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Old 05-17-2011 | 05:39 PM
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Doug Cronkhite
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ORIGINAL: CraigG

Another suggestion would be to put in a vertical piece of plywood, kind of like a spar. Measure the ID of your tube and cut a 1/8'' piece of plywood to fit inside...full length or at least the center 1/2 or so. Glue it in with epoxy and just be sure it stays vertical when you mount the wings.

This is the arrangement on my A-10 wing tube and since the loads are all in the vertical axis, it makes the tube super strong...probably more so than just upping the thickness. Cheaper and quicker too.

Craig
This is the best suggestion for sure. A shear web makes the tube spar incredibly strong.