--- N295VV@aol.com wrote:
> The ad on eBay mentions DELAMINATION  OF AIRFRAME due to improper storage.  
> What the heck would delaminate the airframe?  Did it get water-soaked and
> then
> freeze?
> ...
> This statement brings back memories of the Lancair that was chain-sawed into
> pieces a few years back.  I wonder what the real story is...

David,
I was at a composite seminar at OSH a few years ago.  The speaker said that
he went to inspect an airplane and something didn't seem right.  He started
doing the quarter test, tapping the airframe with a quarter to listen for
bad laminations.   The plane was full of them.  It was in terrible structural
shape.  Turns out the guy was in Oregon or Washington and when it would get
humid he would put in more catalyst to overcome the conditions.  

When he told the guy that his plane would never fly, his wife disappeared and
came back carrying a chain saw, saying "I new this plane would never fly".
With that the inspector left.

Don't know what type of plane it was, though.

Jeff
PA28-180D
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