[NSRCA-discussion] An education in balsa usage for pattern

[brett terry]

Dick Hanson wrote a 2-part series on building lightly in 3-D Flyer
recently.  He spoke of using balsa, spruce, and thin plywood to maximize
strength while minimizing weight.

Another excellent article I have read was by Keith Shaw, who is a master and
visionary designer of large electric scale planes over the last 25 years or
more.  I will try to find my copy of it, but I downloaded it from the
internet.

On 3/28/06, White, Chris <chris at ssd.fsi.com> wrote:
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> Can anyone tell me where  a person can get a "Crash" course in learning
> about balsa weights and strength and its proper use in balsa pattern models.
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> I notice a few years ago that in the 99 world champs most of the Japanese
> pilots models were balsa and light weight too.  It seems that everything I
> read of late seems to indicate that light weight and strength only come with
> composite construction.
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> Thanks….Chris
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