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Old 04-24-2005, 01:52 PM
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Originally Posted by surdumil
I suggest cutting the hinge material from a Tyvek envelope. I've used Tyvek hinges on a Estes Sky Dart clone and on a Kopter Pterasaur clone.

The Pterasaur is an excellent test of the hinge's durability as its strong elastic, fast flight speed, and D-powered boost put a lot of stress and strain on the elevon hinges.

Tyvek appears to glue down very well with plain old yellow glue, too. I love the stuff!

Dwayne Surdu-Miller
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Tyvek does work well for hinges and structural reinforcement as well. I'm sure glad I work for the Post Office. There's about 80 Gyroc's worth of tyvek in one Priority Mail envelope.

Barring that, try some C/A hinges for R/C planes. I know they're designed to fit into a slot but you should be able to C/A them to the wing surface without incurring too much drag.

EJS
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