On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 4:23 PM, gary <[email protected]> wrote: > It is composite, not metal. > > If you know what you are doing, composites are extremely tough. I don't know > if graphite is kosher on a stealth plane. I have to assume it is S-2 glass > or similar nonconductive composites. But if graphite were allowed, you would > be amazed at how much abuse it could take.
I used to build white water kayaks. We used some plain old e-glass and some kevlar, carbon and s-glass. Yes it can be tough. Once we rolled a Ford Bronco with boats tied to the roof rack. Did OK but we where lucky to not have any of the lighter racing boats. But still, running out of fuel? There would have been little bits of airplane all over a hundred feet or more. I can't see how it could survive an impact with the ground so well. Chris Albertson Redondo Beach, California _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
