Wow! What an idea. I hope you don't do it. This one is
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
are hundreds of them flying. Like any plane, mind the numbers properly and
all will be fine.
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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%.....