Has anybody tried vertical strip foam as a method for building a one-off compound curved fuselage? It is described further down in this link- http://www.f-boat.com/pages/construction/methods_sb.html
I have plenty of experience with strip planking in cedar and end grain balsa cores but didn't use this method. I always thought it would be difficult to get a good seal for bagging or infusion and am amazed the vacuum doesn't pull the foam away from the mould, but plenty of boat builders have used this method. The problem for an aircraft would be the thin foam as it can't be held against the mould with screws from the back. Maybe some sort of temporary adhesive such as double sided tape. Once the fuselage inside has been glassed the section moulds could be carefully removed from the mould strips, then the strips peeled away.
Has anyone tried Corecell foam?
Mark
I have plenty of experience with strip planking in cedar and end grain balsa cores but didn't use this method. I always thought it would be difficult to get a good seal for bagging or infusion and am amazed the vacuum doesn't pull the foam away from the mould, but plenty of boat builders have used this method. The problem for an aircraft would be the thin foam as it can't be held against the mould with screws from the back. Maybe some sort of temporary adhesive such as double sided tape. Once the fuselage inside has been glassed the section moulds could be carefully removed from the mould strips, then the strips peeled away.
Has anyone tried Corecell foam?
Mark