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Have you guys ever noticed the void?
"Richard Riley" wrote in message ... snip As always, RSH is right. The proof is in the pudding. Or in the putting in this case, of a large number of bags full of lead weights. The calculations for a composite wing are possible, but orders of magnitude more complex than an aluminum one. And the final product is so sensitive to building technique that the calcs are just a place to start for ordering your lead weights. The plane I'm working on right now is a single surface sail wing. (Coincidentally, for those of you who work for Ma Boeing - know who got the patent on the sail wing? Phill Condit.) Some of the loads - like those on the lift strut - are straightforward. But the horizontal bending on the front and aft spar are infinitely beyond me. And the structures guy I dug up at work said it would take him months. The way to test it? Put it on a truck and run it down the road till you hit 4 G's. I think the number of builders that would do something smart with those calcs is smaller than the number of builders that would do something dumb. And both groups combined are vastly smaller than the rest, who wouldn't do anything with them. If you want to know how strong *your* airplane is, with all your (inevitable) building imperfections. proof load it. So, are you gonna build the truck, or contract with one of the hang glider manufacturers that already have the instrumentation? (and the Nitrous injection to get everything up to 80 mph). Tim Ward |
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Have you guys ever noticed the void?
Richard Lamb wrote:
Pop quiz: 1) An airliner at full gross is operating in what category? Normal 2) Why the higher limits imposed on composite structures? Because of more variability in the strength characteristics of a composite structure vs alum, structural scatter factor is higher therefore more fudge factor must be included in design allowances. John Montreal |
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Have you guys ever noticed the void?
My battery will have its own little parachute so my heirs can recover it
and add it to my estate. Problem solved! lol John For example, How many negative G's will your battery box take before it releases the battery to depart the airplane in whatever manner it may choose? Highflyer Highflight Aviation Services Pinckneyville Airport ( PJY ) Hey, start planning now --- 10th annual Pinckneyville rec.aviation flyin is coming up May 19, 20, and 21. The motel is filling up fast! :-) |
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