Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2002 09:32:03 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [32.97.166.32] (HELO prserv.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.0b6) with ESMTP id 1690375 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 18 Aug 2002 09:21:12 -0400 Received: from oemcomputer (slip-32-102-188-208.tx.us.prserv.net[32.102.188.208]) by prserv.net (out2) with SMTP id <2002081813211020202hm2k5e>; Sun, 18 Aug 2002 13:21:10 +0000 From: "Larry Henney" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" Subject: RE: [LML] Re: aerobatics X-Original-Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2002 08:20:46 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: <000001c246ba$10e06d00$d0bc6620@oemcomputer> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0001_01C24690.280A6500" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.2627 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C24690.280A6500 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I meant to question if any G-Loading considerations were given to the lower wing skins. > I don't know if there was any special consideration but, in all 320/360 models the > ribs and spars are built (2 bid) onto the lower skin and between the spars, and > the top skin is merely glued on -- older kits without the benefit of capstrips. > Even with poor construction as evidenced by fuel leaks, I have never > heard of a wing coming apart in flight. Soooooo....... Has any consideration been given to the prohibition in the POH against doing aerobatics with fuel in the wings? What are those lower spar caps designed to handle? What are folks without header tanks to consider their G-limit to be? I have heard of one LNC2 coming apart in flight. Larry Henney 360LH ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C24690.280A6500 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
I meant to question if any G-Loading = considerations=20 were given to the lower wing skins.


 > I=20 don't know if there was any special consideration but,  in all = 320/360=20 models the  > ribs and spars are built = (2 bid)=20 onto the lower skin and between the spars, and  > the=20 top skin is merely glued on -- older kits without the benefit of=20 capstrips.   > Even with poor = construction as=20 evidenced by fuel leaks, I have never  > heard of a wing coming = apart in=20 flight.  
 
Soooooo.......  Has any=20 consideration been given to the prohibition in the POH against doing=20 aerobatics with fuel in the wings?  What are those lower spar = caps=20 designed to handle?  What are folks without header tanks to = consider=20 their G-limit to be?  I have heard of one LNC2 coming apart in=20 flight.   

Larry=20 Henney
360LH


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