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Old 01-05-2006 | 01:28 PM
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Default RE: retract help

ORIGINAL: corsaircrazy

Thanks 8178... the old brain is starting to warm up. there is some really good info in your links. One question, you dont add support to the retracts in the foam wing? I was under the impression that the retract will tear out of foam without additional support. Maybe I have been overbuilding (and adding weight). I do fly off of asphalt (read that road, with a curve no less. take off and turn right as you lift off or a plane eating fence and a big hill will do you in). I used to add a couple of 1/8 ply ribs epoxied to the retract mount.(chordwise).... too much engineering?
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CC
I’ve never had any problems with the mount but I did add an extra dowel down into the wing on the Kwik Fli III. I usually fly off blacktop but have flown of grass a few times.