Laminating an aileron spar

"Michael Horowitz" wrote in message
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On 27 Mar 2007 07:36:25 -0700, "mhorowit" wrote:


COLIN LAMB wrote:
Remember, it is experimental.

Colin

Nope: certified


My A&P wants spruce or fir, so fir it will be
Thanks to all - MIke

When they were building Taylorcrafts in Alliance and wherever else
they built them, the wood for the ailerons was kinda like leftovers.

I just looked at a couple of original laminated aileron spars from the
1940's. The laminations were along their height, not their thickness.

It's amazing that after all these years the Taylorcraft spars, all
Sitka spruce so far as I know, don't have any AD's. Neither do their
struts. Matter of fact Taylorcrafts have very few AD's. My A&P, C.
M. Owenby, who is now sacred to the memories in these parts, always
said the Taylorcrafts were built like trucks. And yet they were light
and capable of carrying wondrous loads.

On Tue, 27 Mar 2007 19:27:50 -0500, " jls"
wrote:


"Michael Horowitz" wrote in message
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On 27 Mar 2007 07:36:25 -0700, "mhorowit" wrote:


COLIN LAMB wrote:
Remember, it is experimental.

Colin

Nope: certified


My A&P wants spruce or fir, so fir it will be
Thanks to all - MIke

When they were building Taylorcrafts in Alliance and wherever else
they built them, the wood for the ailerons was kinda like leftovers.

I just looked at a couple of original laminated aileron spars from the
1940's. The laminations were along their height, not their thickness.

It's amazing that after all these years the Taylorcraft spars, all
Sitka spruce so far as I know, don't have any AD's. Neither do their
struts. Matter of fact Taylorcrafts have very few AD's. My A&P, C.
M. Owenby, who is now sacred to the memories in these parts, always
said the Taylorcrafts were built like trucks. And yet they were light
and capable of carrying wondrous loads.


I am constantly impressed by what I am seeing and learning as I go
thru this experience - Mike

jls wrote:
"Michael Horowitz" wrote in message
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On 27 Mar 2007 07:36:25 -0700, "mhorowit" wrote:


COLIN LAMB wrote:
Remember, it is experimental.

Colin

Nope: certified


My A&P wants spruce or fir, so fir it will be
Thanks to all - MIke


When they were building Taylorcrafts in Alliance and wherever else
they built them, the wood for the ailerons was kinda like leftovers.

I just looked at a couple of original laminated aileron spars from the
1940's. The laminations were along their height, not their thickness.

It's amazing that after all these years the Taylorcraft spars, all
Sitka spruce so far as I know, don't have any AD's. Neither do their
struts. Matter of fact Taylorcrafts have very few AD's. My A&P, C.
M. Owenby, who is now sacred to the memories in these parts, always
said the Taylorcrafts were built like trucks. And yet they were light
and capable of carrying wondrous loads.



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