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Old 04-04-2005 | 10:41 PM
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Default RE: WING FAILURE PROBLEMS

I lost an LT40 a few weeks back in some "wind gust induced" high G maneuvers. All 10 rubber bands snapped and the wing came off. The wing came down in one piece, and is as strong today as the day I epoxied it together, WITHOUT a glassed center section. I'm not saying that glassing the center section is not a good idea, and your explanation of the procedure is outstanding, BUT, to insinuate that anyone who doesnt glass their center sections will undoubtedly have a catastrophic failure is a bit over the top. Out of all the planes I've seen go in for whatever reason, only one of them had the wing fold, and it was on a trainer that was about 10 years old that had been sitting up in a garage unused for several years. Thanks for the great info, and I will probably use it at some point, but dont make it sound like anyone who doesnt do it will surely crash their plane due to structural failure.