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Old 04-21-2009, 11:22 AM
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Default RE: what to use for main spars?

For those who want to know more about the structural properties of wood read [link=http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf2001/green01d.pdf]THIS![/link]

For those who want to maximize the strength to weight ratio of their spars start [link=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_moment_of_area]HERE![/link]