Phil Dubois
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Hello all,
does someone consider carbon fiber instead of fabric for fuselage skin ?
Phil
does someone consider carbon fiber instead of fabric for fuselage skin ?
Phil
The build is not yet complete, but the intent is to have a removable lightweight carbon skin attached with Dzus fasteners or similar.Hi M61A1 confirm you doesn't use any fabric on the fuselage ? How do you stick the carbon fiber on the steel tubes ?
I have also made a CF/Kevlar seat and pan to fit myself, 6'4" tall, without raising the turtledeck.
I did recline the seat back and sunk the seat pan to within 3/8" of the controls. I'll get some dimensions and pictures tomorrow.Did you recline the existing position at all?
No doubt you have longer legs and me a longer torso, but i looked at reclining the seat position and it seemed too complicated compared to raising the canopy. If by chance you attacked your situation with a less vertical seating position, it could be informative for many of us?
Are you asking if folks are considering glueing on carbon fiber cloth in lieu of polyester fabrics? Usually polyester fabrics are glued on raw and then heat shrunk or stretched to position mechanically, putting the fabric in biaxial tension.Hello all,
does someone consider carbon fiber instead of fabric for fuselage skin ?
Phil
yes. I would like to know if it's possible to use carbon fiber instead of fabric on metal and if that have already been made on sonerai.Are you asking if folks are considering glueing on carbon fiber cloth in lieu of polyester fabrics?
First question is "why?"...Hello all,
does someone consider carbon fiber instead of fabric for fuselage skin ?
Phil
I think it will in the lines of what Billski has said - you need to use glue, and when you add enough glue to get the desired result, it would be easier to remove the frame and just add a little bit more glue, so go for monocoque construction.You could sew it, but it’s slippery and will want to unravel without a glue. There are lots of issues to overcome.
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