Substituting wood with carbon fiber

[Guest disperse]

Take a wood kit like the Falco and use carbon fiber for the frameing .....Can it be done.

 

Just wondering

 

 

 

[Bruce Robbins]

Yep,

 

It's caled a Furio.

 

http://www.falcomposite.com/

 

Seriously though Disperse, it's not as simple as just substituting carbon fibre rovings and or cloth for timber. The two materials have completely different characterisics.

 

 

[Guest disperse]

Hey !! How ya been Bruce ?

 

 

[TechMan]

The Alpi Pioneer has a wood frame fuselage with a carbon covering....