ORIGINAL: vmsguy

I had another thought as I was driving home this evening.....

If you look at my picture, what I propose is accurate only if the fuselage extends beyond the firewall. People here have called them "cheeks."

But what if the fuselage doesn't have "cheeks?" (Like an ugly stick.) In that case, Ken is right, putting any tri-stock on the front of the firewall wouldn't make any difference. There'd be nothing for the side of the tri-stock to be glued to. In Ken's example, putting the tri-stock behind the firewall and gluing the sides to the fuse and the front to the firewall will at least give *some* added strength. If there are no cheeks, then indeed, put tri-stock on the inside. "Better than nothing." and add the pins as Ken suggested. That will give you the shear strength you're looking for.


Sorry Ken...!