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    Lets talk about wood

    Great stuff. And well thought throughout.
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    Lets talk about wood

    And late Alex Strojnik always maintained that he can build a wood/plywood aeroplane lighter than in any other material except in Aluminium for some very special cases.
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    Lets talk about wood

    Food for thought, no doubt and kicked off a lively discussion. Main point is such design has proven itself in real life. And talking of real life applications here is another example – Michael Colomban’s Luciole. Attached are details of the spar: the general layout and the enlarged view of...
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    Lets talk about wood

    Now I understand what you meant, thank you Don. True, over time these microvibrations can lead to delamination between CF and spruce whereas our you beaut calculations said that the stresses are OK. Back to Luciole to see how the Master approached this problem. Somehow I feel that I should...
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    Lets talk about wood

    There were a lot of valuable comments, thank you gents. Not wishing to choke this space with replies to individual members I will do it with this one. Indeed, one has to consider also thermal stresses, Dan is right. This may be a critical factor in Australia as well where temperature variations...
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    Lets talk about wood

    I agree but it also depends on how the spar is laid out or what one has on his disposal. Besides, wood may have more "solid meat" available for other structural members to connect. As I said, I prefer to work with wood and I would still like to know why a respected and knowledgeable moderator...
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    Lets talk about wood

    Howdy hosscara Yes, I'm aware of Marske's books but as much as I know he is dealing mainly with FG, CF & PVC foam composites. Nevertheless, I'll try to get a look into some of his writing, maybe there could be some hints applicable to wood as well.
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    Lets talk about wood

    This is a very interesting thread, especially for someone who prefers to work with wood like me. I have read everything written so far and have learned a lot but was also hoping to see some discussion about building spars with a combination of spruce and carbon rods for the flanges, ply as...
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    Cantilever high wing examples

    And the Ikarus Kurir (from ex-Yugoslavia)
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