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Hello, I have a 1965 C150E. The aft bulkhead, being plastic, is cracked and very difficult to remove during annuals. Does anyone have a source of replacement plastic aft baggage bulkhead pieces?
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I would imagine Plane Plastics could provide you one of those. I replaced headliner, door panels and door post plastic last year. I got the door posts and door panels from Texas Aero Plastics and the headliner and skylight rings from Plane Plastics, they seem to have more of the interior pieces than Texas Aero Plastics. Both were great to work with.

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Plane Plastics is having issues with their website.

They're working on it, but in the meantime you can call them at 866-307-5363 with your questions or orders.


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I once tried to persuade my AP that replacing that plastic bulkhead with an AlClad one would be a minor mod and it would be much more robust in the long term. Weight wise - there was nothing in it.

He couldn't be persuaded - I didn't try too hard though - but perhaps yours could?

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My IA didn’t even like my replacement cigarette lighter that looked like a big red EJECT button...lol.


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Try Vantage Plane Plastics in Alva, Oklahoma. They make all the plastic parts in-house. We bought carpet from them for the 172. (580) 327-1565


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Originally Posted by Graeme Smith
I once tried to persuade my AP that replacing that plastic bulkhead with an AlClad one would be a minor mod and it would be much more robust in the long term.

You obviously approached this all wrong.

First thing is to fabricate it.

Next step is to polish it.

Then and only then do you approach your A&P/IA about making a change of this nature. smirk


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Metal would enhance overall flight safety. Years ago, while at the CWI fly in, someone told the story about hauling a watermelon in the baggage compartment. All was well until a climb maneuver when it "crashed" through the plastic panel into the tail cone area. Wish I could remember who that was. smile


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I remember hearing that watermelon story, too. But darn it, I can’t remember who said it, either.

Can you imagine the change in W&B with a watermelon rolling into the tailcone? How do you fix THAT? Put both feet on the yoke and push? But then what happens when you get hit in the back of the head with a watermelon!?


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Aside from W&B issues, my primary concern would be that watermelon getting wedged in place part-way back, as the tailcone narrows. Control cables run through there so (at least for me) it's not hard to imagine elevator and/or rudder controls getting jammed that way. Not a good way for a flight to end.


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