As you obviously have the rear spar exposed at the moment, why not laminate a 3/16 length of spruce to it and then continue on from there? I know that I wouldn't feel comfortable using any less timber than called for with such a critical component as a wing spar. It would always be in the back of my mind every time I went flying.
On 4/22/07, bobby burington <bobbycrea...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > Hi to all, > I have discovered a small problem with one of the wings on this plane > project I have sort of inherited , the rear spar is about 3/16 shy of what > is called for in the plans and the airfoil is slightly misshapen because of > this. > This condition only goes out to the second rib, after that everything > looks to smooth out nicely . I wouldn't think that 3/16 off the spar would > be cause structural concern, of corse I'm not an enginer either so I really > don't know, but it looks ugly and I'm sure will change the airflow so I do > need to fix it. > I am thinking I can glue down a layer of foam and shape that to the proper > shape of the wing and glass over the whole thing and smooth it all out. > any thoughts ?. > > Thanks > Robert > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.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 > 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 > > -- Darren Crompton AUSTRALIA www.kr-2s.com
