At 02:02 6/6/98 EDT, you wrote:
>In a message dated 98-06-03 21:37:42 EDT, you write:
>...
>Carbon fiber is strongest in tension , the upper spar is in compression and
>needs more fiber as the compression allowable strength is less than tension
>allowables.
>
>One Sky Dog
(Nitpicking ON)
It's true about compressive vs tensile. However, wings don't fail in
compression. If they don't fail at the attach, they usually fail in
buckling...
(Nitpicking OFF)
Brian
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