From: "John Godwin" <johng@...>
Date: Friday, January 19, 2007 4:01 AM
Subject: Re: Cross Tail Dimensions
Date: Friday, January 19, 2007 4:01 AM
Subject: Re: Cross Tail Dimensions
I think you may find that a 1/8" c/f tube is too stiff to follow the
l/e contour as well. Even a wooden dowel needs to be carefully bent.
John
--- In BugHLG@yahoogroups.com, "John" <gldrgidr@...> wrote:
>
> 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
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