Skip to search.
Skypup-club
  • Members Only
  • Post
  • Files
  • Photos
  • Database
  • Members
  • Calendar
  • Promote
  • Groups Labs (Beta)
  • Chat

Group Information

  • Members: 923
  • Category: Planes
  • Founded: Sep 26, 2002
  • Language: English
? Already a member? Sign in to Yahoo!

Yahoo! Groups Tips

Did you know...
Real people. Real stories. See how Yahoo! Groups impacts members worldwide.
Notice  Upcoming calendar upgrade: Yahoo! Groups calendars are being upgraded to a much improved version. You may not have access to the calendar (for up to 24 hours) when this group is upgraded. We sincerely apologize for this inconvenience.

Home

  

Activity within 7 days:

5 New Members - 26 New Messages - 1 New File

Description

This discussion group is for those owning, building or otherwise
interested in Steve Wood's Sky Pup ultralight and wanting
to share questions and answers concerning the maintenance,
flying, owning and building of these unique planes.
This is an open forum and photos and attachments are allowed
meaning photos of projects and finished planes are encouraged
and welcomed.


Most Recent Messages

  (View All)
(Group by Topic)
Search:
Advanced
    Start Topic
Re: Laminated spar caps?
Alex, There's no problem in edge laminating your spars. In fact I believe that it actually can give you a safer, stronger spar by virtue of the fact that if
Posted - Sat May 26, 2012 5:01 pm
 Roger Ford
dodger2952
Offline Offline
Send Email Send Email
Re: Laminated spar caps?
Roger, I should have been more clear. I meant butt joints as you said, side-by-side fore vs. aft, not inboard vs. outboard. I guess your post clarifies it a
Posted - Sat May 26, 2012 3:28 pm
 Alex Anishenko
amplifiednon...
Offline Offline
Send Email Send Email
Re: Laminated spar caps?
Hi Alex, A butt joint is never acceptable in the spar cap, although butt joints would be completely acceptable in the Styrofoam spar web. You also don't want
Posted - Sat May 26, 2012 2:54 pm
 dodger2952
Offline Offline
Send Email Send Email
Re: Laminated spar caps?
Roger, Would a simple butt joint along the spar be sufficient or would adding a doubler, such as fiberglass or carbon be of any benefit? The link you have
Posted - Fri May 25, 2012 11:14 pm
 Alex Anishenko
amplifiednon...
Offline Offline
Send Email Send Email
Re: Spar wood choices
Its not hard. I was going to put a small piece in there so I did not have to shave the foam. I just did not view that piece being a part of the spar cap, as it
Posted - Fri May 25, 2012 5:49 pm
 corky
cufarmer
Online Now Online Now
Send Email Send Email
Add Skypup-club to your personalized My Yahoo! page Add to My Yahoo! XML What's This?

Message History

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2012 115 147 213 121 42
2011 73 157 35 95 124 91 56 75 43 51 29 123
2010 109 54 61 47 17 27 76 75 49 87 102 93
2009 113 135 232 294 346 195 187 109 28 50 90 52
2008 347 267 338 310 275 312 303 269 124 52 84 85
2007 325 146 101 166 102 101 125 59 94 111 95 286
2006 118 149 169 120 72 84 49 77 88 200 159 81
2005 115 83 137 91 91 11 117 49 105 88 77 18
2004 198 84 94 68 280 469 219 145 92 79 27 61
2003 34 95 10 56 126 61 43 86 21 53 138 232
2002 36 45 52 44
Copyright © 2010 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved.
Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - Guidelines NEW - Help