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General control line discussion => Open Forum => Topic started by: john e. holliday on October 11, 2006, 08:46:04 AM
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I noticed in one of the posts, that a person was saying something about the ply doublers not being far enough back over the wing on the PT-19 plans. Also the statement was made that maybe we are over building our planes. In some cases i agree with that statement. The ARF Flite Streak my grandaughter is/was flying is a case in point of what I see. When she hits the grass a little too hard trying to do things while flying it pops off. It usually takes a little epoxy and its back on. This last time she went in almost verticle. I had to replace some of the leading edge this time and do a little recovering. Also had to glue some of the ribs back together. The hard spars are still solid. I beleive that if the ply had been extended back to the high point of the wing there would have meen more damage. My opinion, DOC Holliday
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I'm with you DOC you may get one more shot at the ground but when it goes it takes more structure with it. A full fuse can't take a lawn dart shot as well as a profile. I know as many as I have crashed.
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I'm with you Doc on the damage being more severe if the doublers had gone back to the high point--- HOWEVER (ain't there always a catch) (G) running the doublers as well the mount beams farther back will dampen out a lot of vibration if you happen to have an engine that vibrates a mite more than some others.
Bigiron