Fresh Aero is proud to offer these great looking stainless steel tiedown eyebolts for Cessna. Grumman and Van's RV aircraft. They will fit many other aircraft too.  

Thread sizes are 5/16-24 for Cessna and Grumman aircraft & 3/8-16 for RV's.

The tiedown rings are 1 9/16 inches (40mm) outside diameter and 15/16 inch (25mm) inside diameter. Cross sectional diameter is 5/16 (8mm) inch. The Grumman and RV thread length is 3/4 (18mm) inch. They weigh in at 2 -3 ounces each, depending the shank length.

Other Features Include ---

These forged eyebolts have the same or more load rating than the eyebolts you're currently using. The wide tapered shoulder assures a great looking blended fit.

Brightly polished stainless steel. They shine like chrome but will never flake or loose their brilliance, even if you tied down your aircraft with steel chain. They are solid stainless steel!

Made from 316 stainless steel, these eyebolts will never tarnish or corrode and will last the life of your plane.

Nylon washers are included with all eye bolts to protect your aircraft’s paint. Additional stainless steel washers and Ny-Loc nuts are included with the Cessna eye botls.   

Why do the Grumman eyebolts cost more than the RV eyebolts? 

These stainless steel eyebolts are not available with the Grumman 5/16-24 thread so we buy the eyebolts with unthreaded shanks and cut the 5/16-24 threads on our shop lathes. In addition, we fabricated special fixtures to secure the eyebolts properly while turning. This "machining time" adds to the cost of the the Grumman eyebolts.

These eye bolts are strong! These eye bolts have been tested to over 2000 pounds tensile strength with no deformation, stretch or indication of impending failure.

FAA Approval  

It’s our understanding from the FAA publications we’ve read, that tiedown eye bolts are considered fasteners used as replacements and are not subject to FAA approval and are exempt from the provisions of Section 21.303(b)(4) of the FAR. They are classified as "small standard parts". They don’t affect aircraft airworthiness, unless you forget to untie your plane before flying.

On a related note, we sell many tail eye bolts (and tail skids) to flight schools with Cessna fleets.

Check with your local FAA district office for more information.

The Cessna Tiedown Eyebolts

These forged stainless steel eyebolts have the same ring dimensions, strength and quality as the eyebolts listed above but are fabricated with the long shanks used the Cessna 150/152, Skyhawk and other Cessna aircraft.

The wing strut eyebolts have 5/16 inch shanks are 2 1/8 inches overall with a 1 5/8 inch grip. The tread is 5/16-24, ½ inch long at the end of the shank. This replaces the Cessna #0523613-1 eye bolt. Note: some Cessnas use a 1 1/8 inch, fully threaded shank eyebolt for the tail We do have those too, so be sure to measure your existing tail tiedown eyebolt and order the correct one.

These forged 316 stainless steel eyebolts have the same or higher load strength as the original Cessna eyebolts and they look absolutely great - and even better on your Cessna.

The majority of Cessnas use a 1 1/8 inch, fully threaded shank tail eye bolt, but some, depending on the year and serial number, use the 2 1/8 inch shank eye bolt. So be sure to measure the shank of your existing tail tiedown eye bolt and order the correct one. The 1 1/8 inch shank eye bolt replaces the Cessna #0422344.

They do cost more than our other stainless eyebolts because they cost considerably more to fabricate.

Stainless steel Ny-Loc nuts and washers are included with these eyebolts.