Just got my new Rev 1 from GWTW, I also ordered SUL and UL spars for it, but these spars don't appear to be the straightest bits of carbon ever made.
Is it normal for Rev bits to be banana shaped ? The SUL bits are worse (one is corkscrewed, the others have about a 5 mm bend). Does this matter ? The assembled leading edge does have a smooth looking curve just hanging under it's own weight.
Any opinions ?
Cheers - Tony
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It's not normal no, and yes I think it probably does matter. There's a lot of tension on the spars in a rev i.e. being compressed from end to end, if they're bent already they'll just bend a lot more. To send these back to the states is going to cost you most of what you've saved by buying it from the US in the first place.
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Tony try the spars out in flight, my Ul leading edge has a curve under proper tension i think it should have, i thought that when i got it, but comparing it to a SLE theres a big difference,
Vertical spars not to sure about.................just looked, there a bit out, but seems to fly perfectly well though , just try it. Or buy some new ones and keep the Bananas for spares
Vertical spars not to sure about.................just looked, there a bit out, but seems to fly perfectly well though , just try it. Or buy some new ones and keep the Bananas for spares