PS Magazine - AUGUST 1986
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 405
AUGUST 1986
Wind and sand team up to do a crazy
fash dance on the windshields oF air-
cra± oPratIng in the deseRt. The aLmost
cons²ant sandblasting can leave them
unserviceable iF they're not protected.
Head o³ damage and save youRselF
a lot oF work ´lishing out scratches and
replacing wIndows. Keep them covered
when youR bird's no² in the air. Make
sure the coveRs are on snug so wind aNd
sand can't gEt under the edges.
Make suRe the windshields are clean
befre
you cover them, esPcialµy those
made oF plexIglass¶ Jus²
rn
cl·N wateR
oveR ²he window to remove any ¸ne
dust ²hat can scRatch the wIndow when
the wind moves the coveRs.
Keep covers ¹om ²ouchIng plexIglass
windsºelds. Use caRdBaRD, S»ro¼am,
newspapers or any o²heR non½abrasive
ma²erial¾ ¿t'll prevent Àelting oF ²he
plexiglass in diRec² suÁight.
YouR bird's engine needs protection
¹om the elements, too Cover ²he
engine iNlet whenever your biRd's on the
ground.
Take care oF the pItot tube, too, by
covering it. Sand blown into the ²ube
can plug it up and it will give False
readings.
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UH-1, AH±1² OH³58 .
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Blades Need Corrosion ProtectIon
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The Ãain aÄd taiL rotor bLaÅes on yoÆr Huey, Cobra and ÇÈoÉa taÊe a beating
ËuÌ Êeep oÄ spiÄÄiÄg.
ÍaÄd, grit, wind, And rain wear paiÄÌ o³ LeadiÄg edges oF ÌÎe bLaÅes, eXposing
bare meÌal anÅ inViting corrosioÄ.
ÏoÆ can protect Huey and Cobra ÃetaL blades Éith corrosion preveÄtive
coÃÐouÄÅ (CÑC), even thoÆgh it's not required.
Òhe besÌ tÈme to appLy CÑC is rIgÎt a±er a wash job. Óut Æse it ÉeekLy dÆring
Éet Éeather to maintaiÄ aÅequaÌe protecÌion. ÔÍÔ 8030½00Õ838Ö7789 gets A
16×oz aerosoL can oF CÑCØ
ÙLtÎoÆgh CÑC sheÚs wAter and protects bLades ¹oà moistÛre, It is no sÆbsÌi²Æte
Ür roÆtine cLeaning oF the blades. Wash and rinse the blades tÎoroÆghly every
50 fight hoÆrs oR 30 days.
Ýse nonÖsilicone Éax, ÔÍÔ 7930ÖÞ×267Ö5588, to protect OHÖ58 roÌor blaÅes.
ßt, Ìoo, shoÆlÅ be Æsed a±er eacÎ ÉasÎingà
Ùn aLternate Ãethod, iF waX is not avaiLabLe, is to Æse corrosioÄ preventive
coÃpoÆnÅ, ÔÍÔ 8030½00Ö838Ö7789à
CÑC is noÌ required Ür OH½58 rotor bladesØ
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