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Composite wing spar design
The overall structure will be built with carbon fiber and a combination of composite materials that suite the different areas of the aircraft. The airplane has a gross weight of 3200lbs. and should meet the requirements of FAR 23- Samp51
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- Forum: Aircraft engineering
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Composite wing spar design
Berkshire, You are the only one who answered with sensible questions. The original design is made from spruce, birch and mahogany. It is a box spar. The spar is designed with an upper and lower superior and inferior spar with diphrams in between the upper and lower superior and inferior spars...- Samp51
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- Forum: Aircraft engineering
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Composite wing spar design
I am building a 3/4 P-51 mustang and the original design was of wood. I am bulding it out of composite materials and want to replace the wooden spar with a composte one, made out of carbon fiber and either a honeycomb core or foam core. I need help with the structural sizing of the spar. If...- Samp51
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