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PostPosted: Sat Dec 14, 2013 3:52 pm 
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Last fall a RV-4 flip over on take-off.....
I have to fix that for the client and maybe after I have to applied a fresh coat of pain in the airframe!
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I received from the Vans company the new engine mount.
I paint the mount but take 30 seconds and look closely the complexity of the engine support!!!
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Our T-18 engine mount look "fragile" if I compare to the Vans parts.

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James Grahn
PostPosted: Sat Dec 14, 2013 9:22 pm 
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That's because ours was designed by an aeronautical engineer, not a bridge builder. And yes, your Thorp has a higher load and baggage capacity than your friend 9!
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 14, 2013 9:56 pm 
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Bridge builder ;D ;D ;D ;D
If I paint the engine mount in orange, I have a scale Golden Gate near Montreal!
The Thorp mount was light, strong and easy to build.

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Jim Mantyla
PostPosted: Sun Dec 15, 2013 7:29 pm 
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Thiery,

Look at your local Golden Gate Bridge( Champlain Bridge/RV9)!! It's been under construction continuouly for the last 25 years and is about to fall in the river. The Thorp is a true engineering marvel.

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