FWIW, In addition to fixing the original design problem as per the
suggestiong below, I am planning on a simple stainless spring-clip on the
tailplane which catches the drive-plate as a fail-safe backup.
Cheers,
Pete
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On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 5:43 AM, Graham Singleton <
grahamsingleton@btinternet.com> wrote:
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> Fred Klein wrote:
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>> Fred
> imho John's solution is adding more engineering to fix a symptom. I would
> prefer removing the cause, which is relying on the adhesion of epoxy to
> stainless steel. Purely mechanical, no true bond. Better to make a glass
> tube properly laid up onto the foam core and the ribs, lined with a full
> length tube with lightening holes. Much more expensive in labour but hey, we
> can always pay ourselves a bit less that day ;-)
> The problem is the stainless inserts are not always circular and a bit of
> swarf from the drillings make them jamb. Trouble!
> Graham
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