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Old 01-26-2011, 10:04 PM
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Default RE: How to cut weight of a wing tube ?

ORIGINAL: nappy99

I have a 85cc Aeroworks Yak....looking to shave some weight from the wing tube (its 9oz).....a CF tube only saves 3 OZ....so I was wondering if you could drill holes in the factory tube to shed some weight ? Is the only load on the tube where the wing meets the fuse ? Is it possible to drill some holes in the middle and ends of the tube, and leave the area where wing meets the fuse solid ?

Anyone try this ?
Yes, QQ drilled holes in his wing tube of the Yak he flew in the 2002 TOC. It looked like the heat sheild of a machine gun. If you do some pic searches of the 2002 TOC you may get a pic of it
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