Caution. Spin recovery can be affected if the extra distance is used for tanks. My view....Stick to what is proven, that is, stock stub length.
John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen Teate" <ste...@compositecooling.com> To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 1:29 AM Subject: RE: KR> Spar length >I increased my stub wing 11 inches on each side. My main reasons for > doing this were to increase my flap area and effectiveness and to > increase wing area due to the weight of my engine. I increased the > number of vertical pieces between the spar caps and then completed it > per plans. I then added 1/4" plywood to the rear of the main stub spar > that extends just beyond the edges of the Diehl gear attach brackets. > These brackets have been moved outside the diameter of the prop for drag > reasons so the additional plywood is almost full length of the spar. > Outer wings are stock and will be the Diehl skins. Realize you are > talking about the main structural component of the aircraft so any > change to this should really be thought about. I don't think a 1' > extension is extreme but since I am not yet flying you might want to do > a search of the archives and see what others have done. > Good luck, > Stephen > ste...@compositecooling.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net] On > Behalf Of bdazzca...@aol.com > Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 2:42 AM > To: kr...@mylist.net > Subject: KR> Spar length > > Hi Netters, > > I was wondering if anyone has extended the length of their inner > spars > to get over fuel without adding a header tank? If so how much was added > to > total length? I would like to add a total of 12".. Is this possible? I > would > also be leaving the outer spars their length. > > > David Swanson > bdazzca...@aol.com > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
