Which Thickness of Coroplast ????
05-23-2005, 03:32 PM
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Which Thickness of Coroplast ????
I am building an EPP mothership and putting a Zenoah G-26 on it. I am going to use Corroplast for the engine mount and need to know what thickness of coroplast it would take to be strong enough to mount a G-26 to. With this much power weight is NOT a concern, but streingth is !
What thickness of coroplast does US aircore use for a 40 sized plane fuselage ?
What thickness of coroplast does US aircore use for a 40 sized plane fuselage ?
05-23-2005, 03:51 PM
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RE: Which Thickness of Coroplast ????
I don't think it is wise to use just coroplast for your engine mount. I don't think you will ever get the strength or rigidity from coroplast that you will need for the engine mount. You should use something like the plastic cutting boards, or wood, or even some steel, but I don't think the coroplast would be a good idea.
05-23-2005, 04:48 PM
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RE: Which Thickness of Coroplast ????
Coro is not for engine mounts. 2mm coro for most wings, 4mm for most fuse's. HDPE for most engine mounts. Nothing is set in stone, but if you use coro to mount an engine, someone will end up in the ER.
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RE: Which Thickness of Coroplast ????
I feel you can use coro if you cover the parts where the engine touches the mount with CA covered balsa. This way it won't melt the coro when hot and you will save on weight. Of course you know the CA is for fire proofing the mount and fire wall. GL 
I'm now a believer in coro fuse - very strong and lite. I had used gutter pipe in all my other spads!
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RE: Which Thickness of Coroplast ????
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I feel you can use coro if you cover the parts where the engine touches the mount with CA covered balsa. This way it won't melt the coro when hot and you will save on weight. Of course you know the CA is for fire proofing the mount and fire wall. GL
I feel you can use coro if you cover the parts where the engine touches the mount with CA covered balsa. This way it won't melt the coro when hot and you will save on weight. Of course you know the CA is for fire proofing the mount and fire wall. GL
05-23-2005, 10:31 PM
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RE: Which Thickness of Coroplast ????
I agree , I wouldn't use anything but a regular die cast metal or what I think is carbon fiber plastic engine mount. But I must guess he must have seen a coroplast mount before which leads me to believe this why he is asking about the thickness of the US aircore fuse.
