On the forum someone said something about 1.2mm. So that would be just a bit bigger than the carbon I used here. Total weight of the carbon for one BBHPP is 150gram... You have seen it up close, so what do you think? I can also show you bigger diameters, but they break allmost the same. Carbon snaps suddenly, but with 3mm I would not be able to break it in one hand I think.
I'm interested in Aramide rods, but haven't found them. those fibers won't break.
Are the Nylon rods you have the same as the ones that are in the "Gibus Arc" and the "Gin Rigifoils"?
Can't you make some more "spy video's"? haha, I'm very interested in every new technic development. It would also be great ifyou could make some more pictures of the inside of your U4 (but I don't know if you may do that).
Maybe I'm also going to test some carbon rods in my next model parapente and later in a real one :).
the fibres break. with the carbon it's obvious because it snaps. the glass fibre tends more to splintering. But it also depends on what type of carbon you use... I have some high modulus carbon fibres here that also break extremely fast without any resin, but laminated they are extreme stiff.
On the other hand you have carbon fibre that is more flexible like glass.
great job thanks for such a fast reply.
but i think the bhpp rods are bigger ?
maybe 2 or 3 mm diam
philippeindiano 2 years ago
@philippeindiano
On the forum someone said something about 1.2mm. So that would be just a bit bigger than the carbon I used here. Total weight of the carbon for one BBHPP is 150gram... You have seen it up close, so what do you think? I can also show you bigger diameters, but they break allmost the same. Carbon snaps suddenly, but with 3mm I would not be able to break it in one hand I think.
I'm interested in Aramide rods, but haven't found them. those fibers won't break.
sietsevd in reply to philippeindiano (Show the comment) 2 years ago
Are the Nylon rods you have the same as the ones that are in the "Gibus Arc" and the "Gin Rigifoils"?
Can't you make some more "spy video's"? haha, I'm very interested in every new technic development. It would also be great ifyou could make some more pictures of the inside of your U4 (but I don't know if you may do that).
Maybe I'm also going to test some carbon rods in my next model parapente and later in a real one :).
sietsevd in reply to sietsevd (Show the comment) 2 years ago
Is it the fibres that break though or whatever resin they coat them with?
I would have thought the key would be in getting a more flexible resin.
If that's how it works anyway. Not sure.
tommytipitcup in reply to sietsevd (Show the comment) 2 years ago
the fibres break. with the carbon it's obvious because it snaps. the glass fibre tends more to splintering. But it also depends on what type of carbon you use... I have some high modulus carbon fibres here that also break extremely fast without any resin, but laminated they are extreme stiff.
On the other hand you have carbon fibre that is more flexible like glass.
sietsevd in reply to tommytipitcup (Show the comment) 2 years ago