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I have collected all the materials I required for the next blade making attempt, hoping for it to be the final one that nails it. Just...

Exactly, And it is a little bulky too.

I didn't want to distract the thread but here is the link. https://www.flynow-aviation.com/

This guy uses the front door to abandon ship in case of an emergency. Expensive stuff, nothing like pocket money.

I have spent a long time trying to make ribs and put spars and skin on them but ironically my new method employs no ribs at all. Making...

I will still go with fiberglass composite but employ a different way of construction. There will probably be some need to protect the...

Machine leading edge from billet aluminium ? 😉 That's the way I'd go but that's mainly because I have no clue how to build in any other...

I am thinking of a whole new way of making the blades; a method which is more robust in every way and easier to implement too. I will...

I saw this coming, it would be easier to either make a mold, carve solid wood blades, or vacuum bag over foam cores, you need to...

I have spent weeks ordering products to use in making the ribs and waiting on delivery of them. Turned out that most of the materials I...

The latest video for anyone who hasn't seen it yet. I did about 4 days of testing, the weather was near perfect but it was only the last...

The second specimen from the first attempt. The resin got thicker and and an unplanned natural pattern came about. Imprecise and not...

Tip: After mixing the resin, pour it into a paper plate to keep it shallow with as much surface area as possible. This will delay the...

I have already discovered two ways of how not to make a wing rib. Main issues were; I started using the resin too early while it was...

After 40 minutes of wrestling in the mudpit I set the fiberglass resin composite blade rib specimen aside to cure. I spent several days...