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2. 02:36 PM - Re: SLSA Lightning Progress (Brian Whittingham)
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| Subject: | SLSA Lightning Progress |
Arion Aircraft has received all of the welded and machined components from
Specialty Enterprises and will begin assembling our test rig for SLSA. This
rig will be very close to a fully assembled Lightning. We will not be
installing flaps, ailerons, elevators, rudder, or a real jabiru engine,
other wise she will be all up..The unfortunate fate of the rig will be a
barrage of structural testing to meet the specific ASTM standards, although
the Lightning already meets all of these requirements the need to document
in detail the results is required. One of the last tests will be an all up
gross weight drop test from an unspecified height, we will try to get a
video of this on the web or you tube when done. We have completed much
testing to this point and these final tests should round up the load
testing. Don't worry if we wreck the airframe it is used to it, this is the
one that came to a disagreement with a bonanza that ran thru our hanger , so
it is used to it!
Nick Otterback
Arion Aircraft, LLC
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| Subject: | SLSA Lightning Progress |
Nick=2C
It's been a while since I looked through the ASTM standards=2C but will
you have to do another static load test of the wings? If so=2C do you thin
k it would be possible to get that on video? Again=2C if so and you can ge
t a good copy of it coming to an ultimate failure I could probably edit it
to just get right before the failure and through the process of failure and
put it in slow motion. I always loved these videos.
To everybody else=2C
Even though Arion modeled their experimental aircraft to conform to AST
M standards the actual documentation of these tests along with an FAA offic
ial buying off on the paperwork means that current and future builders can
have solid proof and feel good in their confidence in this machine. I thin
k it also might help out with some other insurance companies that are still
not sure what to make of a Lightning yet. Good direction indeed. Brian W
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From: info@flylightning.netTo: lightning-list@matronics.comSubject: Lightni
ng-List: SLSA Lightning ProgressDate: Wed=2C 10 Dec 2008 08:33:18 -0600
Arion Aircraft has received all of the welded and machined components from
Specialty Enterprises and will begin assembling our test rig for SLSA. This
rig will be very close to a fully assembled Lightning. We will not be inst
alling flaps=2C ailerons=2C elevators=2C rudder=2C or a real jabiru engine
=2C other wise she will be all up=85.The unfortunate fate of the rig will b
e a barrage of structural testing to meet the specific ASTM standards=2C al
though the Lightning already meets all of these requirements the need to do
cument in detail the results is required. One of the last tests will be an
all up gross weight drop test from an unspecified height=2C we will try to
get a video of this on the web or you tube when done. We have completed muc
h testing to this point and these final tests should round up the load test
ing. Don=92t worry if we wreck the airframe it is used to it=2C this is the
one that came to a disagreement with a bonanza that ran thru our hanger
=2C so it is used to it!
Nick Otterback
Arion Aircraft=2C LLC
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