<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<HTML><HEAD>
<META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
<META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR>
<STYLE></STYLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY bgColor=#ffffff>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Mark, </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>You are likely to get a lot of input on this,but
here's some info:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>You really do need to support both ends of the wing
tube. The root side is supported by your root covering (either 1/4" balsa,
1/8" basswood or lite ply with lightening holes). The end inside the wing
is supported by a partial rib that connects the LE to the wing
tube.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> I don't know if you see Jim Sheffield, Mike
Austin, Mike McGraw or any of the other guys that have AeroSlave planes, but in
my 30 page instruction manual I have detailed descriptions of how to build the
internal structure, the pros and cons of 3 different spar styles, how to install
them, how to make the skins and how to sheet the wing. You could read over
those pages.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>--Lance</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr
style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=flyintexan@houston.rr.com
href="mailto:flyintexan@houston.rr.com">Mark Hunt</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> Thursday, April 15, 2004 9:16
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> foam core question</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sirs:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>As a newbie to cutting foam cores, I have a
question regarding how to strengthen the wing panel. Does the preferred
method include attaching some c.f. strips to the inside of the skins?
Should they extend from the root all the way to the tip? I know some
guys feel it is a must to also use a false rib near the end of the tube sleeve
also? I hear that some guys (r u out there Nat?) are confident without
any false rib or c.f. under the skin....?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I cut the cores earlier tonight (to rebuild my 2M
after a mid-air) with the help of a friend, and they turned out just
beautiful. I have a nice plan to machine a drill jig for cutting the
spar tube hole...so that's seems to be solved.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks in advance for the
help...<BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> </DIV></FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Mark</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://www.geocities.com/markhunt_2000/INSIGHT">www.geocities.com/markhunt_2000/INSIGHT</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BODY></HTML>