Yes Wayne the spars are .063 and long tail cone .020 ,the kit was sent out
to me just before christmas 1997 and I have a fealing that many ul parts
were unavailable and they threw in standard rebel parts they still had to
send me a fairly big back order at the time , I have made up the elevator
and trim and like you say it took many gussets I had to make up a box section
for the trim spar because on its own as a chanel it had no ridgidity in the
twist
cheers eric
On 12/7/2005 6:01 AM,
oifa@irishfield.on.ca wrote to rebel-builders:
-> I covered both rudder and elevator on my AULA model Eric, that I stated
-> weighed in at 658lbs. All a preference as to what you want to do with your
-> machine as to replacing tail fabric with aluminum.
->
-> The weight im my honest opinion is neglegable...because if you go with
-> fabric you will be adding triangular gussets to every rib/spar junction...a
-> trailing edge and gussets and have a more difficult time installing
elevator
-> trim mechanism.
->
-> Funny you have .063 main spars.....yet for some reason they made your
-> Fus-24's out of .016. Your long tailcone tops/bottoms/sides are .020 are
-> they not??
->
-> Wayne
->
-> ----- Original Message -----
-> From: <
eric.breetvelt@dcsol.com>
-> To: <
rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
-> Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 1:05 AM
-> Subject: Re: Rebel UL weight increase
->
->
-> > Thanks for that Wayne, the main spar is 0.063 and the fus-24 is 0.016. I
-> > have got an aluminium rudder skin, do you think I would cut down on
-> baggage
-> > payload by adding that weight in the tail, or is it negligable. What
-> would
-> > get the biggest hiding, the elevators or the rudder in the long grass?
-> >
-> > Cheers, Eric
-> >
-> > On 12/6/2005 7:21 PM,
oifa@irishfield.on.ca wrote to rebel-builders:
-> >
-> > -> 1/4" bolts are fine with the 912 mounting. That is what the mount was
-> made
-> > -> to have in them...at least on my mounts and verified with MAM at the
-> > -> time....due to the lower engine weight compared to a lycoming.
-> > ->
-> > -> Wayne
-> > ->
-> > -> ----- Original Message -----
-> > -> From: <
eric.breetvelt@dcsol.com>
-> > -> To: <
rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
-> > -> Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 7:51 PM
-> > -> Subject: Re: Rebel UL weight increase
-> > ->
-> > ->
-> > -> > On 12/6/2005 2:08 PM,
oifa@irishfield.on.ca wrote to rebel-builders:
-> > -> >
-> > -> > -> Thanks for the clarification Ralph!!
-> > -> > ->
-> > -> > -> You're right LOTS of useful load as I have built one (912 Rebel)
-> with
-> > -> an
-> > -> > -> empty weight of 658lbs...and YES it was weighted on digital
-> scales.
-> > -> > ->
-> > -> > -> Wayne
-> > -> > ->
-> > -> > -> ----- Original Message -----
-> > -> > -> From: "Ralph Baker" <
rebaker@sc.rr.com>
-> > -> > -> To: <
rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
-> > -> > -> Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 6:02 PM
-> > -> > -> Subject: Rebel UL weight increase
-> > -> > ->
-> > -> > ->
-> > -> > -> > The original US Light Sport Aircraft gross weight limit was
1232
-> > -> pounds.
-> > -> > -> The final official gross is 1320 with an additional allowance for
-> > -> floats
-> > -> > (5%
-> > -> > -> I think). To fly under LSA regs the aircraft must never have
-> > -> > been certified
-> > -> > -> at more than 1320 pounds. Some of the Ercoupe guys who had
-> uprated
-> > via
-> > -> STC
-> > -> > -> were disappointed that they could not undo the STC gross and fly
-> as
-> > -> LSAs.
-> > -> > -> >
-> > -> > -> > A 1320 gross Rebel built light with a Rotax 912S still has
-> > -> substantial
-> > -> > -> useful load.
-> > -> > -> > Ralph Baker
-> > -> > -> >Thanks for that,down here in new zealand our ul limit is 1200lb
-> and
-> > -> to
-> > -> > go to 1450lbs I would have to go to the experimental catagory which
-> im
-> > -> happy
-> > -> > with at the moment while my medical is ok.I will try MAM again about
-> the
-> > -> > struts.Just aside to that I have put the engine mount on with 1/4"
AN
-> > -> bolts
-> > -> > -> >The manual doesnt cover this ,are they correct or should I use
-> > special
-> > -> > bolts for this
-> > -> >
-> > -> > -> >
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