Holy-moly! what could have happened there? Protected from sunlight, the
blue foam does not degrade without some reacting chemical involved (like
acetone etc).
Curiosity from this side of the pond: Are there other LAA europa articles I
am missing out on? Is there an LAA back-issue list of Europa articles?
Thx,
Pete
On Thu, Jan 10, 2019 at 6:29 AM graeme bird <graeme@gdbmk.co.uk> wrote:
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> Not sure what to make of the pic page 49 of the LAA mag Jan 2019, showing
> a tailplane with the skin removed in 6 big rectangles completely trashing
> it and saying that something has made the foam go soft and spongy.
> Lots of that foam around uncared for and its still as it ever was. It
> mentions contamination but how on the leading edge? I think I would have
> explored some other ways like small holes and expanding foam.
> I guess the only way in is via the tube and something ominous has been
> used to clean/lubricate it and its run down the inside to the leading edge.
> Maybe it was condensation/water logging then ice?
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