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Morgans wrote:
> "Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe" <The Sea Hawk at wow way d0t com> wrote
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> > The hard part would be to come up with a reasonable replacement for the spars
> > in the wings. To avoid the big expensive spruce planks, one might have to
> > consider an engineered product like Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL)...
>
> Have you ever used those? They are HEAVY, with a capital "H".
<SNIP>
>
> --
> Jim in NC
Jenny Craig strikes again :-)
I'm still very intriqued by filament winding. Spars would probably be
most obvious use of this technology. Take a look at the pictures on
this page to get an idea why.
http://www.boatdesign.net/forums/showthread.php?s=93d9524a4eec4011160b889f25602fba&t=1774&page=2
Doesn't that kindof suggest the ability to make a whole spar, wing,
fueselage or control surface in one shot? I'm presuming scaled
composites uses something similar but bigger. I have seen pictures of the
system NASA uses for booster casings, they stand about 20 ft. tall if
I remember correctly.
I'll be checking the local yellow pages to see if there are any
mast-makers where I live. I would like to take a closing look at a system
like this.
-Matt
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