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Old 12-11-2010 | 09:33 AM
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Default RE: Pheonix Extra 330S 60-90 Size


ORIGINAL: reaaz

Hii, has anyone found any composite landing gear at Graphtech RC that is a great
fit with the same scale shape as the stock aluminum one???
ADD TO WISH LIST:
***If you had a choice;is the stock one tall enough to acomidate
most props?

***Would you want it wider,or is the stock with fine?

***It would be Stronger if a slight airfoil was added;Cheaper if
it was flat.

***How much would you be willing to pay ???

I Plan to build a mold and make one for myself. The stock
one is TOOOOOO bendy and bouncy.
BUT-I don't want to take out the air-frame ethor ; with one that is too stiff !!

Tipically Carbon is Stiff but kinda brittle. Kevlar is Strong,but not stiff.
Carbon takes Sun-shine Kevlar Dosen't
SO- the proper balance of Kevlar in the middle and Carbon on the
outside is what i would look for.
The Lightest way to do that is to make a slight airfoil because,((stifness increases
by the cube of the thickness)).
So i would take an airfoil shaped mold and place ( 1 ) layer of woven carbon 5.7oz
on the outside at (+ - )45-degrees to keep it from twisting, then place
uni-tows,(or strings ) of carbon and kevlar inside with foam coar on a light plane or
nomex honneycomb on a heavy plane.
Naturaly the Nomex is REAL expensive and hard to work with.

Here is the Deal... it's a $140 ARF how much Ya willing to spend ?

Bille