REFLECTOR: Need some advice/measurements

[Clayton Chase]

Reiff:
Thanks for the measurements.  I am now confident that I can fit this
through the opening.


On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 5:20 AM, Reiff Lorenz <Reiff at lorenz.com> wrote:

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> It sounds like you're going to be able to clear your opening. Since you
> asked, I went and measured my XL-RG. I'll post the dimensions here for
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> From aft strake-tip to aft strake-tip it measured 141 3/4 inches. My
> strakes are 8  5/16" tall at that point. The plane will be a few inches
> wider toward the front of the strakes. The outboard edge of the strakes is
> 90 degrees to the main spar, but the spar is angled a few degrees aft on
> each side, so the strake tips angle out a few degrees. The outboard side of
> the strake is 18 ½ inches long. My trig is rusty (and I don't know the spar
> angle) so I'm not sure how much the distance widens from the aft strake-tip
> to the forward strake-tip.****
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> Hope this helps.****
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> *From:* reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] *On
> Behalf Of *Clayton Chase
> *Sent:* Wednesday, November 14, 2012 7:16 PM
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> *To:* Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
> *Subject:* Re: REFLECTOR: Need some advice/measurements****
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> I'd like to mount the engine in the basement although I'm not so sure how
> much I want to run it in there even if I have a heat-capable exhaust pipe
> running outside.   The nearest hangar I can afford that I could do any work
> on the plane is about 50 minutes away, so I want to do everything I can at
> home before I move the project.
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> I called the factory and they say that it's exactly 12' wide and that the
> main spar height plus perhaps 1/4" will be the vertical dimension I need to
> worry about and it's less than 14", so with that and some minor
> trigonometry I determined that I will be just fine.   I'd be able to get it
> through my 7' high ceiling and 11' 1" width passage even if the spar was
> 12' 6" long.****
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> On Wed, Nov 14, 2012 at 4:03 PM, Brian Michalk <michalk at awpi.com> wrote:**
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> How complete are you going to go in the basement?  Are you going to mount
> the engine in the basement?
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> Ask the factory if there is a layup plan that will allow you to glass in
> the spar after the firewall and fuselage has been built.  You'd be building
> strakes and baffles and spar after moving out of the basement.  ****
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> On 11/14/2012 12:33 PM, Clayton Chase wrote:****
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> Hi, all.   The plans for my basement modification took a sad turn today,
> the width of my opening to get the plane past one post has to be shrunk
> from 12' to 11' 1".   The height there is 7'.    Am I going to run into
> problems?
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> Can someone tell me to the nearest 1/2" how wide the fueselage and strakes
> are at the widest point?    How high are the ends of the strakes?   I'm
> assuming they are about 14" high but don't know exactly.
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> Using several estimated heights of the strakes:
> For 10" high I can handle a length of 12' 8.2"
> For 14" high, I can only get a length of 12' 6.2"
> For 18" high I can only a length of 12' 4.5" through
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> This is cutting it a LOT closer than I like.
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