Dead certain for sure. Didn't say don't do tests, just do the minimum you
can get away with. Analyses are far cheaper than testing. Far, far cheaper.
And I remember bending the 727 wings nearly vertical before they shattered.
So testing has its uses. But for a Bonneville car...prolly not... I wold
worry more about counterfit bolts. We made lots of composite structures and
had lots of analysist working on computations. To be sure, it is difficult.
Some things can only be done through testing, others are cheaper done by
analytical work...
mayf
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Dincau" <jdincau@QNET.COM>
To: "DrMayf" <drmayf@teknett.com>; "Malcolm Pittwood"
<MPittwood@compuserve.com>; "LSR List" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, September 02, 2002 7:17 PM
Subject: Re: Building to the Regs
> All true mayf but one of the variables in structures is the process used
to
> fabricate. Composites have a lot more variables in the fab process. I
think
> that is why F1,CART and IRL all require a sample chassis (or several) to
> pass physical tests before approval.
> Jim in Palmdale
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