Hi Tom
I have used 1/4" carbon dowel from CST for the past 4 years. I would not suggest a carbon tube because it will not hold up to the forces that occur during spot landing.
You can see my installation on my Escape Lt. at http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?p=3174690#post3174690 Go about half way down the page. If you have any questions that I can help answer please let me know and thank you for all the help you've been in the past.
Maurice
----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Watson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Soaring Exchange" <soaring@airage.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2005 11:28 AM
Subject: [RCSE] Skeg - rod or blade?
The past few years, for TD ships I've built removable G10 plug-in nose skegs. The blades weigh about .30 oz, which means that if I wanted to occasionally fly without one I'd have to add a bit of weight to the nose to compensate. In addition, they're kind of a pain to build and install.
Building a new ship now and thought perhaps using a 1/4" carbon tube, which would plug into a brass tube embedded in the nose and protrude about 1-1/2", would be a cleaner solution. The actual skeg weight is negligible (.05 oz) so flying without it would require no rebalancing, plus it's a near no-brainer to build. Might be just a tad less dangerous, too.
Anyone noted any detriments of using a carbon tube?
Tom
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