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RE: Europa-List: Trouble fitting wing spars to cockpit module

Subject: RE: Europa-List: Trouble fitting wing spars to cockpit module
From: McFadyean <ami@mcfadyean.freeserve.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2003 11:14:18

Don't go there!

Duncan McF.

On Wednesday, February 05, 2003 2:10 PM, Peter Zutrauen 
[SMTP:peterz@zutrasoft.com] wrote:
<peterz@zutrasoft.com>
>
> >>  I asked the factory whether I should replace the bush and was told 
that a little
> >> play was quite acceptable, in fact they were considering ovalising the 
holes
> >> a little to allow the spars to flex a bit so I have left them as they 
were.
>
> hmmm .... I wonder what direction of flex the factory is referring to? 
 If it's in the veritcal axis, and with only two pins holding the spars, 
how is flex effected by the pins? If it's in the longitudinal axis, then 
why should the spars be flexing with the pip-pins holding the sweep 
constant?
>
> Confused,
> Pete




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