X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2006 22:30:41 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [209.172.177.196] (HELO mitchellair.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1c.4) with ESMTP id 1431835 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 03 Oct 2006 12:35:42 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.172.177.196; envelope-from=dougr@mitchellair.com Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C6E709.EBA4BE1A" X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 Subject: Shudda gone down when the buzzard went up X-Original-Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 11:35:22 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: <3BB5F502FBB01949AD63C2ACADF976A83696A5@pdc.MAS.local> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: Shudda gone down when the buzzard went up thread-index: AcbnCetcYTQbBBScTVi87H6acDfVCw== From: "Doug Raupp" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List \(E-mail\)" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C6E709.EBA4BE1A Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Bill & Sue, Good job handling the bird strike. There must be one family of buzzards = that didn't read the manual. Had a similar event on a >200 AGL low level = run in N.C. Took him/her (not sure which) down the #1 intake and = pumped cooked hash out the back. =20 Write up: Bird strike- talon stuck on #1 intake LE. Slime down intake. = RTB =20 To address your question how to begin: Go to Aircrafters LLC dot com for = how-to-do pictures on a glider wing. I IRC they also did a similar = repair on a LNC2 wing a few years ago. You could consult with them on a = repair procedure and run it by Lancair for a second confirmation. From = the pictures the spar looks intact and the repair very feasible. Maybe = install a D section rib in the damaged area for additional support. Have a beer and call in the morning. Doug Raupp LNC235 slooow build 85%=20 =20 =20 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C6E709.EBA4BE1A Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Shudda gone down when the buzzard went up

Bill & Sue,

Good job handling the bird = strike.  There must be one family of buzzards that didn't read the = manual. Had a similar event on a >200 AGL low level run in = N.C.   Took him/her (not sure which) down the #1 intake and = pumped cooked hash out the back. 

Write up: Bird strike- talon stuck on = #1 intake LE. Slime down intake.  RTB
 
To address your question how to begin: = Go to Aircrafters LLC dot com for how-to-do pictures on a glider = wing.  I IRC they also did a similar repair on a LNC2 wing a few = years ago.  You could consult with them on a repair procedure and = run it by Lancair for a second confirmation.  From the pictures the = spar looks intact and the repair very feasible.  Maybe install a D = section rib in the damaged area for additional support.

Have a beer and call in the = morning.

Doug Raupp
LNC235 slooow build  85%
 

 

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