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Wedekind Sleeve Source?
Looking for Wedekind Sleeves for 1985 DG 400.
Anyone have any leads? Thanks, Kevin Anderson 92 |
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Wedekind Sleeve Source?
On Monday, September 14, 2015 at 6:17:28 PM UTC-4, wrote:
Looking for Wedekind Sleeves for 1985 DG 400. Anyone have any leads? Thanks, Kevin Anderson 92 Searching ras: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/rec.aviation.soaring/wedekind$20sleeves/rec.aviation.soaring/0OUqK__QnGQ/7dM6dQf0s1AJ |
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Wedekind Sleeve Source?
Thanks Dan,
I placed an order through them. Kevin |
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Wedekind Sleeve Source?
I have purchased from McLean Aviation previously. http://www.mcleanaviation.co.uk/
Also see more details at http://aviation.derosaweb.net/wedekind/ Wedekind sleeves are the best for L'Hotellier fittings! |
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Wedekind Sleeve Source?
On Friday, September 18, 2015 at 12:19:32 PM UTC-7, Six-Seven Romeo wrote:
I have purchased from McLean Aviation previously. http://www.mcleanaviation.co.uk/ Also see more details at http://aviation.derosaweb.net/wedekind/ Wedekind sleeves are the best for L'Hotellier fittings! You do have to be careful, though, as I discovered to my dismay when I recently purchased sleeves for a Standard Cirrus (#446, pretty late in the SH production run), there are actually two kinds of L'Hotellier fittings, an early type with a rotating lock, and the more common type with a push down lock. Wedekind sleeves can only be used with the latter... Marc |
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Wedekind Sleeve Source?
On Monday, September 14, 2015 at 3:17:28 PM UTC-7, wrote:
Looking for Wedekind Sleeves for 1985 DG 400. Anyone have any leads? Thanks, Kevin Anderson 92 Kevin, I'm considering them myself. Let me know how the install goes. Take some pics if you don't mind. Thanks! |
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Wedekind Sleeve Source?
Below is the best write up I have seen, with pics. by John DeRosa.
http://aviation.derosaweb.net/wedekind Kevin 92 |
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Wedekind Sleeve Source?
On Monday, September 14, 2015 at 3:17:28 PM UTC-7, wrote:
Looking for Wedekind Sleeves for 1985 DG 400. Anyone have any leads? Thanks, Kevin Anderson 92 Kevin, I've seen that link, and it indicates that the installation is 'complicated'. The comment in the link about the 'white LS' sleeves suggested an installation of "5 seconds". That's a huge difference. I'll be interested to hear first hand from you where truth is. |
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Wedekind Sleeve Source?
From what I understand the LS sleeves are good only for the straight hotellier connections, and have to be replaced every two years. I just got a quote for them and they are $25 a piece, to $50 every two years for only half of my connections, would still have to use the other safeties for the ailerons.
Kevin |
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Wedekind Sleeve Source?
The DeRosa summary explains the white LS sleeves pretty well. I have two additions:
I don't see a need to replace these at two year intervals. Ours have been in operation at least 8 years and sofar show no signs of wear or loosing tension. I can confirm installation in 5 seconds, but that goes both ways. These sleeves easily get pulled off when dismantling the wings. We once had to return to an outlanding field to find a lost sleeve. I recommend keeping a spare. |
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