X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 04 Apr 2011 02:41:10 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from qmta14.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.27.212] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4c2) with ESMTP id 4929922 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 01 Apr 2011 18:51:30 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=76.96.27.212; envelope-from=j.hafen@comcast.net Received: from omta24.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.92]) by qmta14.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id SNic1g0011zF43QAENqtck; Fri, 01 Apr 2011 22:50:53 +0000 Received: from [10.0.1.5] ([24.17.111.171]) by omta24.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id SNqs1g0023hvfg88kNqsFf; Fri, 01 Apr 2011 22:50:53 +0000 From: John Hafen Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1084) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-7--878978751 Subject: Re: [LML] Re: True "composite" question X-Original-Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2011 15:50:51 -0700 In-Reply-To: X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: X-Original-Message-Id: <36FD3523-03FA-4A03-B983-2302CD382D5B@comcast.net> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1084) --Apple-Mail-7--878978751 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Interesting idea. I'm thinking of removing the wings from my IVP and replacing them with = flexible wooden spar frames held together with Elmer's glue, and = covering them with wax and feathers. John Hafen On Apr 1, 2011, at 11:13 AM, Gary Edwards wrote: Wow! What an idea. I hope you don't do it. This one is likely to = generate a large amount of responses.=20 =20 First thing to do: fire the A&P. Second thing to do: keep building it per the plans. =20 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. =20 Gary Edwards LNC2 ----- Original Message ----- From: Tim J=F8rgensen To: lml@lancaironline.net Sent: Friday, April 01, 2011 7:34 AM Subject: [LML] True "composite" question Hi all. =20 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! =20 Regards Tim Jorgensen Lancair 360, was 95% done, now back to maybe 60%.....=20 =20 --Apple-Mail-7--878978751 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Interesting idea.

I'm thinking = of removing the wings from my IVP and replacing them with flexible = wooden spar frames held together with Elmer's glue, and covering them = with wax and feathers.

John = Hafen




On Apr 1, 2011, at 11:13 AM, Gary Edwards wrote:

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.
 
Gary = Edwards
LNC2
----- Original Message -----
 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%..... 
  

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