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 imr-mb02.mx.aol.com ([64.12.207.163] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4c2) with ESMTP id 4929494 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 01 Apr 2011 11:45:07 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.207.163; envelope-from=Sky2high@aol.com Received: from imo-ma01.mx.aol.com (imo-ma01.mx.aol.com [64.12.78.136]) by imr-mb02.mx.aol.com (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id p31FiPsj023766 for ; Fri, 1 Apr 2011 11:44:25 -0400 Received: from Sky2high@aol.com by imo-ma01.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v42.9.) id q.1048.3d0d042 (45482) for ; Fri, 1 Apr 2011 11:44:23 -0400 (EDT) Received: from magic-m16.mail.aol.com (magic-m16.mail.aol.com [172.21.188.208]) by cia-mc07.mx.aol.com (v129.9) with ESMTP id MAILCIAMC071-b1aa4d95f2d799; Fri, 01 Apr 2011 11:44:23 -0400 From: Sky2high@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: <2e652.79adef81.3ac74cd7@aol.com> X-Original-Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2011 11:44:23 EDT Subject: Re: [LML] True "composite" question X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_2e652.79adef81.3ac74cd7_boundary" X-Mailer: AOL 9.6 sub 130 X-AOL-IP: 24.15.17.119 X-Spam-Flag:NO X-AOL-SENDER: Sky2high@aol.com --part1_2e652.79adef81.3ac74cd7_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit TIM, The RV 7 wings are a perfect match. Use a Saws-all to trim the spars and JB-Weld to hold everything together. You are a true experimenter and you will be rewarded with an aerodynamically stable but ugly mule. I say mule hoping that it will not be reproducible. Good Luck, Grayerhawk Happy 4-1-11 In a message dated 4/1/2011 9:37:02 A.M. Central Daylight Time, tj@yacht-pool.dk writes: 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%..... --part1_2e652.79adef81.3ac74cd7_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

TIM,

The RV 7 wings are a perfect match. Use a Saws-all to trim the= spars=20 and JB-Weld to hold everything together. You are a true experim= enter=20 and you will be rewarded with an aerodynamically stable but ugly=20 mule. I say mule hoping that it will not be reproducible.

Good Luck,

Grayerhawk

Happy 4-1-11

In a message dated 4/1/2011 9:37:02 A.M. Central Daylight Time,=20 tj@yacht-pool.dk writes:

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 acr= oss 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 basical= ly=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 wi= ngs 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 large= r RV=20 wing but, apart from that, would I be in for at lot work? Has anyone don= e this=20 before? Any advice taken!

Regards

Tim Jorgensen

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

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