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Old 08-29-2013, 04:07 PM
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Originally Posted by mojo1986
I use CA (so, no warpage), and my paper is just Christmas wrap (CHEAP, and available in many colors). Added advantage: the glider is REALLY strong.

Joe
Thank You! Yes, that's essentially Burt Rutan's lightweight but very strong homebuilt airplane and sailplane (VariViggen, VariEze, Quickie, Solitaire, etc.) fiberglass/epoxy-over-foam structural method, just using paper instead of glass cloth, balsa instead of foam, and CA instead of epoxy.
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