I'm sure Brett can give better answers on his design than anyone else, but I personally don't use compression ribs. The other common alternative is to use Andrews ribs (also known as banana ribs) which are thicker in the middle than at the ends.
Here are a couple photos of wings which use compression ribs:
http://www.aviacompositi.it/indoor/F1D_MD_03.jpg
http://inomhusflygarna.ning.com/photo/lutz-schramm-2?context=popular
-Joshua Finn
--- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, "gvwezel" <gvwezel@...> wrote:
>
> Hello i want to start bilding en fly F1D
> But now a have a drawing from a model(source decay)
> This model have Compression ribs.
> but on the photo's of F1D a never see Compression ribs .
> is this required to make them ?
> please wen you have better drawing please send it to me .
> im new in the group and F1D .
>
> greetings from Holland
>
Received on Mon Dec 10 2012 - 07:10:08 CET
