Avid Jury Strut Spar Bracket?

[EDMO 1078]

My Avid Magnum shows a Jury strut bracket like I need  - Can anyone tell me if this is made of steel or aluminum?

EDMO

[High Country 69]

Ed, mine are made of 4130 steel so I would guess that the Magnum is the same. they are real easy to make from scratch.

 

-Robert-

[EDMO 1078]

Robert,

      The Kitfoxes just had 2 steel angles riveted to the spar - don't know how the other Avids are made, but the Magnum is like a half-band wrapped around the spar with a triangle sticking up from the side of it.

       After doing the Riblett mod on my bottom ribs, my brackets are too short, so got to make some taller ones.

Guess I can remove and replace mine, or make some other kind to extend them.

Thanks,  ED

Edited 22 Jun 2014 by Ed In Missouri

[High Country 69]

Ed, My avid uses two small steel angles riveted/ hysoled to the spar as well. I have seen some that looked much nicer on other Avids though. and also on some Just aircraft. looked like someone took a piece of tubing with the same size inner diameter as the outer diameter of your spar cut out a small shim say 1/4" or so and cut that up into smaller pieces so when its cut you have a nice piece of material that is perfectly shaped to go around your spar but its only 1 1/2" or so long then you just weld a tab sticking down however far you need to bolt the jury strut onto this is then attached to the spar just like the others. hope that mad since.

 

-Robert-

 

[Edit] - crappy paint shop drawing to try and explain what I'm talking about

Edited 26 Jun 2014 by High Country

[EDMO 1078]

Thanks Robert,

     That is just what the book shows for the Avid Magnum - except that I thought it may have been made in one piece, and the ear bent 90 degrees - hard to tell from photos in builders manual.  I think I will replace my old ones and use the same rivet holes - don't like drilling more holes in spar than necessary.

EdMo