Hello Builders;
I want to ask if there are any temperature concerns, especially at the freezing end of the spectrum, when operating an all wood aircraft. Is wood more brittle when flying on a very cold day? Does the 12% moisture in the wood freeze and create problems for the wood structure?
While we're at it, how about when the aircraft is being built. Suppose it's built in a garage during the summer, and stored in the same garage in the winter? What kind of problems might I get into? Would sealing the main parts in a big plastic bag with dessicant be of any help?
The humidity in any indoor room is surely well above 12%, even in the winter, so does this mean that the wood is constantly, albiet slowly, gaining mositure as it sits in a typical room or other environment? Assume for the moment that I am not talking about a very humid location with lots of rain, such as BC Canada, the Amazon, or lots of parts of the UK. Just an "average" location.
Lastly, I would be using conventional aircraft wood with something like G-1 epoxy.
Thanks, Tom.
I want to ask if there are any temperature concerns, especially at the freezing end of the spectrum, when operating an all wood aircraft. Is wood more brittle when flying on a very cold day? Does the 12% moisture in the wood freeze and create problems for the wood structure?
While we're at it, how about when the aircraft is being built. Suppose it's built in a garage during the summer, and stored in the same garage in the winter? What kind of problems might I get into? Would sealing the main parts in a big plastic bag with dessicant be of any help?
The humidity in any indoor room is surely well above 12%, even in the winter, so does this mean that the wood is constantly, albiet slowly, gaining mositure as it sits in a typical room or other environment? Assume for the moment that I am not talking about a very humid location with lots of rain, such as BC Canada, the Amazon, or lots of parts of the UK. Just an "average" location.
Lastly, I would be using conventional aircraft wood with something like G-1 epoxy.
Thanks, Tom.