Pietenpol-List: spar splicing
Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 8:35 am
Original Posted By: Tim Willis
Ryan wrote->If you are building a one-piece wing then you would have to>splice the spars, per the plans.Let's clarify the statement... a splice will be required butdo NOT splice the spars per the plans, with bolts down throughit from top to bottom. The manual and notes from the Pietenpolfamily, and other sources, make a point of correcting this. Itis most definitely NOT the right way to make a spar splice!Oscar ZunigaAir Camper NX41CCSan Antonio, TXmailto: taildrags(at)hotmail.comwebsite at http://www.flysquirrel.net ________________________________________________________________________________Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:36:29 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
Ryan wrote->If you are building a one-piece wing then you would have to>splice the spars, per the plans.Let's clarify the statement... a splice will be required butdo NOT splice the spars per the plans, with bolts down throughit from top to bottom. The manual and notes from the Pietenpolfamily, and other sources, make a point of correcting this. Itis most definitely NOT the right way to make a spar splice!Oscar ZunigaAir Camper NX41CCSan Antonio, TXmailto: taildrags(at)hotmail.comwebsite at http://www.flysquirrel.net ________________________________________________________________________________Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:36:29 -0500 (GMT-05:00)