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TWF Techniques: Sparless Wing Joiner Tube Installation (Part 4 of 4)
Posted by J.S. Decker on Dec 30, 2007, 15:04
This is the fourth and final part of a series of articles on installing joiner tubes in sparless TWF wings.
TWF Techniques: Sparless Wing Joiner Tube Installation (Part 3 of 4)
Posted by J.S. Decker on Dec 30, 2007, 15:03
This is the third part of a series of articles on installing joiner tubes in sparless TWF wings.
TWF Techniques: Sparless Wing Joiner Tube Installation (Part 2 of 4)
Posted by J.S. Decker on Dec 30, 2007, 15:02
This is the second part of a series of articles on installing joiner tubes in sparless TWF wings.
TWF Techniques: Sparless Wing Joiner Tube Installation (Part 1 of 4)
Posted by J.S. Decker on Dec 30, 2007, 15:01
My goals with my sparless wing joiner tube installation
technique are 1) to minimize time spent preparing the cores for vacuum
bagging the skins on, 2) result in a sufficiently robust structure, and
3) be simple to execute. Using the technique described below, I can
have an Ultron, JARTeron, or Rotor prep’d for bagging with a few hours
of work, if I do not make any mistakes that require additional time to
fixed. I have yet to have a wing in-flight failure, and for those less
than optimal landings, this joiner system performs better than a
conventional plywood rib and sub-rib system. And, the technique does
not require any special jigs or other tools not found in the typical
scratch builder’s shop. Here is the step-by-step procedure for joiner
tube installation that I use...
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