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Re: "Carbon" Dragon? 10 Dec 2013 22:57 #556

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--- In This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., "Dewey" wrote:
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> Why all the experimentation with rib construction with cores? Jim Marske made the ribs for the Pioneer 3 from one laminate of7725 fabric with wood capstrips. This plane is a bit heavier than the Dragon and none has ever failed. The D-tube is also built without a core from three laminations of glass, again with no failures in a heavier, faster airplane. Why not use these proven techniques instead of getting wrapped up in one small aspect of design?

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