Brian: Good advice! I have had a basic course in strenth of materials and know generally what is invoved but there are nuances(sp) and I would depend on nothing that I did beyound the simple case and wing loadin is just not all that simple. Leave that to the aero engineers.
Don Lively Burlington IA ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Brian Kraut wrote: > I am not normally the one to jump in and discourage someone from trying new > ideas, but if he does not know how to calculate the theoretical load limit > on a simple box spar with a degree of certainty that it does not need to be > tested under actual load and does not know the proper way to test under an > actual load either then he should not be building his own design. > > That being said, there are several good books he can get on aircraft design > and structures that do explain how to design an airplane for the intended > loads. More importantly, they will help him from the beginning stages of > the design long before he needs to determine if his wings are strong enough. > I am in New Orleans for work the rest of the week and my library is at home, > but off the of of my head I would recommend Dan Raymer's Simplified Aircraft > Design for Homebuilders as a must for general design and performance > calculations although not for structural information. Stress Without Tears > is good. Check the book section at www.aircraftdesign.com for others. > > Brian Kraut > Engineering Alternatives, Inc. > www.engalt.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net]On > Behalf Of Albert Cassar > Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 6:53 PM > To: KRnet > Subject: KR> Re: wing loading test > > Hi all > A friend would like to do a wing load test on his new > project which is his own design. the wing spa and WAF are the same as the > KR. > Would he need to have the aircraft upside down and load it with sand bags or > can it be done right side up. > If so how do you place the bags (eg) equally over the wing or moor wight at > the root of the wing. > > Thanks in advance. > Albert > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
