X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2011 10:34:39 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail.bbsyd.dk ([89.184.128.195] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4c2) with ESMTP id 4929273 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 01 Apr 2011 09:07:44 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=89.184.128.195; envelope-from=tj@yacht-pool.dk Received: from TIM (unknown [95.154.58.204]) by mail.bbsyd.dk (Postfix) with SMTP id BEA8F5CC0C1 for ; Fri, 1 Apr 2011 15:07:07 +0200 (CEST) X-Original-Message-ID: <2F12246D90C948078692F70749E6F877@TIM> From: =?Windows-1252?Q?Tim_J=F8rgensen?= X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Subject: True "composite" question X-Original-Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2011 15:07:06 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_003D_01CBF07E.77059070" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5931 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5994 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_003D_01CBF07E.77059070 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi all. My LNC2 is near completion and I have started preparing all the = paperwork necessary for the flight permit. During my research I have stumbeled across the NTSB website and made a = search on "Lancair 360". For those of you who have not done that = (probably most!), this is HORRIFIC reading !!! There seems to be quite a large number of stall related accidents, which = leads me to believe that the airfoil is basically unsafe. Anyway, I am = not going to fly this thing as is, although I have had my license for = more than 20 years and have accumulated more than 200 hrs. I have now come across a set of RV-7 wings that survived a hangar = collapse last winter. This airfoil seems much more forgiving, anyway, = that is what my A&P says, and I am trying to come up with a way to = install them on my otherwise finished airframe. I will, of course, have = to keep the stub wings and make them fit the slightly larger RV wing = but, apart from that, would I be in for at lot work? Has anyone done = this before? Any advice taken! Regards Tim Jorgensen Lancair 360, was 95% done, now back to maybe 60%.....=20 ------=_NextPart_000_003D_01CBF07E.77059070 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hi all.

My LNC2 is near completion and I have = started=20 preparing all the paperwork necessary for the flight = permit.

During my research I have stumbeled = across the NTSB=20 website and made a search on "Lancair 360". For those of you who = have not=20 done that (probably most!), this is HORRIFIC reading !!!

There seems to be quite a large number = of stall=20 related accidents, which leads me to believe that the airfoil is = basically=20 unsafe. Anyway, I am not going to fly this thing as is, although I have = had my=20 license for more than 20 years and have accumulated more than 200=20 hrs.

I have now come across a set of RV-7 = wings that=20 survived a hangar collapse last winter. This airfoil seems much more = forgiving,=20 anyway, that is what my A&P says, and I am trying to come up with a = way to=20 install them on my otherwise finished airframe. I will, of course, have = to keep=20 the stub wings and make them fit the slightly larger RV wing but, apart = from=20 that, would I be in for at lot work? Has anyone done this before? Any = advice=20 taken!

Regards

Tim Jorgensen

Lancair 360, was 95% done, now back to = maybe=20 60%.....

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