---------------------------------------------------------- Zenith-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Wed 05/26/10: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 09:30 PM - Re: Found anything out of the ordinary? (Matt Ronics) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 09:30:50 PM PST US Subject: Zenith-List: Re: Found anything out of the ordinary? From: "Matt Ronics" Juan Vega Jr wrote: > thats not a design flaw build a build flaw, which is what I think will be the conclussions to any future wrecks as well as pilot error. > > Juan > > > -- I 'speculated' as such back in 2008. The problem with homebuilt aircraft design is that the designer is generally tasked with making a design that limits the ability of a builder to create "fatal flaws" in the construction process. It is one thing to design a plane to be built safely on an assembly line by trained aircraft manufacturers, quite another if the assembler is an accountant (with all due respect to the mechanical ability of accountants etc). Rutan homebuilts, with all of their ~flaws, have remarkably few instances where poor construction methods in the garage have translated to a fatal failure. In other words, so long as the LongEz or Varieze builder attempted every step in the building manual, s/he can feel very safe that the plane won't come apart. Not so with the 601XL. Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=299014#299014 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message zenith-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Zenith-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/zenith-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/zenith-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.