to access the rod ends.
regards Rob Rob Thompson 0429 493 828 On Tue, Jun 30, 2020 at 8:54 AM Ian Williams <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > Attached are some pictures of a Dimona U/C attachment area which had been > significantly modified and a resultant major damage. > I did think twice about posting these pics to the DOG list, but consider > that in the interests of safety, it was appropriate. > The serial No is 3534. > The modification was carried out by the original operator and the aircraft > flew for many years before a heavy landing removed the complete U/C > The Dimona structure is tied together by structural rovings for load > distribution. > There are 4 primary rovings running from the front to the tail. 2 upper and > 2 lower. The upper ones pass under the canopy edge and the lower 2 pass on > the outboard side of the U/C attachment rod ends. > So... What you see here > Pic 2322, 23 and 24 Note the "lighter" outline to the left... that is > the main lower structural roving from the front (engine mount etc) the > square hole is where a previous owner cut out a hole to access the U/C > attach rod ends (2 on each side.) Pic 23 shows the remains after the U/C > parted company. Note the only remaining piece of roving is at the top. > Pic > 24 is looking aft and the continuation of the main roving continues to the > tail. > The other 2 pics are the other side where the U/C mounting rod remained in > place but did crack its attaching rovings > I would hate to think that there are other "elderly" H36's that have been > modified like this > It is impressive however that 3534 actually held together for so long. > > We are working with Diamond producing a repair scheme. > > Hope this is of interest > > Best regards > Ian Eilliams > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > You are subscribed to the Dimona Owners Group mailing list. > To unsubscribe, send email to: [email protected]
