In a message dated 12/15/99 4:37:26 PM, Fuse Works writes: < I've had similar crashes with wings made of carbon and blue foam and sustained only a few scratches. I agree your method for laying up a wing is better than a 1 mm thick layer of foam sandwiched by tissue paper & thin fiberglass that you mention in your response to Scott but it does not compare very well to a wing made of carbon over blue foam cores in a crash. >> >> I couldn't have said it better myself. Oh wait, I did say that. Look Steve, the reason Scott emailed you in private initially is because we both new that the crash in question (yes it went in pretty hard, all 4'-6' tall bushes no terra firma involved) surprised us both on the amount of damage inflicted. My feelings are that had it been my Laird, Aircobra (bagged Kevlar wing) or my Birdworks, Zipper (1/32 ply over 4.5oz carbon with oak LE) the damage would have been very little. I've crashed both these planes at this same site going at least as fast and sustained broken wing bolts and paint scratches. So I'm glad you have a lot of customers who have had better survivability than I experienced. I was impressed with how the Vortex wing flew but when it comes to survivability in a crash mine did not come close to the above mentioned (Zipper & Aircobra) lay-up schemes. Funny how this all started with your comments about improving your Vortex's strength by adding a internal Kevlar D-tube structure into the leading edge. Great idea I hope it helps make it survive better in a crash like I experienced. I really do wish I could have been one of your customers that slammed into a fence post at 80mph with 2 pounds of lead and walked away with neary a scratch. I'm not. This is my opinion and I'm sticking to it. :-) Later, Dave Reese RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
