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Re: Europa-List: Wing Walk Tape

Subject: Re: Europa-List: Wing Walk Tape
From: Graham Singleton <grahamsingleton@btinternet.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2009 18:55:11

ALAN YERLY wrote:
>   If you add carbon fiber rather than E glass, it will make it even 
> more stiffer as the carbon will make the layer nearly rigid..
>  
> I do not know without building a panel if the carbon is more effective. 
>  
> Bud.
Bud
trouble is the carbon will take all of the load because of it's very 
high modulus, that will tend to create a sharp discontinuity in strength 
at the edge of the carbon.
Graham



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