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Marvin Kaye wrote:
Posted for "John Chambers" <fly2fast@cableone.net>:
Top of fuselage (from roll-over to a few
inches behind aft bulkhead) removed. Replaced with foam and glass (with
a 2 inch drop in canopy height).
Just curious why you made these changes? What were you trying to achieve? What kind of engineering analysis did you do on the strength of the fuselage after the modifications? What kind of aerodynamic analysis did you do? What were the results of all this analysis and what were the qualifications of the person doing the analysis?
However, I am learning that insurance companies think differently than
pilots
How so? They are most probably asking for hard data about the modifications and their consequences and are completely unmoved by the designer's enthusiasm, vision, optimism and gut feelings. Come to think of it, many pilots will be the same way.
Hamid
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