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Subject: Europa-List: Stabilizing the airframe when on the monowheel trailer
From: Graham Singleton <graham@gflight.f9.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 11:06:39

>Having given this much too much thought I have developed a question.
>
>The question is;  Given that the trailer might be subjected to 20 G forces,
>at what point is the fuselage strong enough to withstand such a force? Put
>another way,  Where are you going to tie on to the fuselage that is that
>strong?
>
>Cliff Shaw

Cliff
the brain is like a muscle, the moire you use it the stronger it gets?!?

If you strap down with polypropylene straps pulling the tire down hard the 
G will be damped out and the energy dissipated warming the straps and the tire.

Graham 


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