Stefan Rouvenet in Switzerland developed and flew a leg that was constructed
---From glass. But it was too 'soggy'.
Duncan McF
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>> Graham,
>>
>> Oh really? I'll check that out. I tend to agree about the carbon hoop
>> being too stiff and I'm rebuilding G-SYCO that was written off due to an
>> accident involving a broken leg. I think the taildragger mod is a really
>> nice design but the stiffness of the leg and lack of availability mean
>> that it has some downsides. I wonder if the Swiss mod could be developed
>> with a new hoop with reduced stiffness? The alternative that you suggest
>> sounds promising. Apparently Europa were thinking about developing a mod
>> but nothing was ever produced. I wonder what their solution would have
>> been?
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Phil
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