Strengthening a fibre glass RC glider fuselage.

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Phil	Phil posted 13 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 1, Visits: 11	I have a radio controlled glider which has a fibre glass fuselage, it has a section which is prone to cracking. I am considering strengthening of this area prior to assembly. The area is approx 200mm long x 35mm in diameter, I am thinking of putting a carbon sock over the full length of the fuselage which is just short of 1m in length and varies in dia from 10mm to 35mm. Would a carbon sock fit this variation in diameter and adhere to fibre glass. Many thanks. Phil Edited 13 Years Ago by Phil
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al010964	al010964 posted 13 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 5, Visits: 75	Hi Phil, Are you able to get to the area's you need to re-enforce from the inside ? I fly quite a few composite gliders and generally find that if you put a layer of carbon and a layer of fg either 3/4 or 3 ounce in most areas it enough .... E.g for putting high power motors etc in the front noses, which have a tendency to screw off under load. This type of re-enforcement isn't much good for DS type flying as they need to be re-enforced from the ground up. Cheers, Adrian
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