[NSRCA-discussion] Wing Tube

[Ron Van Putte]

That was GREAT!  It was an even better story than I thought it might  
be.  It was worth my old wing tube.  I will have the wing tube in the  
mail ASAP.

Ron Van Putte

On Sep 7, 2007, at 9:45 PM, J N Hiller wrote:

> OK Ron, I guess if I don't tell you Gary will. You guys are cruel.  
> I don't
> have many problems and it was kind of embarrassing.
> At the EAC contest I landed hot on the first round and did a 180 to  
> taxi
> part way back and when I flipped the switch to kill the motor it  
> went to
> high throttle and hit the safety fence. Sorry Gary I didn't intend  
> to test
> your fence.
> The left wing near the tip hit the post and when the tube bent it  
> pushed the
> trailing edge into the side of the wood fuselage. The retaining  
> screw pulled
> towards the root and tore a 1 1/4" long groove in the top of the  
> phenolic
> tube. I always use a leading edge rib to support the outer end of  
> the socket
> and the socket was still solid in the foam core wing. Luckily I  
> leave the
> tube for my extra airplane in the truck all the time so I was able  
> to repair
> the damage and continue with the contest.
> The only thing I can figure happened is I must have accidentally  
> hit the
> throttle stick when going for the kill switch. A worn throttle ratchet
> probably contributed to easy stick movement. I wasn't aware of it  
> until I
> was showing a fellow club member what the stiff springs felt like  
> and he
> commented that I didn't have a throttle ratchet. I guess we use the  
> throttle
> quite a lot. Tony will get it after my flying season is over. It  
> doesn't
> bother me to fly without a ratchet but it is probably an unsafe  
> condition.
> I qualified for the Scale Masters Finals in Hemet CA. the middle of  
> October.
> If I can get both my scale and pattern airplanes and three weeks of  
> luggage
> for my wife and I in my F-150 I can probably enter the Sacramento  
> contest on
> the way down and Lancaster on the way back. We can kill a few days in
> Laughlin or LasVegas on the way to Lancaster. A schedule like this  
> is too
> good to pass up.
> I planned to build a new pattern airplane this winter with some
> modifications so I just did a quickie patch job to finish the  
> season. I am
> carrying 6 oz of lead in the tail on this one and I think I have  
> too much
> horizontal stab area as well. Darn designers you just can't trust  
> them. At
> 9-4 the weight is OK but the lead in the tail has too much mass to  
> start and
> stop snaps well.
> That's my story and I am sticking to it. Gary can give you the rest  
> of the
> story.
> Ron, I will contact you off line with shipping info.
> Jim Hiller
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org
> [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org]On Behalf Of Ron  
> Van Putte
> Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 3:52 PM
> To: NSRCA Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Wing Tube
>
> I will ship an used (but unbent and with no holes) 7/8 x 24 aluminum
> wing tube, to you if you pay the shipping cost (probably $4.90) and
> share with us how you managed to bend yours last weekend.
>
> Ron Van Putte
>
> On Sep 7, 2007, at 5:21 PM, J N Hiller wrote:
>
>> Thanks All. I bent an aluminum tube last weekend and was hoping to
>> find a
>> replacement. It appears that the supply pipeline has emptied. I am
>> using the
>> tube from my backup airplane but will eventually need a
>> replacement. I am
>> not weight critical so am reluctant to spring for a C.F. tube.
>> Maybe one of
>> those ARF's uses a 7/8 x 24.
>> Jim Hiller
>>
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