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Old 12-08-2011 | 03:15 PM
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Default RE: LT40 Clipped Wing?

This "clipping" project has grown horns. [:@]

I recalled that I used the LT for "practice" building a "sheeted built up structure" for both the stab and fin. I was building a GP Extra 300S at the time that used this particular technique. I used Titebond - resulted in really warped pieces. So I used the repair of the LT to practice for the Extra. Nice-n-straight but heavy. They have both been removed and replaced with SIG-kit recommended approach. Nice-n-light - straight too. I noticed that as a result of a couple of hard landings there were cracks in the fuse side in the rear. Those got repaired (replacing lite ply) and the stab supporting section was replaced - eliminating a bunch of epoxy. The plane has had 3 engines mounted. The firewall looks like repaired Swiss cheese. Just cut it out and fabricated a new firewall. When I removed the covering (Ultracote) the heat gun softened the "epoxy micro balloon" putty to the point that it was worthless. It's been removed and I'm working on getting the wing saddle set for a +1.5 incidence relative to the stab.

I must really be bored ....