British Standard Streamline Wires and Tie Rods

 

Manufactured from High Tensile Stainless Steel in accordance with British Standard Specifications BSS6W3 (Streamline Wires) and BSS6W8 (Tie Rods). Streamline Wires and Tie Rods can be supplied either with or without Stainless Steel Fork Ends, Pins, Split Pins and Brass Locknuts.

These parts are typically used on Vintage British Aircraft e.g. DeHavilland Tiger, Gypsy, Hornet Moths, various Sopwith and Avro Aircraft etc.

 

British Standards

Part Number

Thread Size

Nominal Width in Inches

Maximum Width in Inches

Minimum Thickness in Inches

Maximum Thickness in Inches

Minimum Cross Sectional Area (Sq. Ins.)

Maximum Cross Sectional Area (Sq. Ins.)

Minimum B/Load

N/A

4 BA

0.192"

N/A

0.048"

N/A

0.0071

0.0085

1050 lbs

N/A

2 BA

0.256"

N/A

0.064"

N/A

0.0126

0.0142

1900 lbs

N/A

7/32" BSF

0.301"

N/A

0.075"

N/A

0.0174

0.0191

2600 lbs

N/A

1/4" BSF

0.348"

N/A

0.087"

N/A

0.0233

0.0250

3450 lbs

N/A

9/32" BSF

0.404"

N/A

0.101"

N/A

0.0314

0.0338

4650 lbs

N/A

5/16" BSF

0.440"

N/A

0.110"

N/A

0.0372

0.0400

5700 lbs

N/A

11/32" BSF

0.496"

N/A

0.124"

N/A

0.0473

0.0508

7150 lbs

 

 

 

Metric Streamline Wires and Tie Rods

 

Manufactured from BSS 6S80 Grade Corrosion Resisting Steel in accordance with Specifications DIN L 84 and DIN 13 as well as original drawings (where available). Streamline Wires and Tie Rods can be supplied either with or without Stainless Steel Fork Ends, Pins, Split Pins and Brass Locknuts.

These parts are typically used on Vintage European Aircraft e.g. Stampe SV4, Bucker Jungmann, Bucker Jungmeister etc.

 

European Standards

Part Number

Thread Size

Nominal Width in Inches

Maximum Width in Inches

Minimum Thickness in Inches

Maximum Thickness in Inches

Minimum Cross Sectional Area (Sq. Ins.)

Maximum Cross Sectional Area (Sq. Ins.)

Minimum B/Load

N/A

M4

0.212"

0.224"

0.053"

0.059"

0.0086

0.0102

1430 lbs

N/A

M5

0.268"

0.281"

0.067"

0.075"

0.0138

0.0162

2290 lbs

N/A

M6

0.323"

0.339"

0.081"

0.089"

0.0201

0.0232

3350 lbs

N/A

M7

0.378"

0.396"

0.094"

0.104"

0.0273

0.0317

4580 lbs

N/A

M9

0.488"

0.522"

0.122"

0.134"

0.0458

0.0538

7780 lbs

 

American Standard Streamline Wires and Tie Rods

 

Manufactured from Type 316 Corrosion Resisting Steel in accordance with AN6xx and AN7xx series Specifications and original drawings (where available). Streamline Wires and Tie Rods can be supplied either with or without Stainless Steel Fork Ends, Pins, Split Pins and Jamnuts. Cadmium-Plated Carbon Steel Terminal Assemblies are also available.

These parts are typically used on Vintage American Aircraft e.g. Boeing Stearman, Hatz BiPlane etc. as well as virtually all currently available homebuilt and kitbuilt Sport Aerobatic Aircraft e.g. Pitts, Skybolt, Acrosport etc.

 

American Standards

Part Number

Thread Size

Nominal Width in Inches

Maximum Width in Inches

Minimum Thickness in Inches

Maximum Thickness in Inches

Minimum Cross Sectional Area (Sq. Ins.)

Maximum Cross Sectional Area (Sq. Ins.)

Minimum B/Load

AN671

6-40 UNF

0.192"

N/A

0.048"

0.050"

0.0071

0.0078

1,200 lbs

AN673

10-32 UNF

0.256"

N/A

0.064"

0.067"

0.0125

0.0138

2,400 lbs

AN674

1/4"-28 UNF

0.348"

N/A

0.087"

0.091"

0.0234

0.0257

4,200 lbs

AN675

5/16"-24 UNF

0.440"

N/A

0.110"

0.116"

0.0376

0.0414

6,900 lbs

AN676

3/8"-24 UNF

0.540"

N/A

0.135"

0.142"

0.0561

0.059

10,000 lbs

AN677

7/16"-20 UNF

0.636"

N/A

0.159"

0.165"

0.0778

0.0807

13,700 lbs

AN678

1/2"-20 UNF

0.732"

N/A

0.183"

0.192"

0.103

0.108

18,500 lbs