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Old 11-19-2014, 04:57 PM
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As for CA getting brittle over time - I'm not so sure about that. I have some model airplanes built with CA that are just fine and are over 30 years old. That said, CA joints are not flexible - they are brittle - from the get-go - especially if you're depending on CA to fill any gaps.




Interesting...I have always thought that model airplane structures are somewhat flexible to withstand the stresses. So the wood flexes enough that the joints do not?

On a tangent, are there any books or good magazine articles about converting stick-built airplane kits to electric R/C?


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Old 11-19-2014, 06:51 PM
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The wood and fibreglass structures of the R/C airplane wings/fuse flex enough to where glue joints do not need to.
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Interesting...I have always thought that model airplane structures are somewhat flexible to withstand the stresses. So the wood flexes enough that the joints do not?

On a tangent, are there any books or good magazine articles about converting stick-built airplane kits to electric R/C?


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Try R/C Groups.com. Loaded with info like your asking.

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/index.php
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