ORIGINAL: cstevec
...I had a conversation with someone at Thunder Tiger Friday and we were discussing the horizontal stabilizer failures that have been reported. He informed me that they were most likely due to "overpowering". I said "You mean something like an OS 1.60"? "Exactly" was his response. ....the fuse should have some lite ply added to the inside of the fuse where the Stabs attach. He said the fiberglass in that area was fine for the recommended engine but not strong enough for the stress imparted but a "grossly oversized" (his words) engine. Re-enforce it with some ply and it should be fine was his suggestion so thats what I will do.
....Trouble here is this adds more weight just where you dont want it.. needing even
more weight up front to balance the darn thing...
...all the time here the weights going up ....the wing loadings going up... its like Catch 22....
