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General control line discussion => Open Forum => Topic started by: Mike Griffin on July 06, 2018, 11:14:02 AM
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I called Tom this morning to ask him a couple of questions and during our conversation he told me he had a bad fall about a week and a half ago and hurt himself pretty bad. If you have never seen Tom's house and terraced gardens, they are beautiful. He was one of the terraces where he grows blueberries and while backing out of the bushes, he hung his heel and fell backwards down a couple of terraces. He cracked a rib and hurt the hand and arm he tried to stop himself with. He said he had been in a lot of pain but is recovering and WILL be at the NATS. From what he was telling me, these did not sound like minor injuries. If you are going to the NATS you might want to make it a point to say hi to hi.
I was very fortunate to have spent a few days as Tom's guest a few years ago to work with him in his shop and improve my building skills. I probably learned more in those few days about building than I did in all my years of trial and error scratch building. If you are one of the lucky few who also had this opportunity, you will know what I am talking about.
The reason I had called Tom was to ask him a question that has been discussed on her before and I thought I would share his answer on here.
Tom has built a lot Millenneum wings and he has fully sheeted many of them as well as covering the open bays with poly tissue. He told me that he actually did an experiment where he built two wings and fully sheeted them and then built the same two wings and covered the bays with poly tissue. The two wings that were fully sheeted, weighed a few grams less than the ones covered with poly tissue. These are built up wings, not foam.
Just thought I would share that information in case anyone was wondering.
Mike
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Just thought I would share that information in case anyone was wondering.
Mike
Thanks - I have always sheeted until recently. Everybody said it is too heavy. I am going back.
I don't know Tom personally but he has made the controls for every plane I currently fly. Please wish him a speedy recovery.
Ken