Jury struts and their uses • HomebuiltHelp builds his Affordaplane.

[Garfly]

 

 

 

[F10]

Interesting, my Gazelle uses a type of bracket that clamps on the strut, with a drilled tab on the clamp, to which the jury strut is bolted. I kind of prefer this rather than drill holes into a strut. But these are streamlined struts, teardrop shaped cross section, if this makes a difference. We removed the jury struts to remove some surface corrosion and re paint them. What was an eye opener was how much rigidity the struts lost, which the juries removed. They were quite floppy, but still strong in tension. I think without juries, you could probably get some flutter developing at higher speeds.

[Garfly]

1 hour ago, F10 said:

 But these are streamlined struts, teardrop shaped cross section, if this makes a difference. 

 

Quite a lot apparently; at least according to this old chap:

 

 

 

And this mob:

 

http://www.pilotfriend.com/training/flight_training/aero/aero_res.htm

 

 

 

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Edited May 29, 2022 by Garfly