Gruman Tiger again,, Sorry

mikem wrote in message . ..

How about delaminations between the wing/stab skins and the under
lying structure?

How about it? As the millenium tshirt said "Grumman: 25
years of rivetless flight"

The skin on these things is epoxied onto the ribs and
spars. What happens if you have to fix it?

It's fighter technology. Very stout. There was one known serial
number range which had problems due to a bad lot of glue ("purple
passion"). I think all those planes have been repaired.

Delaminations are very rare and easy to look for. To my knowledge
it's only been a problem in planes which were improperly prepared
for chemical stripping and painting or which have suffered corrosion.
And corrosion is rarer in Grummans than brand C or P because the
interior surfaces were all coated.

Repairs are straightforward. Flat head rivets, just like an
RV.

Gimmie rivets, anytime.

Whatever you like! I'll keep my "rivetless flight".

Cheers,
Sydney

I haven't know anyone personally this has happened to. Was a fairly small
group of the early ones related to the glue being used at that time.

If you prefer rivets .. then you should of course own a plane with rivets.
I've
owned both and haven't had any problem with either. Well .. wait .. I guess
I did have a small problem with my Tiger. I had the end of the piece on the
top of the wing that goes over the joint come loose. A rivet came loose.

The poster asked about Tigers .. and I guess Tiger owners would be a
good source of info. And since I've had a Cessna, and a Piper and a
Beech, I guess I can form an educated opinion. And my opinion is
they're all good. The Tiger is just the most fun.

However, not everyone is going to like the Tigers with their crisp
responsive
handling, speed and canopy. So they should buy C's and P's.



"mikem" wrote in message
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On Thu, 18 Sep 2003 14:45:49 -0500, "Roger Tracy"
wrote:

I've had my Tiger for 3+ years and couldn't be happier with it. Great
plane.
I can't think of any
bad habits it has.

How about delaminations between the wing/stab skins and the under
lying structure? The skin on these things is epoxied onto the ribs and
spars. What happens if you have to fix it? Gimmie rivets, anytime.

MikeM