leadsledfan
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While on the phone with the Factory in Alexandria, I got the chance to spend some time to talk to Randy (the wood expert).
According to Randy, the flaps from the 14-19 all the way through the Viking are the same, and interchangeable!
The changes through the years were the following:
The Flaps are essentially identical from the 14-19 through the Vikings in the Early to Mid 60's. These are the two attachment point flaps (One hinge on each end).
Sometime in the early to mid 60's the Factory added a 2nd spar to the flap, a "False Spar" meant to prevent the flap from Bowing Out on deployment. Some of these flaps have 2 attachment points, and some have 3.
In the late 60s through the end of the Viking Line, a 3rd attachment point was added on the flap, but the end attachments remain the same. According the Randy, the 3 attachment point flaps can be installed on the earlier 2 attachment point Vikings and CruiseMasters. Neato!
So essentially, the Flaps are all Backwards Compatible, which is somewhat helpful for us CruiseMaster owners, as it gives us a larger supply of parts to pull from.
Also, the Ailerons are also the same (According to the Factory).
Maybe this is common knowledge, but I was under the impression that the flaps were of varying dimensions.
For the Cruisair owners, sorry, but your flaps are different.
-Adam
According to Randy, the flaps from the 14-19 all the way through the Viking are the same, and interchangeable!
The changes through the years were the following:
The Flaps are essentially identical from the 14-19 through the Vikings in the Early to Mid 60's. These are the two attachment point flaps (One hinge on each end).
Sometime in the early to mid 60's the Factory added a 2nd spar to the flap, a "False Spar" meant to prevent the flap from Bowing Out on deployment. Some of these flaps have 2 attachment points, and some have 3.
In the late 60s through the end of the Viking Line, a 3rd attachment point was added on the flap, but the end attachments remain the same. According the Randy, the 3 attachment point flaps can be installed on the earlier 2 attachment point Vikings and CruiseMasters. Neato!
So essentially, the Flaps are all Backwards Compatible, which is somewhat helpful for us CruiseMaster owners, as it gives us a larger supply of parts to pull from.
Also, the Ailerons are also the same (According to the Factory).
Maybe this is common knowledge, but I was under the impression that the flaps were of varying dimensions.
For the Cruisair owners, sorry, but your flaps are different.
-Adam
