X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 04 Apr 2011 02:41:37 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail11.tpgi.com.au ([203.12.160.161] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4c2) with ESMTPS id 4929903 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 01 Apr 2011 18:20:58 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=203.12.160.161; envelope-from=domcrain@tpg.com.au X-TPG-Antivirus: Passed X-TPG-Abuse: host=60-241-193-89.static.tpgi.com.au; ip=60.241.193.89; date=Sat, 2 Apr 2011 09:20:19 +1100; auth=lCMk85acEwS5EitTlTMVBq/k80PlAUC0mhrQOc1Og5I= Received: from DomandJanPC (60-241-193-89.static.tpgi.com.au [60.241.193.89]) (authenticated bits=0) by mail11.tpgi.com.au (envelope-from domcrain@tpg.com.au) (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id p31MKHKd021871 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=AES128-SHA bits=128 verify=NO) for ; Sat, 2 Apr 2011 09:20:19 +1100 From: "Dominic V. Crain" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: RE: [LML] True "composite" question X-Original-Date: Sat, 2 Apr 2011 09:19:58 +1100 X-Original-Message-ID: <006601cbf0ba$f76f9760$e64ec620$@com.au> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0067_01CBF117.2AE00F60" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0 Thread-Index: AcvweffXVjh4IKN5T+aprggd/tsr9QAQKopg Content-Language: en-au This is a multipart message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0067_01CBF117.2AE00F60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable But but but ... April 1st was =96 YESTERDAY!! =20 Why ARE you guys always behind? =20 Dom =20 From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of = Tim J=F8rgensen Sent: Saturday, 2 April 2011 1:35 AM To: lml@lancaironline.net Subject: [LML] True "composite" question =20 Hi all. =20 My LNC2 is near completion and I have started preparing all the = paperwork necessary for the flight permit. During my research I have stumbeled across the NTSB website and made a search on "Lancair 360". For those of you who have not done that = (probably most!), this is HORRIFIC reading !!! There seems to be quite a large number of stall related accidents, which leads me to believe that the airfoil is basically unsafe. Anyway, I am = not going to fly this thing as is, although I have had my license for more = than 20 years and have accumulated more than 200 hrs. I have now come across a set of RV-7 wings that survived a hangar = collapse last winter. This airfoil seems much more forgiving, anyway, that is = what my A&P says, and I am trying to come up with a way to install them on my otherwise finished airframe. I will, of course, have to keep the stub = wings and make them fit the slightly larger RV wing but, apart from that, = would I be in for at lot work? Has anyone done this before? Any advice taken! =20 Regards Tim Jorgensen Lancair 360, was 95% done, now back to maybe 60%.....=20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0067_01CBF117.2AE00F60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

But but but ... April 1st was – = YESTERDAY!!

 

Why ARE you guys always behind?

 

Dom

 

From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Tim J=F8rgensen
Sent: Saturday, 2 April 2011 1:35 AM
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Subject: [LML] True "composite" = question

 

Hi all.

 

My LNC2 is near completion and I have started preparing all the paperwork necessary for the flight permit.

During my research I have stumbeled across the NTSB website and made a = search on "Lancair 360". For those of you who have not done that = (probably most!), this is HORRIFIC reading !!!

There seems to be quite a large number of stall related accidents, which leads = me to believe that the airfoil is basically unsafe. Anyway, I am not going to = fly this thing as is, although I have had my license for more than 20 years = and have accumulated more than 200 hrs.

I have now come across a set of RV-7 wings that survived a hangar collapse = last winter. This airfoil seems much more forgiving, anyway, that is what my = A&P says, and I am trying to come up with a way to install them on my = otherwise finished airframe. I will, of course, have to keep the stub wings and = make them fit the slightly larger RV wing but, apart from that, would I be in for = at lot work? Has anyone done this before? Any advice = taken!

 

Regards

Tim Jorgensen

Lancair 360, was 95% done, now back to maybe = 60%..... 

  

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