by David Lewis » Fri Nov 28, 2014 8:49 pm
Often it's assumed that a plane built from contest balsa will be more fragile than one made from denser wood. That is only true when all other things are equal. If you increase wood sizes enough to compensate, the model will still be lighter, stronger, stiffer and more warp resistant. Since a lighter model absorbs less energy in a crash, it will also be more crash resistant. Many designs have parts of the structure that are unnecessarily strong, so in some situations just switching to contest balsa by itself puts you ahead of the game.
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David Lewis on Sat Mar 14, 2015 9:11 pm, edited 1 time in total.