Original Posted By: stephen
At Sun 'N Fun there was a seminar on wood and glue. The lecturer was anAustralian (don't remember his name). He said not to use Urea Formaldehydeglues (Aerolite) under any circumstances unless you live in Alaska. He saidthat in high humidity or heat (like a wing in the sun) that it tends tobreak down. He was part of the group that de-certified the use of Aerolitein Australia, and claimed a friend of his died in Georgia as a result ofglue failure (UF glue). The reason the Mosquito bomber held up was that itwas based in cool and cloudy England. He also said that there is a newrevision of AC 43-13 in final review at the FAA which will recommend that UFglues not be used.He likes resorcinol, and said T-88 was fine.This talk caused me some concern, especially after talking to others in thegroup who said they had heard that the Mosquito had problems when used inthe Pacific.My question is: is anyone else concerned about this, and should I be? I amhalf through with my ribs, and had planned on using T-88 for the rest of theship. At this point I am inclined to start over and give the finished ribsto kids for ride souvenirs, because I would think about it on every flight.Is this paranoia?Al Swanson________________________________________________________________________________