X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2011 16:29:44 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail-pw0-f52.google.com ([209.85.160.52] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4c2) with ESMTPS id 4929811 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 01 Apr 2011 16:29:12 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.160.52; envelope-from=afm528@gmail.com Received: by pwi4 with SMTP id 4so2282079pwi.25 for ; Fri, 01 Apr 2011 13:28:36 -0700 (PDT) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=from:to:references:in-reply-to:subject:date:message-id:mime-version :content-type:x-mailer:thread-index:content-language; b=m70ZS4n4bHB4RQhXPyJDV7WeD2gXch+dlqRjZrJ/fq+yJnGNYtr68X1naucrkCSNCg LO659ftaEOrvUZ3UtjZMOa61IXoPZRu/ivAbtStQGq1vvGXoWPIKFeDpZB+SvwDmIsCa 8p99OvkosIOuD3/2TxlAdcX86EYF1YWjMGFWY= Received: by 10.142.248.41 with SMTP id v41mr3552196wfh.323.1301689715974; Fri, 01 Apr 2011 13:28:35 -0700 (PDT) X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from MichaelHP (c-24-5-164-249.hsd1.ca.comcast.net [24.5.164.249]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id w32sm3344610wfh.7.2011.04.01.13.28.33 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Fri, 01 Apr 2011 13:28:34 -0700 (PDT) From: "Michael McMahon" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: RE: [LML] Re: True "composite" question X-Original-Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2011 13:28:34 -0700 X-Original-Message-ID: <047d01cbf0ab$60b157a0$221406e0$@gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_047E_01CBF070.B454A280" X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 14.0 Thread-Index: AQG2u+r60uXAsQB1JoPw8EtS5DgHa5Rz3qYQ Content-Language: en-us This is a multipart message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_047E_01CBF070.B454A280 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Ahhh, okay Tim, you got me. Good one! From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Sky2high@aol.com Sent: Friday, April 01, 2011 11:13 AM To: lml@lancaironline.net Subject: [LML] Re: True "composite" question 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%..... ------=_NextPart_000_047E_01CBF070.B454A280 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Ahhh, okay Tim, you got me.

 

Good one!

 

From:= = Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of = Sky2high@aol.com
Sent: Friday, April 01, 2011 11:13 = AM
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Subject: [LML] Re: True = "composite" question

 

T= IM,

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T= he 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.

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G= ood Luck,

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G= rayerhawk

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H= appy 4-1-11

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

H= i all.

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

D= uring 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 = !!!

T= here 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!

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R= egards

T= im Jorgensen

L= ancair 360, was 95% done, now back to maybe = 60%..... 

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