The same ply/balsa technique was used to build the DeHaviland Mosquito in WW2 -also the fuselage of the jet fighter, DeHaviland Vampire post WW2 , so I guess the strength is there. Not sure if it was end grain tho. Any 14 squadron RNZAF vets out there? They used to repair them in the hangar at Nicosia.
Regards, Mac ex KR2 G-BVZJ On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 6:09 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: jon kimmel Subject: KR> Aero-core > It appears to be end grain balsa...bonded to plywood...and cut into > strips. It looks like they bonded the strips together on a mold...the > strength of the whole system is in the fiberglass on the inside and out. > I'm convinced it is strong enough...my only concern is convincing the FAA > it is strong enough. I think it was built around 1999. It!s funny that this > is called a boat section because this thing looks like a canoe and would > float. It has no corners and just flows from nose to tail. Oh well...if > nobody has heard of it I will be styling at the kr gatherings. > > > > Hey John, > > When AeroCore was first introduced, I wrote them asking for a sample, just > small piece of a single strip, Never did receive it, not even an > acknowledgement. Would you mind shooting me some pics, or do you have a > blog somewhere? > > Thnx in advance, Mike Bynum > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://mylist.net/private/krnet/ > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to [email protected] > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html >
