Bob,

I didn't know you had built yours that way. Do you have pictures you can
email me?

f...@renotruss.com

Fred Johnson
Product Manager
T.E. West, LLC.

-----Original Message-----
From: krnet-bounces+fred=renotruss....@mylist.net
[mailto:krnet-bounces+fred=renotruss....@mylist.net] On Behalf Of
bearlk...@aol.com
Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2006 3:47 AM
To: kr...@mylist.net
Subject: KR> Balsa composite fuse

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&;
Itemid
=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 krnet-le...@mylist.net
please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html



Reply via email to