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
