I find this rather fascinating after looking into all the Zenith accidents not too long ago.
Ryan Derbes Superintendent J.B. Mouton On May 17, 2022, at 3:00 PM, Kayak via KRnet <krnet@list.krnet.org> wrote: so now we have two catastrophic spar fails... interesting... On Tue, May 17, 2022 at 3:50 PM <shafferj45...@twc.com<mailto:shafferj45...@twc.com>> wrote: Brackets for my aileron balance weights, are 1/8th inch thick 4130 steel. At the first KR Gathering, held in CA, Brad Hummel had an aileron fail, resulting in a wing failure. FAA Inspectors determined the aircraft was doing approximately 240 MPH. ( Airspeed needle was stuck there.) The Main Spar, ripped out of the fuselage, about 6 inches inside of the vertical side of the fuselage. Yes, sadly he exceeded the redline of 200 MPH. -- KRnet mailing list KRnet@list.krnet.org<mailto:KRnet@list.krnet.org> https://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet /><https://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet%3Cbr> -- KRnet mailing list KRnet@list.krnet.org<mailto:KRnet@list.krnet.org> https://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet -- KRnet mailing list KRnet@list.krnet.org https://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet
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