I'm building 2 sailaire kits (1 sailplane and 1 electric) and was wondering if anyone has tried replacing the 2 steel wing rods with carbon fiber rods. The wing rod diameter is 5/16". If carbon fiber would be strong enough it would mean a weight saving of aprox. 8 oz. The sailplane version should end up weighing a little less than 6 pounds and the electric around 8 pounds. I'll be flying the sailplane off an open class highstart. For those unfamiliar with the Sailaire it has a wing span of 149" and uses 2 wing rods. TIA, Dave Vancouver BC. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
