REFLECTOR: Reflector Digest, Vol 113, Issue 18

[Robert Wood via Reflector]

Wonder what that dark liquid is that is seeping out?

Bob Wood

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> On Aug 17, 2014, at 6:20 PM, Brett Ferrell via Reflector <reflector at tvbf.org> wrote:
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> I think it's likely not related to that, this airplane was only completed last year, so I doubt it's got enough hot landings on it to overheat the gear bow... and it seems to have failed in the same place as Andy's, near the fuselage, about 6" out where the torsional wrap delaminated.  It seems this airplane is about 2 away from Andy's serial number, so maybe there was a bad batch.  I also understand that newer bows, at least for the dash-5 and maybe all XLs, now have a carbon wrap like the RGs have.
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> This is Andy's leg.  He said it felt like shimmy when it let go, and the leg danced around like a wet noodle.  The landing was unremarkable until the leg let go.  Perhaps those of us without the carbon wrap are on borrowed time.
> <torsional_delamination.jpg>
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> <torsional_delamination2.jpg>
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> Brett Ferrell
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>> On Sun, Aug 17, 2014, at 04:27 PM, Mike Dawson via Reflector wrote:
>> I agree! Was this a mount bolt issue? Hard landing? 
>> Mike
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>> On Sunday, August 17, 2014 10:21 AM, Matt Bucko via Reflector <reflector at tvbf.org> wrote:
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>> I looks like it broke near the fuselage, not a the axle end, where heat does indeed do bad things...
>> Matt
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>>> On 8/17/2014 9:15 AM, wimjhuisman via Reflector wrote:
>>> Most possible is overheating during taxiing. My old velocity N29DH suffered the same accident 9 months after I sold it.
>>> The gear inside the legs looked like the epoxy and layups had actually changed in molecular substance  .
>>> Any Velocity where you see the tow in changed to a serious tow out is suspectable in my view..
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>>> Wim
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