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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It's my understanding that the tube spar MUST
extend into</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>the wing a touch more than 10 inches.
10 inches is where </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>the rib structure </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>is
to take flight loads. Apparently some of </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>the early production kits had a problem in
that area that was</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>since corrected.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>My kit was one of the very early ones.
I sharpened one end </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>of the tube spar, seratted (?) it a bit, and
</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>used it as a hole</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>saw to cut through whatever was at the 9 inch
</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>point. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Pesky but do-able. Being a bit
cautious, my tube</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>extends into each wing 10 1/2
inches. Maybe you </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>want to call Piedmont to verify, they have been
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>very helpful.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ron Lockhart</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=rcsteve@tcrcm.org href="mailto:rcsteve@tcrcm.org">RC Steve
Sterling</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=discussion@nsrca.org
href="mailto:Discussion@Nsrca. Org">Discussion@Nsrca. Org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, November 11, 2002 2:23
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Focus Wing Tube</DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=427122007-11112002><FONT face=Arial size=2>Anybody got any
ideas on how to get the wing tube spar into the wing on a focus. If I force it
any more, it will break something. About 9 inches is all I can
achieve.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=427122007-11112002><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Steve</FONT></SPAN></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>