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[Diegoboy]

Diego - I am assuming that they are metal to start with. I don't think that wood, even hard wood, would have enough strength to hold up at the joints.

BTW ... how much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

Here's 2 pics of how each joint is done. This joint was the weakest, so I seperated it a bit for the pics.

[Diegoboy]

I thought about this recently...
Could one take a wooden heli main rotor blade, flatten one side with a big sander, and assemble them to looke like what I need??

[westbeach]

Danny, have you though about duplicating it in brass and brazing it together ?

[Diegoboy]

I did, but i think it'll be too heavy for it.

[hydromaddicted]

What about carbon fiber?Could'nt you make one out of carbon fiber sheeting and rods?

[ncornacchi]

What about carbon fiber?Could'nt you make one out of carbon fiber sheeting and rods?

I think your on to something..What if the rods were light aluminum (coathanger) and you made up a nice wire frame .....add tiny gusset plates at weak impact joints and then carbon fiber?

[bustitup]

here you go Diego

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VePsTJzgc_g

[egneg]

Just saw this ...

http://www.rcuniverse.com/market/item.cfm?itemId=600971

[westbeach]

Danny,

Foam core with either carbon or fiber glass might be an option?? The only thing is I would strongly suggest vacumm bagging and heat cure for strength.

[Diegoboy]

Can anyone help me before I give up?

[shockerman80]

how big are they? length width height

[Diegoboy]

The front wing is made up of 4 sections of 3-5/8" long pieces. Each wing piece is 2" front to back.

The rear wing is made up of 3 sections, the two outer sections are 4-7/8" long each and the center section is 3-7/8" long. All are 2" front to back

The thickest part of the airfoil shape is 1/4".

Anyone willing to help, I'd be more than happy to ship the wings to you and pay for your time/material/shipping back to me

[tiqueman]

Diego, what about making a mold of them and casting them in re-enforced resin?

[Diegoboy]

They're warped. that would just copy the defects

[tiqueman]

They're warped. that would just copy the defects

bummer.