<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><HTML><FONT SIZE=2 PTSIZE=10 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">Ed, actually you would be safer drilling a hole in the composite than the aluminum<BR>
tubing. The nature of the composite doesn't lend itself to crack propagation readily as the nature of the aluminum would
. Still not a good idea to drill a hole in the middle of the tube but at the ends you are fine.<BR>
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Matt K<BR>
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.<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Subj:<B>Re: Simple wing hold down </B><BR>
Date:1/16/2004 4:36:49 PM Eastern Standard Time<BR>
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Bolt on top of wing is just plain ugly.<BR>
Actually what I don't like about retaining the wing with small bolts at end<BR>
of wing tube is you need to elongate the hole in the hard point of at least<BR>
one wing to allow for some wing panel adjustment independent of the other<BR>
panel. I still cringe at drilling holes in a CF wing tube even if it is<BR>
backed with wood/pvc/nylon or material of the week. I'll stick with hooks<BR>
with "O" rings or Hanson's wing retention method in the fuse. For the<BR>
engineering types, without the weight of hardware/hardpoint a foot or so<BR>
from centerline of fuse, a plane should stop rolling faster.<BR>
Can we measure the difference ??? : )<BR>
Ed M.<BR>
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