solid oak wing
08-17-2005, 11:49 PM
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RE: solid oak wing
it is some kind of vinyl contact paper stuff. going to put a magnum .15 on it. it weighs about two pounds, cant wait till i wheel it to the flight line in a wheelbarrow. ought to get some crazy looks from everybody when i do.
08-19-2005, 12:06 PM
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Why not a concrete airplane, they made boats out of it during the 2nd world war, sounds like a challenge. ENJOY !!! RED
Why not a concrete airplane, they made boats out of it during the 2nd world war, sounds like a challenge. ENJOY !!! RED
They still do.
I've seen many concrete sailboats being built at the Marina.
08-19-2005, 01:39 PM
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RE: solid oak wing
ORIGINAL: Tall Paul
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They still do.
I've seen many concrete sailboats being built at the Marina.
ORIGINAL: red head
Why not a concrete airplane, they made boats out of it during the 2nd world war, sounds like a challenge. ENJOY !!! RED
Why not a concrete airplane, they made boats out of it during the 2nd world war, sounds like a challenge. ENJOY !!! RED
They still do.
I've seen many concrete sailboats being built at the Marina.
08-19-2005, 09:11 PM
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RE: solid oak wing
I made a brick fly. Got a Lawn DArt. forgot who made it. one of those thick wing deals with a carbonfiber rod for a fuse. Put an aluminum rod though a standard red brick mounted it just behind the cg of the wing. mounted an o.s. 1.20 carbon fibered and fiberglased the pucky out of iton it and it flew alright. flew like a brick but it flew
