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jose_m_toro(at)yahoo.com
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Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 5:44 pm Post subject: Heavily Corroded Wing Lift Struts - John

John:



If I move the attachments, I will have open holes

corresponding to the original placement.  I have

considered to use inserts to compensate for the

possible weakening, whose length may be most of the

length of the spar.



What do you think about this option?



José



--- John Oakley <john(at)leptron.com> wrote:



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 <john(at)leptron.com>

 

 José Toro,

 If you change the length of the wing struts, you

 will affect the angle of

 the bolt holes that were drilled in the spars at the

 airframe mounting. Even

 a little length will render the current spars

 unusable or worse if you bow

 them to fit, the spars may fail in flight. Also you

 can not move the spar

 connection for the lift struts with out weakening

 the spars. Please consider

 this .....

 

 Thanks, John Oakley

 

 

 

 



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john(at)leptron.com
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Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 6:37 pm Post subject: Heavily Corroded Wing Lift Struts - John

José,

You are right, new inserts, longer, may take care of that problem, although

the new attachments will probably over shadow the existing holes. The real

problem is the vertical holes drilled in the spars at the fuselage

attachment point. It may be easier to have the new struts made to order at

the factory. John could use a little support anyway. 

My fuselage was out of square by about 3/8 inch and I set my attachments

different on each side to make it up. The wings come together when I folded

but are several inches different in height when out, you can see it if you

look close. The plane in the air doesn’t know a thing. 

John Oakley



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jose_m_toro(at)yahoo.com
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Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 2:48 am Post subject: Heavily Corroded Wing Lift Struts - John

John:



With different length lift struts, the difference in

height was obvious when wings were folded, about three

inches at wing tips.  Like I mentioned in a previous

e-mail, it was incredible how nice this plane flew for

over a decade with these assymetries.



Thanks for your feedback!



José



--- John Oakley <john(at)leptron.com> wrote:



[quote] 

 <john(at)leptron.com>

 

 

 José,

 You are right, new inserts, longer, may take care of

 that problem, although

 the new attachments will probably over shadow the

 existing holes. The real

 problem is the vertical holes drilled in the spars

 at the fuselage

 attachment point. It may be easier to have the new

 struts made to order at

 the factory. John could use a little support anyway.

 

 My fuselage was out of square by about 3/8 inch and

 I set my attachments

 different on each side to make it up. The wings come

 together when I folded

 but are several inches different in height when out,

 you can see it if you

 look close. The plane in the air doesn’t know a

 thing. 

 John Oakley

 

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