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On the?F1 racers that have been retrofitted with carbon wings and tail some have had the steel tube fuselage completely covered with carbon shells.? The record setting Biplane racer has a steel tube forward fuselage. Aft of pilot seat is all carbon with empennage permanently attached. Carbon portion bolts to steel tubing portion. I think Nemesis was also built that way but no steel tubing,all carbon fiber. The early F1 that Art School rebuilt had all steel tube fuselage covered with fiberglass.?
On Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at 09:13:23 AM MST, Gerry van Dyk <gerry.vandyk@...> wrote:
It's an interesting prospect Mike.? The one nagging feeling I have is that large flat panels are not where composites shine.? They're certainly much better suited to round sexy shapes, as have been used on many 'fast-glass' airplanes.? I suspect you'd need plenty of ribs and longerons molded on the interior surface, though now that I'm thinking of it, foam sandwich panels could be workable as well.? Just to toss a random thought out there, how about a relatively open composite framework, with shapes well suited to composites, and then do a final covering in fabric to close it all in. It'll be interesting to see where the engineering takes you.? ;^) Gerry On 10/09/24 09:41 AM, "Don Norris via groups.io" <danorrisfly@...> wrote:
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