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Old March 21st 09, 11:44 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
The Real Doctor
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Default Metric Hardware ( was Aerodynamics of Towing)

On 21 Mar, 03:17, Uncle Fuzzy wrote:

While we're 'Ranting'.... Bob, that would be nice, wouldn't it? *It
took me 2 tries to get the right bolt from Grob when I went throught
my control system a few years ago.


You think that;s bad? Try getting specialist fasteners for old Polish
gliders. Or, on the ground, getting fasteners in the odd 5mm-but-not-
M5 thread that Citroen used. I've seen refurbished original Citroen
nuts and bolts at €4 per item - not per set!

Ian