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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2>Remember that shaving weight can
lead to loss of aircraft. Can count on 2 hands all models I've witnessed lost
d/t shaving weight. Granted some areas are more critical than
others.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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del</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=patterndude@comcast.net href="mailto:patterndude@comcast.net">Lance
Van Nostrand</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> Tuesday, June 22, 2004 12:31
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Question on wing tube
lengths</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Wow! that's really short. I guess you must
be using some kind of spar arrangement to spread the load at the end of the
tube? I am stuck with the 3/4" wide carbon fiber cloth spars on top and
bottom in front of and behind the wing tube because this experimental wing has
already been sheeted. I could start from scratch but that would make
this experiment too time consuming and its already interrupting the building
of my Symphony.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've now gotten recommendations at both ends of
the spectrum so I've decided to compromise and trim a bit from both
ends. This leaves the tube at 9" into each wing, which still seems
pretty safe. Especially considering Mike that only uses 6".
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Man, if 6" is all you need, then we could all be
saving some weight here.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>--Lance</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=mike@bartan.com href="mailto:mike@bartan.com">Mike</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, June 21, 2004 2:29
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Question on wing tube
lengths</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Theoretically you need 3 times the diameter to
transfer the moment. I go 6D into the wing (about 15 cm) and never had any
problems</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Mike</FONT></DIV>
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