A Wing Question

[Pam&Richard Strickland]

Bob,
We've been using oversize O-rings with very good success.
                                                                             
        Richard


>From: "Bob Pastorello" <rcaerobob at cox.net>
>Reply-To: discussion at nsrca.org
>To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
>Subject: Re: A Wing Question
>Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2004 19:27:19 -0500
>
>I appreciate all the replies!  You guys have a lot of info to share....
>     What prompted my question was the relative difference, if any, 
between a
>couple of #64 rubber bands, doubled, that hold the hooks in the root rib 
to
>the fuse.  I've tested THOSE eye-hook dowels, and they don't even begin
>deforming the root rib at 35lbs.  And the doubled #64's I think can't 
pull
>that hard...so sounds like the "hook/rubber band" retainer, 
although not
>high tech nor elegant, certainly is functional.
>
>Thanks guys!
>
>Bob Pastorello
>rcaerobob at cox.net
>www.rcaerobats.net
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <jivey61 at bellsouth.net>
>To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
>Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 7:17 PM
>Subject: Re: A Wing Question
>
>
> >
> > >  Bob
> >  The outward force of the snap roll which is probably the most 
outward
>force along the tube must be less than the shear point of a 4-40 screw.A 
lot
>of us use this to hold the wings on.
> >
> >  Jim Ivey
> > > From: "Bob Pastorello" <rcaerobob at cox.net>
> > > Date: 2004/07/06 Tue PM 06:55:40 EDT
> > > To: "NSRCA" <discussion at nsrca.org>
> > > Subject: A Wing Question
> > >
> > > Anyone out there actually calculated (or measured) how much 
OUTWARD
>force is exerted on our wings during our typical stuff?  I'm looking for 
the
>force in line with the wing tube, spanwise, for the 
"retaining" load to keep
>the wings ATTACHED.....
> > >
> > > Any knowledge?
> > >
> > > Bob Pastorello
> > > rcaerobob at cox.net
> > > www.rcaerobats.net
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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