Vintage Aero

Vintage Aero Vintage Aero manufactures Streamline Flying Wires, Tie Rods and fittings for old aircraft. AGS, AN and Metric wires and tie rods are produced.

02/08/2019

What do you need to know to make an informed decision about flying wires for your project??

16/06/2019

Well, we've made plenty of AN703 (10-32thread) tie rods, even quire a few AN701(6-40 thread, but when a customer calls and wants AN702 spec tie rods (there is NO AN702 spec), we built one

08/06/2019

We've been updating our website, it also has a new name, OldschoolAero.com, so when you click on VintageAero.com, you will be redirected to OldSchoolAero.com

24/05/2019

Roll tapping the clevis fittings to eliminate galling seems to be the trick.. We dont have any galling issues but want to be proactive...

25/04/2019

We are making progress with roll taps. We have not had any issues with galling but are taking further steps to eliminate any possibility of galling. Galling occurs through heat and friction and stainless steels are more susceptible to galling than other steels. We don't cut the threads on the flying wires and tie rods, we roll them which makes the thread extremely strong and microscopically smooth, so the only other culprit for galling is with the thread in the clevis fitting. The normal method of producing a thread in the clevis is by cutting it, which makes that thread microscopically rough, but as the clevis fittings are heat treated, it reduces the possibility of galling. However, we have discovered roll taps, which can produce a microscopically smooth thread in the clevis fittings. The roll taps should arrive any day now so we can begin testing.

12/01/2019

Well we're still here trucking along, finishing up some 15ft long wires for a WW1 French Biplane.

03/12/2018

Well its been fun and we have moved into new premises. Still sorting out a few wrinkles, but we are now up to speed again
Happy Christmas to all

21/04/2018

Hi Everyone, The new website should be up and running in a week or so. We've added a few videos and some articles on thread galling and coefficients of drag of round wires vs streamlined wires.

15/10/2017

Hi All, we've updated our machinery and improved our quality. We will also be updating our website with more news and some videos

Address

21 Ann Street
Hamilton
2120

Telephone

+64211161965

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