wrote:
To All:

The low cost and wide availability of wood in America makes it a good
choice for the budget-minded builder of simple flying machines. The
only problem is that when picking the stacks at the local lumber yard
you need to know a fair amount about wood in order to select the most
suitable pieces. Part of that chore involves visiting the local yards
- - or box stores - - fairly often in order to see the new pallets as
they're put out for sale.


wood fuselage ultralight?
pass... thank you anyway.

I'm very familiar with the Lohle.

Any kind of mis-hap is bound to find splinters in -um- tender anatomy.
Sorry guys, I just have a different bias.

All-you-men-eee-umm!

In nature it's a white power, but it cooks down real nice.

Fabulous stuff, guys! Manly stuff!

And it's shiny, too.

Far superior to wood in most every way. (well, except buoyancy)

Heck of a lot cheaper, too. (: just mho. ymmv. :^)



Richard

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