Rib stitching vs glueing

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That sounds pretty much like what happened to Steve Wittman.
He put off fixing the problem until after he got to Oshkosh.

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FF

Ok, I'm curious, since I haddn't heard this before, and it doesn't seem
to be part of the report (ATL95FA092) in the accident database.

That's really not too surprising, since the folks I knew who rushed off
to take part in the investigation regarded Steve Wittman as roughly
equal to Jesus of Nazareth...

At least hypothetically, delamination could have been detected in the
same manner on the O&O Special as on a composite aircraft--by
taping with a coin, or even a fingernail. However, Mr. Wittman was
not tall enough to do so on a plane larger than a Tailwind, and this
would appear far beyond the scope of a pre-flight inspection unless
one had some cause for suspicion; whether visual, hearsay, or some
anomoly on a previous flight.

Sooooo, tell us more...

Peter