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Old March 1st 06, 12:04 PM posted to rec.aviation.homebuilt
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Richard Isakson wrote:

In the interest of laziness, I didn't look at spar buckling


Without the jury struts, IIRC, it cripples long before anything else fails.

Deflection at the jury strut attach point to the strut , during the load
test was, 2 or 2.5 inches when really loaded down.

hth

Rob