Not trying to shoot the messenger and did not mean to cause problems. Just set me off I guess. Sorry. Was just that the thought of if we have to build to 15 Gs on an 8 inch span, then what about larger? What are the chances of the wings holding fuel tanks like myself and others are building as much as 40" away from the wafs. Holding up to 100 pounds each? What about a complete tail assembly with counter weights and rear wheel etc, 80 inches and more from the rear spar? How many Gs will that take? Obviously no one wants to build an unsafe plane. But if you plan on thigs at 6 G max, then what is a person to do? Is there a schematic or drawing out there that due to forces of 6 G in a cockpit / waf area, these other areas are under going this # Gs due to their location on a plane? I guess I will say here and now in my simple mind I understood the tail to be like the rudder on a ship. While being able to force and turn a huge amount of weight and size against a much heavier resistance of water, goes on its merry little way cutting its own path. Perhaps that ballistic chute I plan on installing will be used very quickly in the life of the plane, perhaps not.
Steve McGee Endeavor Wi. USA Building a KR2S widened. lmc...@maqs.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phillip Matheson" <mathe...@dodo.com.au> To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 12:49 AM Subject: Re: KR>elevator mass balancing!! > From: "Steve and Lori McGee" <lmc...@maqs.net> > >15 Gs - hahhah - hehheh - in a tail, thats a good one. > > > --------------- > > I may have made a mistake, with the 15 times factor, he may have said 13. > But it was quite considerable, I'm not qualified to give this information, I > can only pass it on. > > So please do not shoot the messenger. > > But I only hope it makes us ask questions when we modify something. > > I at least went to the trouble to find out from someone qualified. > > Mark , Don, Dana, Dan and others Please keep the information flowing on this > great KRnet. > > > Phil Matheson > mathe...@dodo.com.au > Australia > 61 3 58833588 > See our VW Engines and home built Parts > and Kits at: > http://www.vw-engines.com/ > www.homebuilt-aviation.com > > > > _______________________________________ > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > >
