The Sport Cruiser I was instructing in had them on both sides. Great idea if between the spars. Make sure it has a small drain hole in the aft bottom Because in the Sport Cruiser in rain they would fill up with water. Victor
Sent from my iPhone On Aug 1, 2011, at 5:44 PM, Donald Greer <[email protected]> wrote: > Crain, > > An interesting idea, but (there's always a 'but') I'd be concerned > with a reduction in the strength of the wing surface by the creation > of any 'hole' large enough to be accessible. To offset this might > require a considerable increase in weight to reinforce the area. > > If I might offer a couple of alternate ideas, how about either > glassing up a removable pod that hangs below the bottom of the center > wing or an belly mount luggage pod similar to the one for the Tornado > (http://www.titanaircraft.com/pictures/7d3dee1dd0ca8b8ce379c4807faa0ae6.jpg > ). > > Neither of these will compromise the structural strength of the wing > and will add only a negligible amount of weight for the mounting points. > > My two cents worth, > > Don Greer > Belleville, Ontario > > > > On 1-Aug-11, at 4:57 PM, Craig Williams wrote: > >> Back from OSH and looking fwd to the Gathering >> >> My stub wings between the spars will be virtually empty because of >> the control system I am building. I am thinking of putting a small >> baggage compartment in each wing or hinge the leading edge and use >> that as baggage space. Found nothing in the archives about anyone >> doing this so I thought I would ask if anyone has done it before. I >> think the hinged leading edge would be real neat but maybe not >> practical. >> >> Craig >> www.kr2seafury.com > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to [email protected] > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
