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Forum: Aerodynamics

10-01-2013, 05:35 PM

Replies: 38

Wing tube location

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Posted By sensei

Cool, I will check it out. Bob

Cool, I will check it out.

Bob

Forum: Aerodynamics

10-01-2013, 05:06 PM

Replies: 38

Wing tube location

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Posted By sensei

The only real thing that causes consideration in...

The only real thing that causes consideration in a three piece wing with dihedral in my case is this: If there were no dihedral then the wing tube would slide straight through the center wing section...

Forum: Aerodynamics

10-01-2013, 01:58 PM

Replies: 38

Wing tube location

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Posted By sensei

Leroy, Don’t look at it as a scary...

Leroy,

Don’t look at it as a scary thing, it is just something that you design to carry desired loads while doing it as light as possible, remember what I stated, make the fittings big and… ...

Forum: Aerodynamics

10-01-2013, 03:49 AM

Replies: 38

Wing tube location

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Posted By sensei

There is an old saying we used at Dryden Flight...

There is an old saying we used at Dryden Flight Research Center back in the late 70s and it goes like this... Make the fittings big and engineer the hell out of the upholstery, think about it. Your...

Forum: Aerodynamics

09-30-2013, 03:11 AM

Replies: 38

Wing tube location

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Posted By sensei

Leroy, The sleeve is only the vehicle for...

Leroy,

The sleeve is only the vehicle for the wing tube that slides inside, the wing tube carries the flying loads, if you look around you will find many applications of this type of...

Forum: Aerodynamics

09-29-2013, 06:46 AM

Replies: 38

Wing tube location

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Posted By sensei

Leroy, If your are building the wing then...

Leroy,

If your are building the wing then why not at least consider placing the tube in the center of the spar bonding the spar caps directly to the tube socket and allowing the caps to continue...

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