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Old 03-05-2005 | 01:41 AM
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MTK
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Default RE: How many bolts to retain wing?

Sweetpea, the steel bolt is at least 100 times stronger than the wood it is screwed into

The nylon bolt should work fine. Considering what a wing panel for a 35% weighs, maybe 3 lbs at most, the wing would have to experience upwards of 50 g's spanwise, to approach the bolt's failure point. Even a blender done at full bore wouldn't generate that kind of accel on a panel in the span direction

MattK
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My 35% edge uses only one wing bolt per wing......though there metal...........I plan to only use the one wing bolt in my Eclipse as well.