Hinges under stress - mechanical engineering type question

"Peter Dohm" wrote in message
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Corrie wrote:

I really feel like a big dummy, because I may have missed the obvious,
and I know that I may have nothing usefull to add after all ... but ...

What are these hinges supposed to hold???
pressurized canopy?
undercarriage trunion?
control surface?
some kind of single hinge application?

Peter

Well, the Sisu 1A sailplane used aircraft grade piano hinges in instead of
spar root fittings. The right and left wings were joined to each other with
1/16" piano wire inserted through hinges riveted to the upper and lower wing
skins. The fuselage was hung from the joined wings.

See: http://www.nasm.si.edu/nasm/aero/aircraft/arlington.htm

Bill Daniels