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Old September 23rd 03, 01:10 AM
Cy Galley
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Looking at the article, there is a sentence..."However, it also reduces the fatigue life by up to 50%." This is not the same as 1/2! It also doesn't attribute the numbers to Van. Read it carefully!

"Bob Kuykendall" wrote in message om...
Earlier, Ed Wischmeyer wrote:

what's the source that the anodized spars
have half the fatigue life? and why? Is
that true in general, or only for these
spars?


http://www.matronics.com/rv-list/hov...s/AlAnDef.html

Search this page on "Fatigue." It references a 1991 RVator article by Van:

http://www.matronics.com/rv-list/hov...s/AlAnDef.html

Thanks, and best regards to all

Bob K.
http://www.hpaircraft.com/hp-24

 




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