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Old 03-27-2010 | 09:05 PM
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Default RE: Glue Fillets

Thin sheeting would be 1/16" balsa or thinner. Contest balsa would be under 7 lb/cu foot balsa. The localized stiffness of material is proportional to the thickness squared, so 3/32 balsa is slightly more than double the stiffness of 1/16" balsa.