REFLECTOR: Fiberglass Tapes

Scott Derrick scott at tnstaafl.net
Mon Jun 26 10:38:36 CDT 2006


Our wing spar is conventional in that under normal loading, the upper 
part is in compression, the lower in tension, in equal amounts.

Scott

Lawrence Epstein wrote:
>
> I’m sure that is true. How good is this type of fiberglass material at 
> handling compressive loads? Isn’t most of our construction designed to 
> keep the fiberglass in tension/shear?
>
> Larry E
>
> -----Original Message-----
> *From:* reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] 
> *On Behalf Of *Al Gietzen
> *Sent:* Monday, June 26, 2006 10:55 AM
> *To:* 'Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list'
> *Subject:* Re: REFLECTOR: Fiberglass Tapes
>
> In essence, the resin's purpose is to keep the fibers aligned. The 
> resin does not carry any of the load, therefore, any extra resin is 
> just unnecessary weight.
>
> I agree that excessive resin is unnecessary weight; but I’d say that 
> for compressive loads, the resin carries most of the load.
>
> Al
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