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Lightweight Tie Down for LSA
Light weight tie down for LSA - Commercial tie downs are overkill for LSA and are too heavy (9-10 pounds!) and expensive. This design uses 2" x 2" x 3/16 AL angle x 12" long. 8" long gutter nails are light and strong. Three of these tiedowns with 1/2" braided rope weighs only 4.8 lbs. Materials cost about $79.00
Pull testing of this design when the ground thaws. Happy flying!
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Comment by Larry Zepp on Tuesday
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Using 1/8" thick angle seems to be strong enough and saves some additional cost and weight. LZ
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