califlyboi
Registered User
Anchorage, AK
Has anyone worked with a metal bow on cub wing? It would appear the J4 I'm flying has a metal bow? Seems rare.
39 J4A. Definitely some different stuff on wing going on. Looks like the metal bow is just attached to spar and no other braces. Might eventually replace if I can find a bow.
At some point in time someone has replaced the original wing bow with a non-aircraft part. Wood is more durable than metal in this application and should not be difficult to make if you can't find a replacement part.(hell, it's a piece of galvanized pipe in there now...)
It seems to me that it would be relatively simple to make a tip bow by laminating a half a dozen strips of 1/8" +/- wood over a simple form. Anyone can mix glue and clamp or tie the strips together. Then just shape with a plane, belt sander, jack knife, whatever.