Titanium bolts
04-22-2007, 01:54 PM
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Titanium bolts
If titanium is 40% lighter than steel and my engine bolts weigh 3 oz total, I could shave off about 2 oz of weight. Engine is a bme 115. Whats the good/ bad side of using titanium? One bolt manufacturer sells grade 5 bolts, should be strong enough?
04-22-2007, 02:52 PM
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RE: Titanium bolts
Hey I just got in a big fat check. Gona get the CF wing tube and spinner. The bolts will be cheaper than the psp titanium axles and save more weight. Might evan get it as light as your yak. So with your experience will the bolts stand up?
04-22-2007, 06:04 PM
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Yes. Not everyone is as rich as you and RTK ya know[8D] Almost everything is cheaper than PSP titanium axles. Ridiculous!!
That rudder fix was pretty serious. Ended up a smackdown while flying high alpha knife edge and trying to avoid a 2' high fence post. Whoops[:@]
That rudder fix was pretty serious. Ended up a smackdown while flying high alpha knife edge and trying to avoid a 2' high fence post. Whoops[:@]
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RE: Titanium bolts
Titanium bolts are the fasteners used to attach the flight control surfaces of the F/A 18 hornets that I maintain. They might be up to the task on a model plane
I really don't think they are worth the price for the anount of weight loss over a steel screw, but hey, it's your money..........
Mike
I really don't think they are worth the price for the anount of weight loss over a steel screw, but hey, it's your money..........
Mike
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RE: Titanium bolts
http://www.racebolts.com/<------only place i've found metric lock nuts yet.
http://www.unitedtitanium.com/index.html<--------good selection of standard here.
Still looking for a 8mmx1.25 allthread for the bme center bolt.
RCDude I hope you don't work on the blue and yellow ones... Hmmm I guess they will be good enough for my yellow and blue one.
http://www.unitedtitanium.com/index.html<--------good selection of standard here.
Still looking for a 8mmx1.25 allthread for the bme center bolt.
RCDude I hope you don't work on the blue and yellow ones... Hmmm I guess they will be good enough for my yellow and blue one.
04-22-2007, 10:13 PM
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SS. Yikes sorry for the loss. Now you have an excuse to visit Larry at Chief Aircraft since yer kinda close to there. We'll all put in a good word for ya and maybe he will give you a deal.
04-22-2007, 11:56 PM
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There's a story goin' round that alledges that one of the first new W/H 50cc Sukhois may be coming my way shortly. I should be home long enough to build it and get some flights in before it goes back north with me.
Lesson learned. Don't do low K/E passes lower than the 24" fence posts.
Lesson learned. Don't do low K/E passes lower than the 24" fence posts.
