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Re: Carbon Fox.........
I would be - when I can ever get to building one! Would be interested in seeing weight comparisons between the carbon and factory parts. Would also be interested in carbon seat pans, strut fairings, cowlings and wheel pants.
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Re: Carbon Fox.........
Seriously though ... Two cans of beer and a burger or two and your weight
gain will easily surpass that what you save with carbon fiber in your fox. This
is just a way to burn more money
It does look cool though ...
Regards,
Jeff
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Re: Carbon Fox.........
Haha, more or less I guess. My airplane flies the same pretty much whatever I
toss into it if I'm flying solo. The only time I notice much difference is after I
burn about 3/4 of my fuel and it's getting light. Or if I add a passenger. In my
opinion weight change of less than 50 pounds is not noticeable ... So to me
carbon fiber is just a hole in the wallet. I will admit that my floor panels, and
kick panels are all made out of .032 6061 Aluminum with carpet glued on. Not
to save weight, but simply because I like metal better than wood.
Ten years ago when I was just finishing building it, I might have used CF, but
no way I would do it now. A lot of the coolness factor I got when building
with stuff like CF went away after I started flying it.
Regards,
Jeff Hays
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