Nick, I am new at this group, but up until selling my project a week ago, was building a Ragwing Stork. Acceptable method on that aircraft, and FAA acceptable is to create a angled scarf Joint 15 x the thickness of the material you are joining. In this case if I remember right, 15x.5/8" = 9.375. You then get out your T-88 structural epoxie and glue it together. If you have room on the inside, you can place a thin piece of plywood as a load carrier. You may have to use a new piece of longeron in place of the original, but a shorter one. As for the ply, If possible, I would replace it. Even at a slow bird like the RW20 Stork (15 mph Stall, 65 cruise), the designer does not recommend splicing plywood. EAA site has this same information so would be avisable to read up if you can to make sure I did not forget any thing... Have a good one...
Dick KR2S in the Dream Stages Salol,(Nothern Minnesota) -----Original Message----- From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net] On Behalf Of Nick Brennan Sent: Friday, April 20, 2007 8:55 PM To: KRnet Subject: KR> Snapped Longeron I need advice. I was bending my fuselage today and one of the longerons snapped, really good, all the way through, breaking the plywood skin with it. Is that it, game over? Nick Brennan nickdbren...@comcast.net _______________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net Post photos, introductions, and For Sale items to http://www.kr2forum.com/phpBB2/index.php please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
