I finally found confirmation in the November '76 newsletter Q&A where they
address the issue of the WAF bolts. It says just as some of you confirmed that
the bolts are in shear and only need to be snugged. Mine does have steel
spacers between the WAF for compression. I then continued my research into 1979
to see if there were any updates or changes and there were none.
Luis R Claudio, KR2S N8981S Dallas, Texas
On Tuesday, May 25, 2021, 08:05:35 AM CDT, Flesner <fles...@frontier.com>
wrote:
On 5/25/2021 12:24 AM, Phillip Matheson wrote:
> Interesting you say that, CASA in Australia does not allow separate bolts.
> Each WAF has a single bolt with a solid spacer between each fitting. So only
> 4 bolts hold the wings on instead of 8 as the plans call for. As well as not
> allowing the rear 2 inches of the CofG.
> Phil Matheson
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That might keep the fittings from buckling under extreme load but you
have the same total sheer area. From the three crash wreckage of KR
I've seen the WAF are the last things to fail and are usually what's
holding the wreckage together. Built to plans they are quite adequate.
Larry Flesner
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