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Airframes => Single Seaters => XL => Topic started by: Kamcoman77 on December 26, 2019, 10:07:33 PM

Title: Rib Cross Bracing Tape
Post by: Kamcoman77 on December 26, 2019, 10:07:33 PM

Anybody use Inner Rib Cross-Bracing Tape to prevent the middle of their wing ribs from twisting? I've not seen any in build photos or videos.

Title: Re: Rib Cross Bracing Tape
Post by: leshoman on December 27, 2019, 07:27:46 AM

No reason to use on the Legal Eagle UL or XL. Just adds weight

Title: Re: Rib Cross Bracing Tape
Post by: Kamcoman77 on December 27, 2019, 09:57:59 AM

Thank you. I kinda thought that because of the low airspeed.

Title: Re: Rib Cross Bracing Tape
Post by: scottiniowa on December 28, 2019, 02:43:03 AM

Quote from: Kamcoman77 on December 26, 2019, 10:07:33 PM

Anybody use Inner Rib Cross-Bracing Tape to prevent the middle of their wing ribs from twisting? I've not seen any in build photos or videos.

your gussets in the rib building process also help prevent any rib twisting events.

Title: Re: Rib Cross Bracing Tape
Post by: Kamcoman77 on December 28, 2019, 11:12:21 AM

Thanks. I didn't think about the gussets, but they do add a lot of torsional rigidity.