Re: Determining balsa stiffness

From: John Kagan <john_kagan_at_hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 15:05:04 -0000

--- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, "Bruce McCrory"
<bruce_at_k...> wrote:
> --- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, "John Kagan"
> <john_kagan_at_h...> wrote:
> > ...I don't necessarily choose the stiffest sheets, by the way...
>
> John, can you expand on the purpose for doing this?

Sure. I want more flex in the motorstick to improve the launch and
transition to cruise, while retaining enough strength to keep it from
collapsing.

Wood with a high modulus of elasticity is good to find, but that
doesn't mean you want to use for everything. Just like C grain.
Harder to find, good for the proper uses, but you don't want to use it
everywhere.
Received on Tue Jan 17 2006 - 07:12:44 CET