Really smart way of making a foam cored composite wings. I usually hotwire the airfoils and over laminate the wings and then use a 0.8mm thick mylar intensifier on both sides when bagging to get a smooth finish on the layup. Also works well, but the LEs and TEs always need some sanding after because of resin builds. I will give your "split" core idea a try to make a hydrofoil for a friend, thanks for the inspiration!
@Helicopterpilot16
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The practice of slicing the foam in half then joining the two halves is brilliant. I love composite manufacturing because it really brings out the creative side of people. Looks great!
@AJHewson1
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Thanks! 😁
@TilmanBaumann
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I fully agree. The variety of solutions is amazing. The super fancy high tech CNC based solutions only look cool at first glance.
@nehok
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Totally agree! I'd never thought of that. Then again I've never even bagged my own wing haha. Alex, do you know if there are any models on the market that are made this way? Very noob question but could you make a rohacel core this way? I imagine you could.
@AJHewson1
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@@nehok not this way. But most high performance thermal models run a machined Rohacel full core with a carboweave skin
@nehok
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@@AJHewson1 Ah yeah I always thought it must be so much more work having to machine the foam along with all the other stuff you have to do to make a wing. Do you think you could make a half decent pmi core dlg wing using this method? Or would it be a non starter?
@TilmanBaumann
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I'm surprised the glue sets under vacuum. I would have sprayed some water on the cores to be sure.
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