Structural Testing Of Homebuilt Aircraft
usually available in that area of the placed may alleviate this problem. examples of which are shown in
fuselage, being part of the structure No metal plates, please, and defi- Figure 9. Except for constant chord
that transfers wing forces into the nitely no foam here! wings, which for obvious reasons
fuselage. We do not want to unnec- One final thought - if our aircraft usually do not employ any twist,
essarily overload this bulkhead, so we is heavy, really heavy, and/or the wings of present day aircraft rarely
better seek the designer's advice. floor is not very rigid, and/or the fix- use more than a few degrees of twist.
One way to avoid complications in ture is not very stiff, we may At the high AOA occurring during