Thanks Jim, Yeah, most definately... I was thinking of a ply joiner box capped with CF and wound with kevlar. This would require relocation of the wing joiner about 3/8" forward to center it between the top and bottom spar... Outboard of the joiner box I was gonna go with 1/2"vertical-grain balsa shear webbing, CF spar caps, spiral wound with kevlar. Outside the poly break I'll probably just use a 1/8 balsa shear web with a thinner CF cap on a tapering spar. Did you fly the MK I or MK II wing?
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Ealy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Carver, Rusty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 12:51 PM Subject: Re: [RCSE] Craft-Air Viking > Hi: > > I just found a Viking kit as well. I built two when they first came > out. Both failed on launch at first bay past wingrod.. Not when fun > flying, but at a contest. However, we were flying in a narrow field > with trees all around, just as the launch height was even with the top > of the trees, the full force of the wind hit the ship. BUT with todays > winches - I'd really beef up the spar - carbon. Maybe you can get away > with spruce webbing - make an "I" beam. Certainly 1/16 ply webbing. Fun > ship to fly and pretty in the air. I may increase the spar size and use > ply webbing instead of carbon with the supplied spars. > jim ealy > ama life member #43 RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
