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Taper Pins or Bolts for spar connection?

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DaveD

DaveD

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The glider guys seem to have a preference for taper pins over bolts (or a straight pin?) when it comes to joining spars. Is there anything about a taper pin attachment that would make it inherently 'better' than a bolted connection? I'm guessing you'd need close tolerances either way, i.e. reamed holes even if using bolts?

Cheers

Dave
 
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