ORIGINAL: Kevin Greene
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Roger,
You are very right concerning utilizing the right materials for the job!!! As far as testing my wings to 10 g's...How can you do that accurately in a static mode??? When the plane is in flight, loads are distributed along the entire wing, as well as to other structures of the aircraft.
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Kevin
Kevin, not an engineer here, have to leave all that stuff to elder son: BS Aeronautical Engineering, Purdue Uni. W.Lafayette, IN., and Master of Science, Educational Leadership, Troy State, Troy AL.
However I can say that the load factor on a wing results in the center of the wing. Fun to watch the Lead's wing begin to curve up when you're flying the slot in a 6G pull. You know your's are doing same.[X(]
That old Boeing B-47 had a 27 ft radius of curve before destruction. Sometimes in rough air it flapped like a bird -- almost!
Lost a bunch doing the toss-bomb (LABS) maneuvers.
Wanna' check your wing center load capability, then do as your bud did. Weight the center and lift at the tips.
Hey did you know that those big ol' airliners are limited to 2.5 positive G loads? Of course when lighter with fuel, you have a better margin. Think on that when you fly through some rough stuff next time.