Epoxy

[mr.utility at highstream.net (David Utley)]

While this, and the example of the new (and probably older) Lotus use resin on 
the body, there are not many examples I can think of where they will use epoxy 
on something like a strut.  
  
  All the load on a strut is in one direction, whereas in a car body or on a 
wing (less so for the wing), the load is going to be in more than one 
direction.  The strut has an approximate diameter of what, four inches?  It 
would have approximately 700 lbs on each front corner, and 300 lbs each rear 
at rest (hypothetically speaking).  While driving aggressively, those numbers 
are going to go up as the suspension moves, but this is not the important 
part:  the contrast between the struts and the body of a car or a wing on a 
plane is that those parts have much more area to dissipate their respective 
loads...  Now in the case of the wing, it is prolly seeing a lot more load 
than we could know, but we also know that the military is often on the 
forefront of technology if for no other reason but 'immenent domain'(sp)...  
Regardless, this is why I am still on the fence a bit...  If I knew more about 
the epoxy they sent, if it is used in other high-load situations, I might feel 
better...

Just my thoughts on the matter...
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Regards,
David Utley
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Quoting Aaron <aaron@brixtonhill.demon.co.uk>:

> In WWII when an aircraft came in with a shot up wing? They'd cut it off 
> clean, epoxy the new one on, re-route control cables, fuel and ammo 
> ducts - and take off the next morning for more high altitude 
> hell-raising.
> 
> Round the world composite yacht racers? Epoxied together - and you can 
> imagine how much punishment they take 24/7 day after day.
> 
> Don't underestimate the power of the resin!
> 
> Onelove
> 
> Aaron
> 
> 
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