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Re: T-6 Techie Question

Posted by bdk on Mon Jan 20, 2003 04:06:08 PM

In reply top T-6 Techie Question posted by Phil Earthey on Mon Jan 20, 2003 02:46:36 PM

Phil,

Do you know for a fact that there are different bolt hole locations for these parts? The Harvard IVs were made up by Canadian Car and Foundry mostly from WW2 vintage North American manufactured spares, while the wartime Harvards were made by North American.

My Harvard IV right wing had indications inside that it had been converted from a gun model to the non-gun MkIV standard. I suspect that this was done by CCF when the plane was being "manufactured" in the early 1950's.

Which attach angle are you specifically referring to? There is a vertical one you can see in the gear trunnion area. Those are supplied undrilled and need to be fit to each individual aircraft I think.

I think that the Harvard IV attach angles might have been thicker, but this is probably shared with the SNJ-6 and the remanufactured G-models.

Do you have the Harvard parts manual? It covers both the Harvard II (wartime) and IV (post-war). Mine is at the airport, so I won't be able to access it until Saturday. If you can wait until then, go ahead and e-mail me off board and I'll look up any info you need.

: Anyone out there know of the practicalities (if it is poss
: ible, that is) of fitting a Canadian built Harvard wing ce
: ntre section under an American built cockpit framework? Ad
: ditionally, is it possible to fit an American manufactured
: wing to a Canadian manufactured centre section (other tha
: n the obvious hurdle of the different bolt hole arrangemen
: t in the spar attach angles)?
:
: Thanks,
:
: Phil

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