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jaros
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Postby jaros » Fri Sep 29, 2017 8:37 am
Could a fuselage be made out of G10? I gues there is a reason why nobody is doing it...
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Tone
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Postby Tone » Fri Sep 29, 2017 9:08 am
yeah I can't see a reason why not.
It is quite hard to machine and turn though. not sure anyone makes sheets thick enough.
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Postby gmb13 » Fri Sep 29, 2017 12:14 pm
G10 is way too soft. That is why you cannot make it out of pure G10. We used to use G10 as a core on the original Magma Foil fuses. These were wrapped in carbon to make them stiff. In theory you can make a g10 fuselage, but to achieve the stiffness it would have to be super thick.
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Blackrat
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Postby Blackrat » Fri Sep 29, 2017 6:42 pm
As Gunnar says , wrapping with biax carbon will give the piece tortional strength , essential for a nice stiff fuselage
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Postby atomic-chomik » Sun Oct 01, 2017 5:17 am
Why bother? There are better options no?
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atomic-chomik
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Postby atomic-chomik » Sun Oct 01, 2017 5:17 am
Why bother? There are better options no?
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atomic-chomik
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Postby atomic-chomik » Sun Oct 01, 2017 5:17 am
Why bother? There are better options no?
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Postby NorCalNomad » Sun Oct 01, 2017 6:22 am
Wow a fabled triple post.
Yup the cost and material properties makes it not worth it.
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Postby Bletti » Sun Oct 01, 2017 9:19 am
Yes, you'd be more cost and labour efficient to do a wood core and spend the money on carbon.
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