AlexPeterson
Well Known Member
Sorry for the poor photos, but we wanted to share a new method for attaching the tail pipes. I was speaking with Larry V. a couple weeks ago, and he mentioned that he had been flying his 7A with something like that pictured below for about 50 hours, with no problems yet. Larry was kind enough to mail me a sketch of what he was speaking about, and I instantly decided to make mine that way.
I took a 3/4" x 3/4" x 1/8" aluminum angle, and trimmed most of one leg away. The pictures tell the rest. This is elegant simplicity. The pipe can move a bit, as it needs to, because the whole thing flexes, as well as the adel clamps moving somewhat.
Unknowns include fatigue, durability, etc. What is clear to me is that some combination of material and/or design will be the ticket. Nice job Larry!
I took a 3/4" x 3/4" x 1/8" aluminum angle, and trimmed most of one leg away. The pictures tell the rest. This is elegant simplicity. The pipe can move a bit, as it needs to, because the whole thing flexes, as well as the adel clamps moving somewhat.
Unknowns include fatigue, durability, etc. What is clear to me is that some combination of material and/or design will be the ticket. Nice job Larry!