---------------------------------------------------------- Lightning-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Wed 12/10/08: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 06:33 AM - SLSA Lightning Progress (flylightning) 2. 02:36 PM - Re: SLSA Lightning Progress (Brian Whittingham) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 06:33:52 AM PST US From: "flylightning" Subject: Lightning-List: 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 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 02:36:56 PM PST US From: Brian Whittingham Subject: RE: Lightning-List: 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 .. 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 _________________________________________________________________ Send e-mail faster without improving your typing skills. http://windowslive.com/Explore/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_spee d_122008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message lightning-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Lightning-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/lightning-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/lightning-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.