Guest Posted January 20, 2016 Report Posted January 20, 2016 2 minutes ago, FlyWalt said: I was rereading this thread and came upon this bit of wisdom. I almost fell over that I laughed so hard. This is the best, Clarence!!!! Walt, Glad you enjoyed it. I always aim to please. Clarence Quote
Guitarmaster Posted January 23, 2016 Report Posted January 23, 2016 Here is another possible option that has not been mentioned. The dent you have is very close if not in the exact location as the factory wing mounted landing light in the newer models. Instead of repairing the plane it may be possible to just modify and upgrade to a wing mounted light using the factory parts and reinforcements that support the cutout. That way no damage history, just a log entry and a 337 stating that the landing light was added. There are a few older planes that have this modification. I think I have a copy of the paperwork from one of them. Perhaps you can find a picture online and determine if the light would cover the damage area. Are these available for a 75F? Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk Quote
M20F-1968 Posted January 31, 2016 Report Posted January 31, 2016 The wing on all the metal Mooneys are structurally the same. The difference is wing tips and tank configurations. You can buy the parts for the current production landing lings and put them in the wings. I would do both sides. I did this when I rebuilt my airplane. I then changed out the factory bulbs and put in HID lights on both sides for taxi and landing. If I turn on both taxi and landing lights both sides for a night landing the view is incredible, almost like a landing at dusk. John Breda Quote
Seth Posted January 31, 2016 Report Posted January 31, 2016 (edited) On 1/31/2016 at 8:18 PM, M20F-1968 said: The wing on all the metal Mooneys are structurally the same. The difference is wing tips and tank configurations. You can buy the parts for the current production landing lings and put them in the wings. I would do both sides. I did this when I rebuilt my airplane. I then changed out the factory bulbs and put in HID lights on both sides for taxi and landing. If I turn on both taxi and landing lights both sides for a night landing the view is incredible, almost like a landing at dusk. John Breda Almost. In 1967 the droopy leading edge of the outboard wing or curved wing was changed on F models to help with slow flight characteristics. In 1968 the wing was returned to it's original shape. There was no demonstrated increase of effectiveness. That's a reason 1967 Mooney F Models cannot get the 201/231 wing tips - the shape does not match. What you did with your landing lights in the wing sounds awesome. -Seth Edited February 1, 2016 by Seth 1 Quote
Cody Stallings Posted February 4, 2016 Report Posted February 4, 2016 Prop Strike inspection on the other plane? Anyone do that? Quote
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