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Title: Forming balsa around forms since day one.
Post by: Ty Marcucci on November 09, 2015, 08:54:22 AM

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Title: Re: Forming balsa around forms since day one.
Post by: Motorman on November 09, 2015, 11:38:00 AM

They should have called it the American Model League of American Modelers in a League.


MM

Title: Re: Forming balsa around forms since day one.
Post by: Brett Buck on November 09, 2015, 12:13:04 PM

Quote from: Ty Marcucci on November 09, 2015, 08:54:22 AM

Nothing new under the sun of balsa models. From the April 1928, yes 1928 issue of "The American Boy".

   I don't expect anyone claimed it to be a new idea. The value of it for ensuring the correct LE shape in a stunt plane (as opposed to weight saving) was first realized by Ted Fancher on the second Trivial Pursuit.

    Brett

Title: Re: Forming balsa around forms since day one.
Post by: Wynn Robins on November 09, 2015, 08:12:42 PM

happens a lot - a certain build of "scale" stunt planes claims inventing techniques that were used in The UK well prior 

Title: Re: Forming balsa around forms since day one.
Post by: Brett Buck on November 09, 2015, 11:34:43 PM

Quote from: Ty Marcucci on November 09, 2015, 07:16:08 PM

Ah, but Brett, a very famous top flyer once stated he had invented it. But he was wrong and I will not name names, but he is no longer active, but I know what I read.  He also made another claim but I found an example of "his" invention from a 1950's note book. Some guys just don't know the history of model aviation.   I find it fascinating.  H^^

   You can invent something independently, of course.

     Brett

Title: Re: Forming balsa around forms since day one.
Post by: john e. holliday on November 10, 2015, 02:39:17 PM

Don't we really rediscover things.