Off topic Re: REFLECTOR:Wing Voids in Shaw's Wings

[Scott Derrick]

 From the same unnamed source I was told the worry level at Velocity was 
pretty close to zero, that Alan would progress to the point that he 
could actually sell a single kit.  A real kit mind you, not a promise.

The apparent progress since he crashed the proto in the first flight is 
not promising.  I'd love to see the Atlantica a success.  I was a 
follower for about a year. Flying wings have such a checkered history.

Scott

Ronnie Brown wrote:

> No I don't know if this was one of the quality issues.
> 
> All I heard was general quality issues AND the fact that since Shaw was
> building the Atlantica, he was a competitor - and hence the split.  Shaw put
> my elevator hinges in and they were off by as much as 1/4" off - bad jigging
> or something.  I had to heat the hinges with a heat gun and re pot them in
> the proper position.  Otherwise I'm pretty happy with my wings and canard.
> 
> Ronnie
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Scott Derrick" <scott@tnstaafl.net>
> To: <reflector@tvbf.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 5:18 PM
> Subject: Re: REFLECTOR:Wing Voids in Shaw's Wings
> 
> 
> | Ronnie,
> |
> | I had heard from an inside source who wanted to remain anonymous that
> | Velocity had experienced some quality issues with the later shaw wings
> | that he wouldn't fess up to and that was part of the reason they(shaw
> | and velocity) split the sheets.
> |
> | Do you know if this is one of the disputed quality issues?
> |
> | Scott
> |
> | Ronnie Brown wrote:
> | > Yes, that is correct.  As I understand it, Alan used female molds
> similar to
> | > the way the fuselage is done, except the wings are solid so I would
> imagine
> | > it is difficult to get the triax to stay against the mold when the foam
> is
> | > laid in.  There is a scattering of 25 or so of these large pits over
> about a
> | > 5 foot section of the leading edge on the left wing and 3 similar pits
> on
> | > the leading edge of the right side winglet.  I'm sure these would have
> | > popped if I had put the final paint on it too, so I'm happy I waited.  I
> | > still have a bit of right wing heavy so I need to put a shim in which
> will
> | > require a little rework of the wing to strake joint.
> | >
> | > Ronnie
> | >
> | >
> | > ----- Original Message -----
> | > From: "Scott Derrick" <scott@tnstaafl.net>
> | > To: <reflector@tvbf.org>
> | > Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 3:30 PM
> | > Subject: Re: REFLECTOR:Wing Voids in Shaw's Wings
> | >
> | >
> | > | Yeah I thought that odd too?  Did the rain bust the skin over the
> voids?
> | > |
> | > | Scott
> | > |
> | > | Chuck Jensen wrote:
> | > |
> | > | > Ronnie,
> | > | >
> | > | > How were the rain and voids related?  That's an odd one, or is it?
> | > | >
> | > | > Chuck
> | > | >
> | > | > -----Original Message-----
> | > | > From: reflector-admin@tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-admin@tvbf.org]On
> | > | > Behalf Of Ronnie Brown
> | > | > Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2003 10:20 AM
> | > | > To: reflector@tvbf.org
> | > | > Subject: REFLECTOR:Wing Voids in Shaw's Wings
> | > | >
> | > | >
> | > | > Hi Chuck I'm here!
> | > | >
> | > | > But fixing to go to the airport to fly a bit (its been awfully murky
> | > around
> | > | > here for a week!) and then fill a bunch of little voids (approx 20 -
> | > 1/8"
> | > | > dia in the left wing leading edge) that I found after running
> through
> | > some
> | > | > heavy rain on the way back from Oshkosh.
> | > | >
> | > | > Glad I haven't put the final paint on yet!!!
> | > | >
> | > | > Ronnie
> | > | >
> | > | > ----- Original Message -----
> | > | > From: "Chuck Jensen" <cjensen@dts9000.com>
> | > | > To: <reflector@tvbf.org>
> | > | > Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2003 10:53 AM
> | > | > Subject: REFLECTOR:Test
> | > | >
> | > | >
> | > | > | No postings for two days???
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