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BMWBikeCrz(at)aol.com
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Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 6:00 am Post subject: Kolb-List Real Airplane :-)

My Local DAR says its an airplane   

 Therefore it is !

 

 I want to replace my strutts with new streamlined tubing anyone done this ? I dont want to use the covers if I dont have to 

 

 Dave ... Pilot of the "Sofa King"  Firestar KX

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ElleryWeld(at)aol.com
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Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 11:59 am Post subject: Kolb-List Real Airplane :-)

Dave I have rplaced my wing struts with the streamline Aluminum strut Material  its a good idea to do that on a Kolb to lose some drag 

  

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Steve Boetto

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Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 12:13 pm Post subject: Kolb-List Real Airplane :-)

Ellery, did you check to make sure that the strut material you used meets  both the compression as well as the tension requirements?

  

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Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 1:46 pm Post subject: Re: Kolb-List Real Airplane :-)

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Dave I have rplaced my wing struts with the streamline Aluminum strut Material  its a good idea to do that on a Kolb to lose some drag



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I replaced mine on my Original Firestar (that often gets mistaken for a Firefly). Mine are the kind with the tube inside and are all aluminum. I gained about 5 mph in cruise with them.

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Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 6:06 pm Post subject: Kolb-List Real Airplane :-)

Best deal on streamlined, aluminum lift struts is from Mary Carlson..Skytec aircraft..Herb 

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Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 11:03 am Post subject: Re: Kolb-List Real Airplane :-)

I considered using Aluminum struts on my MK III Xtra.  Right now, it has steel covered by streamlined plastic.  I liked the idea of just having a " Real " aluminum strut.  After talking to Kolb and some other people, there was some question as to weather the aluminum struts would meet the compression requirements ( Not fold in case of negative G's ).  Being that I could not determine that, I stuck with the steel ones Kolb provides.  The plastic covering seems strong enough, and has not cracked or even started to work loose as I had feared. 



It may work fine, but do your homework and be careful when making structural changes to your Kolb.  There can be many unintended consequences one never thinks about when doing something like that.



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