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By: - 25th March 2020 at 08:47 Permalink
I can't tell the size from the picture, but it looks to me like the remains of a Fairey fastener, minus its flange. Which could also explain the RAF green paint.
By: - 25th March 2020 at 13:50 Permalink
Thank you chaps - I have a Spitfire Mk1 cowl that has the hole for a fastener and a Fairey stamp and 30028 part number - so I assume it came with a Fairey fastener and it is too large diameter.
This one has a diameter of 16.5 mm at the main barrel. It has a steel slotted internal barrel that is attached through a steel shaft to the parallel steel bar. Which sits in the stepped slots in the base- like the bottom of the camlock fastener. My assumption is that there is a spring inside and pushing down on the steel barrel and rotating it - moves the parallel steel bar.
It is not for moving but there is a void under the lip of the steel slot and the upper edge of the outer barrel has teeth around the diameter.
If anything it looks like a camlock but with the bottom housing included...
It was from a fairing that was supposed to be from a Hawker Typhoon. I just cant see its shape on the Typhoon so was double checking via the fastener to see what it may be . I attach some further pics
There are no rivets on the edges of the holes in the fairing that would have held a fastener structure.
By: - 25th March 2020 at 14:23 Permalink
short update - after soaking over night it separated into two of three parts.
The shaft - with a collar that is still attached. The collar went around the hole in the fairing - the shaft moved down against a spring.
Second part is a tapered alloy tube with stepped base.
So from the diagrams - looks like a Camloc with flanges that went into the two parts.
So were these used on Typhoon fairings ?
Thanks for your interest.
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By: FarlamAirframes - 23rd March 2020 at 14:00 - Edited 23rd March 2020 at 14:01
I have a panel that I am trying to ident. It is a section of cowl with holes for panel fasteners on two sides and rivets on a further edge
It was concertina'd - so now unbent and one of the holes has the remains of a fastener in it.
Looking at design it appears to be a Camloc rather than a Dzus or Airloc.
As the panel was painted RAF green - question is which RAF aircraft had Camloc fasteners - British manufactured or were they only used on US built aircraft?