REFLECTOR: Steel Aileron Torque Tubes

[Don Johnston]

I think there may be some confusion regarding which torque tubes. I was
talking with Malcolm this morning and he said that that the torque tubes in
the wings should definitely be steel. But the torque tube in the keel (as
long as it is supported mid-way) should not cause any problems being
aluminum.




On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 12:18 PM, dennis.doc <dennis.doc at gmail.com> wrote:

> Most all of my friends in the V community are advocates of steel. Malcolm
> Collier, who built Vs for over a decade insisted on steel. Jim Agnew in
> Florida not only put steel in the keel, he also put it into the wings. Ask
> factory test pilot John Abraham - pretty sure he's flown many with and
> without steel. He tested my bird and commented on the firm response with my
> steel torque tubes.
>
> Dennis Martin
> Chevy Powered 173 FGE
>
>
> On Sun, Mar 23, 2014 at 6:38 PM, Paul Folkes <ausvelocity at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I was flicking through the wiki and read about the supposed issues with
>> the standard aluminium torque tubes warping.  As I am near to bonding the
>> keel in permanently, I would rather address this issue first.  Is there a
>> problem with the alum tubes warping? Is the steel tube upgrade worth it, or
>> am I looking for a problem that may not be there?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Paul Folkes
>> XLRG
>> VH-VVX
>> *Building but a looong way to go!*
>>
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