>hi guys i`m at the point of drilling my tailplane torque tubes and was
>thinking of bonding in a small section of aluminise bar inside the tube
>directly inline with the pip pins,
>would this be a practical idea to increase the surface area of the pins, any
>thought`s on the above would be appreciated
>ivor phillips
>XS486 trike
No. These pins are supposed to allow a little fore and aft play, (but not
spanwise) so that torque cannot be transmitted by the pip pins. This would
put too much load on the bonded in TP12s
Graham
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