ORIGINAL: billberry189
Richard, I don't know about CF rods in the wings. It would definitely make the wings super rigid without adding much weight. I noticed that the steel rods are very easy to remove once the wing frame is all glued together, so sliding a couple of CF rods in after most of the sheeting is completed would not be out of the question. Perhaps Duane and/or Kevin could grace us Simla novices with a thought on such a procedure.[img][/img]
It would be possible to use CF rod in the wings. The advantage of doing so would be that you would not have to fully sheet the wings. It would be strong/rigid enough to just sheet the LE and TE with 3" wide and then cap the ribs. You could save a good amount of weight, but you would have to cover with film or something different than FG cloth to span the rib bays.
Just a thought.
Kevin Clark