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
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, Repor
I I am experimenting with red oak I know it’s really heavy but I’m just using
very small pieces.
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> On Jan 5, 2021, at 7:41 PM, Mark Langford via KRnet
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> I've never looked into ash before, so you've already done more research than
> I have on the matter. I do
I've never looked into ash before, so you've already done more research
than I have on the matter. I don't know of anybody that's used anything
other than spruce on a KR fuselage, although some use heavier birch
plywood for the skin than the more expensive mahogany. Given the high
prices, oth
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