Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 08:20:11 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from ms-smtp-01.rdc-kc.rr.com ([24.94.166.115] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.6) with ESMTP id 2701144 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 29 Oct 2003 01:27:42 -0500 Received: from theo5 (CPE-65-30-211-80.wi.rr.com [65.30.211.80]) by ms-smtp-01.rdc-kc.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with SMTP id h9T6RWLU009836 for ; Wed, 29 Oct 2003 00:27:32 -0600 (CST) X-Original-Message-ID: <001101c39de6$74a51280$01fea8c0@theo5> From: "Theo" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Composite Safety X-Original-Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 00:32:40 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000E_01C39DB4.2962A2B0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000E_01C39DB4.2962A2B0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The first fiberglass composite airframe I'm aware of was Ron Scott's "Ol = Ironsides." He's a chapter member here in Wisconsin -- Chapter 18. His = airplane is still flying and is a wood frame and composite stressed skin = airframe with unidirectional roving construction for the landing gear. = He's flown many hours in that plane every year since its birth in 1969 = after 5 years of construction. I spoke with him tonight to verify its condition. He has never replaced = or repaired a skin, nor had any problems.Even after his son beat on it = with a hammer one day. Hence it's name... The skin is two layer glass and he used a variety of resins during = construction. Back in those days, the resins were not as refined as they = are now. So much for chemical theory. He has written a variety of = articles which can be found using your favorite search engine. If anyone = wants his email, I can forward it to you. I have no problems with our = new glass contruction techniques. Theo Glasair Super II RG ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Sky2high@aol.com=20 To: Lancair Mailing List=20 Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2003 6:57 AM Subject: [LML] Re: Composite Safety In a message dated 10/25/2003 11:04:28 PM Central Daylight Time, = bobjude@charter.net writes: I enjoyed reading your answer to Adam. I can't think of anything to = add except that the history of composite aircraft construction goes way = back to before the VariEze. When was that? Bob, About 1975 - over a quarter century ago. Scott ------=_NextPart_000_000E_01C39DB4.2962A2B0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
The first fiberglass composite airframe I'm aware of was Ron = Scott's "Ol=20 Ironsides." He's a chapter member here in Wisconsin -- Chapter 18. His = airplane=20 is still flying and is a wood frame and composite stressed skin airframe = with=20 unidirectional roving construction for the landing gear. He's flown many = hours=20 in that plane every year since its birth in 1969 after 5 years of=20 construction.
 
I spoke with him tonight to verify its condition. He has never = replaced or=20 repaired a skin, nor had any problems.Even after his son beat on it with = a=20 hammer one day. Hence it's name...
 
The skin is two layer glass and he used a variety of = resins during=20 construction. Back in those days, the resins were not as refined as they = are=20 now. So much for chemical theory. He has written a variety of articles = which can=20 be found using your favorite search engine. If anyone wants his email, I = can=20 forward it to you. I have no problems with our new glass contruction=20 techniques.
 
Theo
Glasair Super II RG
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Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2003 = 6:57=20 AM
Subject: [LML] Re: Composite = Safety

In a message dated 10/25/2003 11:04:28 PM Central Daylight Time, = bobjude@charter.net = writes:
I enjoyed reading your answer to Adam.  I can't = think of=20 anything to add
except that the history of composite aircraft=20 construction goes way back to
before the VariEze.  When was=20 that?
Bob,
 
About 1975 - over a quarter century ago.
 
Scott
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