Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 14:52:12 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from smtp808.mail.sc5.yahoo.com ([66.163.168.187] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with SMTP id 3046803 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 26 Feb 2004 14:50:45 -0500 Received: from unknown (HELO HOMESTEAD) (scott?m?richardson@sbcglobal.net@67.119.27.74 with login) by smtp808.mail.sc5.yahoo.com with SMTP; 26 Feb 2004 19:50:44 -0000 From: "'Scott Richardson'" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" Subject: RE: [LML] Re: Strenghtening the longerons? X-Original-Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 11:50:47 -0800 X-Original-Message-ID: <000201c3fca1$d4417660$50cffea9@HOMESTEAD> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0003_01C3FC5E.C61E3660" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.2616 Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C3FC5E.C61E3660 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi all, First off thanks for the responses from a number of people on my questions about drilling & strengthening the longerons for the tip-up canopy gas strut brackets on my 235. And thanks in particular to Ray for sending the pages from the 320 FB manual. I wanted to report back my conversation with Justin at Lancair earlier this week. Apparently this is a question he's seen a few times before and he had a ready answer. Simply fill the holes with flox and add 6 BID of carbon on the inside of the longeron, three sets of 2 BID each. The first would extend 1" forward and 1" rearward of the two holes and around the longeron and 1" onto the fuselage. Each successive layer would then extend 1" further in all directions from the earlier one. He mentioned that if I wanted to keep the current setup (holes through the longeron) to make sure it's well reinforced with carbon. I'll be re-doing it, the change will actually help some of the geometry issues I'd been having with the strut location and interference with the instrument panel. A bit of work, but certainly better than my wife's suggestions to "just have the factory send you a new one..." Thanks again for the help. Scott ------=_NextPart_000_0003_01C3FC5E.C61E3660 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
Hi all,
 
First off thanks for the responses = from a=20 number of people on my questions about drilling & strengthening the=20 longerons for the tip-up canopy gas strut brackets on my 235.  And = thanks=20 in particular to Ray for sending the pages from the 320 FB = manual.
 
I wanted to report back my = conversation with=20 Justin at Lancair earlier this week.  Apparently this is a question = he's=20 seen a few times before and he had a ready answer.  Simply fill the = holes=20 with flox and add 6 BID of carbon on the inside of the longeron, three = sets of 2=20 BID each.  The first would extend 1" forward and 1" rearward of the = two=20 holes and around the longeron and 1" onto the fuselage.  Each = successive=20 layer would then extend 1" further in all directions from the earlier = one. =20 He mentioned that if I wanted to keep the current setup (holes = through the=20 longeron) to make sure it's well reinforced with carbon.  I'll be = re-doing=20 it, the change will actually help some of the geometry issues I'd been = having=20 with the strut location and interference with the instrument = panel.
 
A bit of work, but certainly = better than my=20 wife's suggestions to "just have the factory send you a new = one..."
 
Thanks again for the = help.
 
Scott
 
 
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