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G10 fuselage
Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2017 8:37 am
by jaros
Could a fuselage be made out of G10? I gues there is a reason why nobody is doing it...
Re: G10 fuselage
Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2017 9:08 am
by Tone
yeah I can't see a reason why not.
It is quite hard to machine and turn though. not sure anyone makes sheets thick enough.
Re: G10 fuselage
Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2017 12:14 pm
by gmb13
G10 is way too soft. That is why you cannot make it out of pure G10. We used to use G10 as a core on the original Magma Foil fuses. These were wrapped in carbon to make them stiff. In theory you can make a g10 fuselage, but to achieve the stiffness it would have to be super thick.
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Gunnar
Re: G10 fuselage
Posted: Fri Sep 29, 2017 6:42 pm
by Blackrat
As Gunnar says , wrapping with biax carbon will give the piece tortional strength , essential for a nice stiff fuselage
Re: G10 fuselage
Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2017 5:17 am
by atomic-chomik
Why bother? There are better options no?
Re: G10 fuselage
Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2017 5:17 am
by atomic-chomik
Why bother? There are better options no?
Re: G10 fuselage
Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2017 5:17 am
by atomic-chomik
Why bother? There are better options no?
Re: G10 fuselage
Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2017 6:22 am
by NorCalNomad
Wow a fabled triple post.
Yup the cost and material properties makes it not worth it.
Re: G10 fuselage
Posted: Sun Oct 01, 2017 9:19 am
by Bletti
Yes, you'd be more cost and labour efficient to do a wood core and spend the money on carbon.