GordoP

On 15/2/2025 at 6:51 PM, BrendAn said:

Phone number should be in your inbox

Hi BrendAn

unfortunately not arrived in inbox could you please ping it to this number 0473351309 ? Thx again Gordo

On 14/2/2025 at 12:52 PM, BrendAn said:

Steve dumsney  is the sapphire man. Will message you his phone number.

Great thx BrendAn!…sounds like a great link!

cheers Gordo

19 hours ago, BrendAn said:

I don't know either but he would be the man to ask. He is well known but I forget his name. I have a contact who knows him.

Hi BrendAn

if you’re able to track the guy  through your contact that would be greatly appreciated!! Cheers Gordo

20 hours ago, Blueadventures said:

This guy had tube for sale on 2nd January.

Thanks for the lead!…I’m just trying to join up to that group to chase the contact details, could be lucky and have some 5 inch tube!?

Gordo

5 minutes ago, facthunter said:

It's obvious that the greatest BENDING moment is at the forward part of the boom. In similar situations (Stress points) SPARS are made stronger by having caps or doublers. With tubes you can insert another tube inside. Check out a thruster in that area. Nev

Thanks Nev, will do

8 hours ago, Red said:

The CFM Shadow microlights used Irrigation pipe,  it wouldnt surprise me if used on other designs

Hi Red any chance you could find out the alloy used on the CFM?

regards GordoP

10 hours ago, Area-51 said:

During conversations with Dean Winton a few years ago he presented the possibility of wrapping the boom with resin carbon fibre to provide additional strength.

Thanks area-51 I guess that confirms that the area at the junction of the fuselage and boom was a possible weak point? I would think there have been other Sapphire incidents where the boom has been damaged, I’d be keen to hear from anyone who has attempted to remove / replace the boom and how they did it..??
Regards GordoP

3 hours ago, Litespeed said:

It would not be plain ag pipe but a specific grade of alloy tube for aviation spec.

 

Others should have the actual specs, do not shop at Bunnings Aerospace for your parts.

 

Cheers Phil 

Hi Phil

thanks for your response interestingly I have seen some correspondence from the previous owner to the manufacturer that seems to indicate that the tubing was “ 5 inch irrigation pipe with 1.2 or 1.6 wall thickness with early tube being seam welded and the later extruded”

I’m trying to track the original product via Toro and Capral to see what the alloy was?

The project came with a severed boom at the fuselage junction with a 700mm remnant remaining glued inside the fuselage!?

Hello

I would like to ask if anyone has had any experience replacing the tail boom on the Aussie manufactured Sapphire??

I understand that the material was literally 5inch aluminium ag pipe with wall thickness of either 1.2 or 1.6mm

any advice gratefully received!

cheers GordoP

Hi Don

Here’s a couple of photos that will show where this project is up to.

Thanks for the positive encouragement, I have a couple of “friends” who reckon I should abandon this short coupled wooden project!...we’ll see!

The firewall and engine are just dry mounted to see how it looks, more to be done.

Cheers Gordo

Hi All, greetings from Pemberton in the Deep South of West Australia, I’ve been stalking this site for some time.

The recent mention of another Taylor Monoplane build has pushed me to get involved!

My background has been in powered parachutes, also just completed XC endorsement in our local clubs Tecnam Sierra.

I acquired the 70% completed Taylor a couple of years ago and now keen to progress / complete so chasing some advice on this little wooden project.

Regards

Gordo