Originally Posted by
jimkron
Hey Kwik,
Your photo shows no cross ribbing or bracing behind the cooler thingy. Did you remove it...mine has some bracing about 1 inch behind the cooler thingy that goes between the ribs.
jim
Exactly..... That was the whole point with the post
...... I havent removed anything on that picture.
Remember that there are at least two designs; One with wing tubes, and one with wood-sleeves. Mine has wing tubes, and is therefore very strong up until where the tubes ends......
Had there been "longerons" on top and bottom, safely connected to the tube area....with full main spar in between......
Instead it seems they believe that the very thin composite can act as a "stressed skin" contstruction just as on real airplanes.......with a skin made of aluminum, riveted to longerons....
In all fairness; In my case it lost the wing after 75 flights, a deadstick landing in the field, and myself cutting it open, trying to fix a growing crack...then didnt sand the G-10 before gluing.......