danny03

Ok, I just read the post by wrongwaywayne about "Best Fuse - Stick or Lite Ply" and it appeared to me that the overwelming response was "Stick".
Now I would like to know what would be the largest fuselage (size and weight) that could be built using Stick with the angle braces and gussets?
Thanks for your opinion

beardking

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Well [link=http://www.btemodels.com/sfk.html]this[/link] plane has a 132" wingspan and it's a stick built fuse (well, a good portion of it is), so I'm thinking it can get pretty big.

BMatthews

There IS no limit. It was a method commonly used in full sized WW1 biplanes. And if you consider just the METHOD and not the material then you can see lots of examples of stick building in derrick crane booms and bridges that span rivers.

In fact the larger your model gets the more sense a built up "stick" fuselage makes. It puts the material out at the extremities where it can do the most good so you can use less volume of material and have the same strength as a sheet fuselage.

CafeenMan

If done properly it will be as strong or stronger and much stiffer at a lower weight.