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Old 02-06-2020, 11:01 AM
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You may wish to review the accident report of my good friend Van Snow (RIP) and the control stick failure in his F1 Rocket.

https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=73894

https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.a...10LA195&akey=1
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Old 02-06-2020, 11:46 AM
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Supporting documents:

https://dms.ntsb.gov/pubdms/search/h...538AF2DE134D96

In this case we should note the material...an aluminum control stick. For the benefit of those unfamiliar with materials properties, the reinforcement recommended in previous posts (a diamond-shaped welded doubler) is probably inappropriate for an aluminum stick.
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