I have heard that spiderwire can be used for control lines on 049s. Looking back through the archives I could not find what diameter to use. These will be used on small corroplast type trainers that look like combat ships.
Thanks for any help. Ted

SpiderWire is very strong for its size. I use 80 lb test for pull-pull cables in my
airplane and even at that strength it is fairly small. You can use almost any strength
smaller than that and it should be OK.

tommy s

I've read 12# to 20# with success. Mostly around 20#. I will be trying some 20# this spring.

George

It was either on this forum or another one, someone said 6 pount test was OK to use. Remember the larger the test number, the larger the line, the more the drag.

Thanks fellows I will be looking at some where in the middle of those sizes. Need to wait untill the snow gets a little lower.
Thanks again Ted

I'd go for a little extra strength since it weighs so little.

Spiderwire last I knew was made of an aramid fiber (kevlar or similar) which is very strong for its weight, but which is also subject to chafing, so a little extra assurance might not be a bad thing.

One of the flying buddies is trying Spiderwire for his 1/2A's now. The folks who informed him about the product said for him to use the Stealth braided line. If I remember correctly, the only real caveat he was given was to be careful which knot was used to terminate the ends. I believe that one is supposed to use a blood knot to protect against the stress risers that give rise to the lines' breaking at those terminations.

For more information about this product, check:

[link=http://www.spiderfishing.com/NonFlash/Products/LineDetail.cfm?ID=2]Spiderwire Stealth Line[/link]

We were somewhat confused about the labeling of the line on his spool. It was labeled 20 lb. test/6 lb. test diameter. I later learned that the label meant that the line had a breaking strength (test) of twenty pounds. The diameter is equal to a standard monofilament line with a 6 pound test. The confusion in our minds about the labeling may have lead to some of the seemingly contradictory information that appears above.

I look forward to further information as he tests these lines, although I'll need some real convincing of Spiderwire's superiority before I give up my braided steel cables.

I've been using 14 pound Fusion Spyder wire on the Manwins. I've only seen it torn up when the airplane was blown in on the lines and the prop ate it.

Spyder Wire does make normal monofilement wire, don't use that, it stretches. These actually feel as strong as the .008 cables I've been flying.

I'd heard that the Spiderline monofilament was what to use, however I pulled on some 35' lines and got a good 5" stretch with about 2 lb pull.

I've got some old Sullivan lines that appear to be a flattened fabric of sorts. It' not dacron; it's yellow in color; doesn't stretch at all. My only concern is that it would have a lot of drag. But there's no stretch in these lines.

Any ideas what that might be?

I've got some old Sullivan lines that appear to be a flattened fabric of sorts. It' not dacron; it's yellow in color; doesn't stretch at all. My only concern is that it would have a lot of drag. But there's no stretch in these lines.

Any ideas what that might be?



I believe a product called Kevlar.

The Sullivan lines are Kevlar. There is not that much drag on the Spiderwire.