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Huey Door Spoilers anyone?

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  • Member since
    September 2013
  • From: Northampton, United Kingdom
Huey Door Spoilers anyone?
Posted by crossofiron on Monday, May 16, 2016 2:06 PM

Hello all,

I see on my Sexy Snake (please no images) that door spoilers were fitted.

I have a couple of photos but I am interested in how they are fixed to fuselage.

They look as though they are in three sections and fit inside apeture of the door?

Any help would be greatly appreciated...

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  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Valrico, FL
Posted by HeavyArty on Tuesday, May 17, 2016 11:48 AM

The spoilers were riveted to the outside of the fuselage forward of the door so it could still be closed without interference.

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  • Member since
    September 2013
  • From: Northampton, United Kingdom
Posted by crossofiron on Tuesday, May 17, 2016 12:36 PM

Thanks Gino!

Are these spoilers a complete retrofit?

Can't work out if they pick up on the double line of rivets forward of door...

Cheers

Steve

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  • Member since
    January 2007
  • From: Auburn, Alabama
Posted by rotorwash on Tuesday, May 17, 2016 3:46 PM

Actually Steve, the windbreaks were all unit mods and varied quite a bit.  As you can see even in the two that Gino posted, the top RAAF bird has a windbreak that extends farther than the bottom image.  Here are some more.  In my father's unit, the 190th AHC, the holes were larger and the winbreak was braced from the front as you can see here on Gladiator 36, one of dad's UH-1Bs.

 

This 187th Rat Pack Charlie model from Ian Dawson shows a totally different setup with no braces and smaller holes.

Here is a third version on a Charlie modelf from the Army Avaition Museum archives that shows the larger holes but no braces.

All three of these go farthur down the side of the aircraft than either of the two Gino posted.  Bottom line is it depended on the time frame and the unit.  But you can clearly get an iea of what's out there from these.  Hope that helps.

   Ray

  • Member since
    September 2013
  • From: Northampton, United Kingdom
Posted by crossofiron on Tuesday, May 17, 2016 11:29 PM

Thanks Ray!

First bit of artistic liscence on my build!!

Cheers

Steve

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