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Old June 10th 11, 01:09 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Default Wingtips for PW-5

On Jun 9, 3:54*pm, Bob Kuykendall wrote:
On Jun 9, 11:32*am, kilocharlie kilocharlie.

wrote:
Did anyone run across any information related to Wingtips
design/availability for the PW-5. This is understood that it will negate
PW-5 World Class categorization however shell be available to all PW-5
registered uder Experimental Cert...


The only PW5's I've met in person felt so lightly built that I'd be a
bit worried about whether there is enough margin for increasing the
root bending moment as you would with span extensions. Of course,
there might be enough margin for some modestly-sized winglets but even
those will increase the root bending moment somewhat.


You can't put lipstick on a pig...

Al