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bloody hell - carbon fibre ....
02GF74 - 14/3/08 at 01:09 PM

.... is light.

just received my alloy Titec Duke Prolite post and compared to Easton EC70 carbon fibre one, the latter being over 50 g lighter yet the saddle clamp looks heavier. Well impressive stuff.

(replaced for a post with less offset).

Mr Whippy - 14/3/08 at 01:11 PM

I use carbon in my r/c heli, well aware at how light it can be and strong, tried snapping an old main blade, frightning how much force it took

vinny1275 - 14/3/08 at 01:13 PM

Yup.

I had a tour round the Honda F1 factory, and picked up a carbon gearbox housing. Unbelievably light, and amazingly strong. The stuff they use for the weight ballast is amazingly dense though - they can get as much weight as possible as low down as they can.....

None of it is locost tho!

DarrenW - 14/3/08 at 02:08 PM

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Originally posted by vinny1275
Yup.

I had a tour round the Honda F1 factory, and picked up a carbon gearbox housing. Unbelievably light, and amazingly strong. The stuff they use for the weight ballast is amazingly dense though - they can get as much weight as possible as low down as they can.....

None of it is locost tho!




Ive been to Benetton factory and was amazed how light a wishbone and steering wheel was.

Dantheman - 14/3/08 at 02:15 PM

I work in the aerospace industry as a composites operator. Its amazing how much carbon is used, even for tiny parts. The effort thats put into manufacturing such small parts just for the benefit of saving a few grams is impressive to say the least.

twybrow - 14/3/08 at 04:19 PM

Dan who do you work for?

Dantheman - 14/3/08 at 05:37 PM

Aircelle. Why do you ask?

Delinquent - 14/3/08 at 05:43 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
I use carbon in my r/c heli, well aware at how light it can be and strong, tried snapping an old main blade, frightning how much force it took


and yet can disintegrate with alarming speed when coming into contact with concrete at high velocity and ~2500rpm

Sorry for the O/T but what's the heli?

Mr Whippy - 14/3/08 at 05:43 PM

I got shown round the Jet stream factory, fab. Like said they go to amazing lengths to remove every last gram of excess, then some fat American staggers aboard...

twybrow - 14/3/08 at 09:51 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Dantheman
Aircelle. Why do you ask?


Just curious. I make carbon aircraft propellers (Dowty). What do you chaps make?

Dantheman - 14/3/08 at 10:50 PM

Thrust reversers for Rolls-Royce.