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flychris
 Post subject: Stall strips
PostPosted: Wed Apr 11, 2012 5:09 am 
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Where to get them and where exactly do they go on the inner wing?

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leewwalton
 Post subject: Re: Stall strips
PostPosted: Wed Apr 11, 2012 7:44 am 
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Chris,
Have a look at newsletter 71.

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leewwalton
 Post subject: Re: Stall strips
PostPosted: Wed Apr 11, 2012 7:47 am 
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Oops! Make that newsletter 82!

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New2T18
 Post subject: Re: Stall strips
PostPosted: Sun Nov 04, 2018 11:36 pm 
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New to the forum. Looking at purchasing a T18 and doing research on the stall strip. How do I find newsletter 82?

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Jeff J
 Post subject: Re: Stall strips
PostPosted: Mon Nov 05, 2018 6:47 am 
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Good question. They should be on the main website: http://thorp18.com/index.php?option=com ... Itemid=159
but they didn't come up. They were on the old forum with all of them scanned into 2 files but I can't seem to find the old forum anymore either.


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New2T18
 Post subject: Re: Stall strips
PostPosted: Mon Nov 05, 2018 12:38 pm 
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Thank you very much. Very interesting and I'm not sure what the negative could possibly be, or am I missing something. They sound very straight forward to install.

I assume these are made from solid stock and machined? Or could they be as simple as 3/8" x 3/8" aluminum angle for the material, granted the angle material would create a very small air gap between the leading edge, but is that even an issue? It seems they would mount pretty tight.


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Jeff J
 Post subject: Re: Stall strips
PostPosted: Mon Nov 05, 2018 1:51 pm 
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There is a sketch on the next page(5) of the news letter that implies solid stock by giving a 1/2" radius to match the leading edge.

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Jim Mantyla
 Post subject: Re: Stall strips
PostPosted: Mon Nov 05, 2018 4:13 pm 
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Guys,

I made mine from 3/8" aluminum angle. I ground the edges so that there was virtually a sharp edge where they touched the leading edge. I stuck them on with a silicone adhesive. It was black and so is my plane so there was no appearance issues. I now have a stick shake just before the stall.

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