Return-Path: Sender: "Marvin Kaye" To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2004 08:30:42 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail.glasair.org ([65.75.24.102] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.3) with ESMTP-TLS id 431716 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 25 Sep 2004 02:58:52 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=65.75.24.102; envelope-from=Bruce@glasair.org Received: from bruce1 by mail.glasair.org (VisNetic.MailServer.v7.2.4.0) with ESMTP id JEA37886 for ; Sat, 25 Sep 2004 03:06:59 -0400 From: "Bruce Gray" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" Subject: RE: [LML] Re: incidence difference X-Original-Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2004 02:58:19 -0400 X-Original-Message-ID: <00c101c4a2cd$09f4cc90$0a01a8c0@bruce1> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00C2_01C4A2AB.82E32C90" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.2627 Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00C2_01C4A2AB.82E32C90 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit No, wings do not slide through holes hand cut in the fuselage in Glasairs. The wing, single piece spar, is finished in a jig that holds alignment to within 1/16 of an inch, side to side, if the builder is careful. The wing is then mounted to the fuselage via heavy AN hardware and precast brackets/bushings. Again to 0.1 degree accuracy. There has NEVER been an in-flight failure of a Glasair wing. No, I take that back, Chip Beck had a wing delamination in his GIII while pulling 9+ G's during his airshow routine. It just leaked some gas, no sheding of parts. Bruce www.glasair.org ------=_NextPart_000_00C2_01C4A2AB.82E32C90 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message
No,=20 wings do not slide through holes hand cut in the fuselage in Glasairs. = The wing,=20 single piece spar, is finished in a jig that holds alignment to within = 1/16 of=20 an inch, side to side, if the builder is careful. The wing is then = mounted to=20 the fuselage via heavy AN hardware and precast brackets/bushings. Again = to 0.1=20 degree accuracy.
 
There=20 has NEVER been an in-flight failure of a Glasair wing. No, I take that = back,=20 Chip Beck had a wing delamination in his GIII while pulling 9+=20 G's during his airshow routine. It just leaked some gas, no sheding = of=20 parts.
 
 

Bruce
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