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Re: On Americanizing...

Posted by Phil Earthey on Fri Feb 20, 2004 07:19:49 PM

In reply top On Americanizing... posted by Joe Scheil on Fri Feb 20, 2004 06:21:59 PM

The British fasteners are still very much in use, although the mainstream aviation industry (or what we still have of one in the UK anyway!) has long since switched to AN/MS and/or metric hardware.

We have a substantial holding of AGS & AS hardware, bolts, nuts, pipe fittings, turn-buckles etc, etc.

Phil


: : PeterA
:
: What are the normal characteristics of Americanizing? Is
: the old WWII British hardware still in use, or has the fas
: teners and fittings available there switched to metric. I
: am in the process of building up a working set of British
: Tools to work on my Griffons, but am wondering what I wil
: l find when I stop by for Legends in July.
:
: Joe

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