From: "John" <gldrgidr@...>
Date: Thursday, January 18, 2007 1:22 PM
Subject: Re: Cross Tail Dimensions
Date: Thursday, January 18, 2007 1:22 PM
Subject: Re: Cross Tail Dimensions
A 1/8" dowel is lighter than a similar size cf tube and the dowel is
plenty strong enough and bumb resistant and cheaper too. The 1/8"
diameter provides a good leading edge radius for the airfoil.
John
--- In BugHLG@yahoogroups.com, "jimmy_otool" <jimmy_otool@...> wrote:
>
> Thanks John - I failed to look in the Misc Photo file - my goof.
> Another question I didn't find an answer to while searching the
> messages - has anyone used a carbon fiber leading edge on the bug to
> save some weight over the dowel - or is this just a dumb idea (I'm
> new to DLGs - so not sure if there is some technical feasibility
> issue here as well). Thanks,
> J
>