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John Hauck
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Location: Titus, Alabama (hauck's holler)
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 Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 11:41 am Post subject: Kolb-List Real Airplane :-) |
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> 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 ).
Mike B:
Jury struts on the lift struts insure the lift struts remain in column
during compression. I put them on my MKIII because Homer Kolb asked me to.
They were in the drawings. I had not intended to used them because we were
building 4130 streamlined struts like the ones I had on my Firestar.
I know of no lift strut failing in compression. I have had a very hard flat
crash which was a good test for the jury struts and lift struts. They
survived that one.
At Muncho Lake, BC, 2002, I lost the left main gear leg/axle socket. When
it let go, the weight of the MKIII was caught on the left wing strut when
the strut came down on the tire. Probably would have failed if the jury
strut had not been in place.
I understand the current MKIII plans do not include jury struts.
john h
mkIII
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| Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 8:28 am Post subject: Kolb-List Real Airplane :-) |
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Mike
I have streamlined aluminum struts with jury struts on MKIIIC. My plane may
be one of the last MKIIIs with this arrangement. Shortly after I rigged my
plane there was a change where a tube was run the full length in side of the
aluminum strut so that the jury strut was no longer needed. I fold my MKIII
and the jury strut isn't a problem other than the additional connections.
Rick Neilsen
Redrive VW powered MKIIIC
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) was because I don't know how I would have made the jury struts work the the wing folding. Initially I was planning on keeping the plane stored in a trailer.