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Old 02-02-2017, 09:44 AM
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Shaun Evans
 
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Sean,

In the above post, what I mean by the compromised TE cap is what's in this pic of the ARF wing. I flew that bird on twin P-80SEs, so it held together ok, but I'm curious if you guys agree the overall wing structure (including the carbon underneath the balsa) is strong enough that the cutout in the TE is inconsequential.

If you look near the hinge and horn, you can see the groove I'm talking about that penetrates the TE pretty significantly.

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