I am building using Yellow (Alaskan) Cedar. It sits between Sitka Spruce and Douglas Fir in its strength properties. I wrote up the research I completed and put it on the web at this link. http://www.kiwikr.co.nz/125materials.html
Regards Gavin Magill Whitianga New Zealand On Wed, 6 Jan 2021 at 16:41, John Bouyea via KRnet <krnet@list.krnet.org> wrote: > Oscar & I are building an iteration of the M-19 Flying Squirrel. Wood, > foam & glass VW power like the KR but STOL. I also ran into the high cost > or flat out unavailability of spruce. > The answer to your questions about alternate aircraft wood is found in the > NACA document on Aircraft Woods, Report 354 written by the Forest Products > Lab in 1930. I was having problems accessing the source document from the > NACA web site so I uploaded a copy to my web site where you can pull a copy > for your own research. > > http://www.bouyea.net/cur_proj/M-19/AircraftWoodsReport354ByForestProductsLab.pdf > > Bottom line, I'm using a combination of Douglas Fir and Western Hemlock... > John Bouyea > M-19 Flying Squirrel build underway > http://www.bouyea.net/cur_proj/M-19 > OR81/ Hillsboro, OR > > >>I am experimenting with red oak I know it’s really heavy but I’m just > using very small pieces. > > >>I cant believe that Sitka is so high now and ASSC shipping rates are > more than the wood! > I've been looking at Wooden Aviation that sells select ash, and maybe a > good alternative > > > _______________________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at > https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. > Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org > _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org
