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Subject: Re: Europa-List: Trailer caution
From: Jos Okhuijsen <josoke@ukolo.fi>
Date: Mon, 21 May 2007 18:18:02

Hi Ferg,

Sorry about your mishap. I might add my adventure here:
The trailer i have has woven strings, from a material as used by lorries  
as strap-down.
On my way to the painter i noticed in the mirror that a wing was moving  
around more then i would expect, so i stopped a few miles down the road.  
Then became clear that both wings had moved backward, and that there was  
only 2 inches of spar left in the clamps. It would not have taken very  
long anymore before a wing went flying! The wind force on the fairing,  
together with bouncing in the straps had been more then the friction of  
the otherwise tight clamps. Securing both spars with a rope around the  
aileron mechanism is really needed!

Regards,

Jos Okhuijsen
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