KR> Weight, Noob questions
Dan Heath wrote: >>If you are very concerned about weight, I think the Mahogany skin plywood >>is lighter than the Spruce. Please correct me if I am wrong on that.<< If you meant to say that mahogany plywood is lighter than birch plywood, that's true, but I believe the plans call for birch plywood on the spar faces, rather than mahogany. Mahogany is fine on the fuselage, however, and a great place to save a little weight, at a cost. I used mahogany for my fuselage sides. Mark Langford ML at N56ML.com website at http://www.N56ML.com
KR> Weight, Noob questions
If you are very concerned about weight, I think the Mahogany skin plywood is lighter than the Spruce. Please correct me if I am wrong on that. See N64KR at http://KRBuilder.org - Then click on the pics See you at the 2011 - KR Gathering in Mt. Vernon, Il - MVN There is a time for building and it never seems to end. Daniel R. Heath - Lexington, SC -Original Message- A very important point is the choice of the wood what you use for the spars, or the entire airframe.(you know that Sitka Spruce is much lighter than Douglas Fir).
