Make the top and bottom crosspeices the same length, Virg On Sun, 22 Oct 2006 06:12:07 -0700 (PDT) Mike johnson <[email protected]> writes: > This sounds interesting, could you explain further. Mike > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: VIRGIL N SALISBURY <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2006 7:58:33 AM > Subject: Re: KR> Balsa composite fuse > > > Build the sides as a rectangle, 90 deg corners. No banna boat > problems, Virg > > On Sun, 22 Oct 2006 06:47:11 EDT [email protected] writes: > > Mike, > > Do it! Do lots of research, and learn good composite technique. My > > > fuselage > > has no wood in it at all. It is last-a-foam and fiberglass in free > > > form curves. > > There is not a corner to be found. I can imagine balsa would make > a > > great > > core, but do not think of it as structural in the manner of spruce > > > (longerons and > > struts) but at a sculptural form for your layers of fiberglass. > > Go ask Burt Rutan if foam and fiberglass will go into space. Yes > it > > will take > > more time. Yes it will be rewarding. And yes you may be flamed for > > > not > > building a KR as per plans. But there are some great experimental > > > airplane builders > > on this site who each have built parts of what you propose. > Learning > > from them > > is great fun. You probably have found these sites already, but > it's > > a start. > > > http://www.dart-industries.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=65&I > temid > > =89 > > > > http://www.visionaircraft.com/ > > > > http://www.cirrusdesign.com > > > > Bob Polgreen > > Nowthen MN > > _______________________________________ > > Search the KRnet Archives at > > http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to > [email protected] > > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > > > > > > Virgil N. Salisbury - AMSOIL > www.lubedealer.com/salisbury > Miami ,Fl > > _______________________________________ > rch the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to [email protected] > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at > http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to [email protected] > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > >
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