Note, mine are foam classic wings..
Cheers,
PeteZ
> On Aug 15, 2023, at 11:35 AM, n7188u <chmgarb@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Thanks Alan and Pete for good ideas.
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> Since I built my wing with no tiedown mod too late for that. But the hole is
intriguing. Pete, do you know if this is just a hole and relies on the strength
of the tip alone or is there any structure inside to support the wing weight?
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> I guess since you mentioned a tube, this tube probably extends to the outer
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rib which would help distribute the load.
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> I wonder if just a hole would be enough. The wing is not really that heavy at
the tip. I do have an aluminum plate for the wingtip light so that would at
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distribute the bearing load a bit around the hole. But not sure the wingtip
alone is enough to hold the load. Can't remember if the spar extended into
the tip. I would assume it stops at the outer rib.
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