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Re: Wing Fairings

Subject: Re: Wing Fairings
From: Klaus Dietrich <Klaus.Dietrich@oracle.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2001 16:08:39

we made a static load test on the assembled plane at 3,8 g and the deflection of
the wing at 3,8g was 45 cm measured at the wing tip.
I have also Graham's moldings and no problems or cracks during the +400 hrs
flown...
Klaus

Graham Singleton wrote:

>
> >The deflection of the fuselage sides under the loads passed into them by the
> >forward
> >wing lift pins is 0.21 degrees per `g`. Don`t know how much the wings flex
> >though.
> >
> >Duncan McFadyean
>
> Thanks for that, Duncan. The wing deflection is probably largely due to the
> bending of the spar stubs between the two spar pins. All very complicated
> and too many variables.
> I will ask Andy next time I have access to his ear.
> Graham
>



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