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lightweight fin reinforcement
I may try to show this when i get a kit from TLP, but I just thought I'd share the general idea right now....
To reinforce fins on lightweight airframes, without adding weight with epoxy, take a thin piece of gauze, and glue it to the area the fins will be attatched. then attatch the fins as you normaly would, except when applying final fillets, add a strip of gauze to each side folded half on the fin, half on the body tube. after a coat or two of primer, the gauze practically dissapears, and makes a much stronger bond than the normal glue fillet, and adds hardly any weight.
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Did the chicken really cross the road, or did the road move beneath the chicken? Albert Einstein You Can't break the laws of physics but they can break you. Christine McKinley Dale Greene Mentor, Penn Manor Rocket Club VISIT SPAAR 2010 Calder Cup The Old West 2009 Calder Cup " Speaking the Truth in times of universal deceit is a revolutionary act. " George Orwell |
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looks like Vern and the rest of the Estes crew beat me to it!
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Everything old is new again.
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Did the chicken really cross the road, or did the road move beneath the chicken? Albert Einstein You Can't break the laws of physics but they can break you. Christine McKinley Dale Greene Mentor, Penn Manor Rocket Club VISIT SPAAR 2010 Calder Cup The Old West 2009 Calder Cup " Speaking the Truth in times of universal deceit is a revolutionary act. " George Orwell |
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well, it couldn't hurt to show it again since I'm sure SOMEONE didn't know it.
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Of course - I may try it on the next model I build
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Did the chicken really cross the road, or did the road move beneath the chicken? Albert Einstein You Can't break the laws of physics but they can break you. Christine McKinley Dale Greene Mentor, Penn Manor Rocket Club VISIT SPAAR 2010 Calder Cup The Old West 2009 Calder Cup " Speaking the Truth in times of universal deceit is a revolutionary act. " George Orwell |
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I used it on my Interceptor, maxi alpha, and pretty much any large rocket that doesn't have thru-the-wall and where weight is an issue.
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Good tip thanks.
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