Re: wing spars witc C grain at front?

From: John Kagan <john_kagan_at_hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 07 May 2011 20:05:22 -0000

--- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, William Gowen <wdgowen@...> wrote:
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> I'm real interested in how you came by that information!
>

Yeah, me too. Now I have to look in my model box!

One reason to use a particular grain orientation on the spars is if you are going to bend a curve in it, like for a swept wingtip leading edge. A grain bends nicely, C grain doesn't.
Received on Sat May 07 2011 - 13:05:32 CEST