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[TowerTalk] C-4XL tubing wall thicknesses

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Subject: [TowerTalk] C-4XL tubing wall thicknesses
From: ccc@space.mit.edu (Chuck Counselman)
Date: Sun Aug 10 12:47:40 2003
>>What are the wall thicknesses of the tubing in the elements of a 
>>Force 12 C-4XL, for
>>
>>* the standard, 80-mph, model;
>>* the "D," 100-mph, model;
>>* the "H," 120-mph, model; and/or
>>* the "HH," 140-mph, model ?
>
>Perhaps an F-12 person will comment, but I believe they all use the 
>standard wall, which permits telescoping in 1/8 inch increments;  I 
>believe they beef up by doubling and tripling the critical sections.

What is "the standard wall"?  For zero clearance, it'd be 1/16th 
inch, or 0.0625".  So, is 0.058, which would leave 0.0045", the 
standard?  (I guess.)

-C.


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