Floridagator
Member
Hi everyone:
I was reading a spec sheet the other day on the Extra 330SC, and happened to notice that it has carbon fiber pushrods. Neat.
Then I happened to stumble on an interesting website that sells all shapes and sizes of carbon fiber:
www.dragonplate.com
They have carbon fiber tubes up to 3/4" OD and 48" lengths.
I'll admit, I'm not a builder (just a builder wannabe) so I don't know what the standard pushrods look like. What's a typical diameter and length for something like an RV7 or RV8?
Has anyone tried to implement the carbon fiber pushrod idea before? Is the weight savings significant enough to even bother?
I was reading a spec sheet the other day on the Extra 330SC, and happened to notice that it has carbon fiber pushrods. Neat.
Then I happened to stumble on an interesting website that sells all shapes and sizes of carbon fiber:
www.dragonplate.com
They have carbon fiber tubes up to 3/4" OD and 48" lengths.
I'll admit, I'm not a builder (just a builder wannabe) so I don't know what the standard pushrods look like. What's a typical diameter and length for something like an RV7 or RV8?
Has anyone tried to implement the carbon fiber pushrod idea before? Is the weight savings significant enough to even bother?