X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2011 14:13:20 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from snt0-omc3-s8.snt0.hotmail.com ([65.55.90.147] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4c2) with ESMTP id 4929521 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 01 Apr 2011 12:06:01 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=65.55.90.147; envelope-from=gary21sn@hotmail.com Received: from SNT112-DS19 ([65.55.90.136]) by snt0-omc3-s8.snt0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.4675); Fri, 1 Apr 2011 09:05:25 -0700 X-Originating-IP: [24.216.248.63] X-Originating-Email: [gary21sn@hotmail.com] X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: gary21sn@hotmail.com From: "Gary Edwards" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Re: True "composite" question X-Original-Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2011 09:04:27 -0700 In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_02F7_01CBF04B.E8AC98F0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: MSN 9 X-MimeOLE: Produced By MSN MimeOLE V10.00.0079.0400 Seal-Send-Time: Fri, 1 Apr 2011 09:04:30 -0700 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 01 Apr 2011 16:05:25.0514 (UTC) FILETIME=[9CAE3EA0:01CBF086] This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_02F7_01CBF04B.E8AC98F0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Wow! What an idea. I hope you don't do it. This one is likely to = generate a large amount of responses. =20 First thing to do: fire the A&P. Second thing to do: keep building it per the plans. There is nothing wrong with the wing or the rest of the plane. There = are hundreds of them flying. Like any plane, mind the numbers properly = and all will be fine. Gary Edwards LNC2 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Tim J=F8rgensen=20 To: lml@lancaironline.net=20 Sent: Friday, April 01, 2011 7:34 AM Subject: [LML] True "composite" question 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_02F7_01CBF04B.E8AC98F0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Wow!  What an idea.  I hope you don't do it.  This = one is=20 likely to generate a large amount of responses. 
 
First thing to do: fire the A&P.
Second thing to do: keep building it per the plans.
 
There is nothing wrong with the wing or the rest of the = plane.  There=20 are hundreds of them flying.  Like any plane, mind the numbers = properly and=20 all will be fine.
 
Gary Edwards
LNC2
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Sent: Friday, April 01, 2011 = 7:34=20 AM
Subject: [LML] True "composite" = question

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=20 NTSB website and made a search on "Lancair 360". For those of you = who=20 have not 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 = 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=20 forgiving, anyway, that is what my A&P says, and I am trying to = come up=20 with a way to install them on my otherwise finished airframe. I will, = of=20 course, have to keep the stub wings and make them fit the slightly = larger RV=20 wing but, apart from that, would I be in for at lot work? Has anyone = done this=20 before? Any advice taken!
 
Regards
Tim Jorgensen
Lancair 360, was 95% done, now back = to maybe=20 60%..... 
  
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