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Foam Wing Cutting
phil c:
The Core House can supply numerous foam wings for sport, stunt, combat, racing, and yes, RC. We have been cutting wings with CNC accuracy for more than 35 years. Sizes range from 5 in chord and 25 in span to 30 inch chord and 120 in span. Using the TrueBeam(tm) construction we can cut wings that are similar in weight and strength to the best built-up wings with a fraction of the assembly time.
If you are willing to use a current stock wing(on the web site) costs are almost dirt cheap. As little as $3.50 or so for a set of foam cores for a half A size stunter or combat plane.
Custom cutting is available to anyone. The more work you do, and the less I have to do, the lower the cost. Typical setup cost for a custom, tapered wing runs $15 per template(Root & TIP required), working from parts or drawings. Setup, drafting, layout, and CAD services are $40/hr. If you can supply a compatible CAD file(DXF, DWG, CDR) it will be much less. Contact me for details on setting up your drawing to get parts within .015in. on the first try.
DON BERRY:
What sizes do you have in straight chord wings, at least 24" long? ???
phil c:
Just saw this Don.
I could cut straight cord panels from about 5 in. to 16 in. in almost any thiickness you want. Most of the airfoils are in the 15-18% range. Scaling a particular airfoil for chord and thickness is $15 for a one time setup fee. Panels are usually 24 in(stock foam length) 30 in.(the max for the small cutter) and 60in for the big cutter.
Rich Perry:
Phil, On a custom, typical combat wing. 480 sq. in. for example, how much does adding spar slots to the core effect price? Typical stuff. 1/8" x 3/8 root, vertical, tapering down to 1/8" x 1/8" at tip. I have a local cutter, and the spar slots doubled the cost of the cores.
Tim Wescott:
Look at Phil's web page -- he's got wings that size, complete with spar slots. I'm building stunt trainers with them.
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