KR> Carbon Fibre spars

2008-10-12 Thread Duncan
Hi, I visited Ed Blocher's site, and saw some photos of his laminated spar. I noted with interest his inclusion of a couple of layers of carbon fibre in the laminations. And this got me thinking... Is this a good/bad/neutral thing to do? What would be the pros/cons of a completely CF spar? D

KR> Carbon Fibre spars

2008-10-12 Thread Alexander Birca (MD/RMD)
Hi Duncan, could you please post Ed Blocher's site URL, I couldn't find it... Alex Birca, Moldova Hi, I visited Ed Blocher's site, and saw some photos of his laminated spar. I noted with interest his inclusion of a couple of layers of carbon fibre in the laminations. And this got me thinkin

KR> Carbon Fibre spars

2008-10-12 Thread GavinandLouise
ne or the other. And which ever you use USE enough of it to carry the load. Gavin Australia - Original Message - From: "Alexander Birca (MD/RMD)" To: "'KRnet'" Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2004 7:50 PM Subject: RE: KR> Carbon Fibre spars > Hi

KR> Carbon Fibre spars

2008-10-12 Thread Orma
Hello Net Years ago there was a discussion about making changes to the spars. In conclusion it was noted that if a change is made to the strength or ability of the spar to flex, then the resultant strain or load is shifted to a new spot. If the outer spars cant flex, then the strain might be move

KR> Carbon Fibre spars

2008-10-12 Thread Dennis Mingear
"Alexander Birca (MD/RMD)" To: "'KRnet'" Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2004 7:50 PM Subject: RE: KR> Carbon Fibre spars > Hi Duncan, > could you please post Ed Blocher's site URL, I couldn't find it... > > Alex Birca, > Moldova > > &g

KR> Carbon Fibre spars

2008-10-12 Thread alphabravo pilot
... >From: "GavinandLouise" >Reply-To: KRnet >To: "KRnet" >Subject: Re: KR> Carbon Fibre spars >Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2004 21:43:49 +1000 > >Be careful!! if you don't put enough Carbon to take all the load in >it&#x