---------------------------------------------------------- Homebuilt-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Thu 10/12/06: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 03:57 AM - Re: Pros and cons of tube/fabric aircraft over all aluminum (john koning) 2. 09:02 AM - tube/fabric aircraft over all aluminum (Sid Hausding) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 03:57:01 AM PST US From: john koning Subject: Re: Homebuilt-List: Pros and cons of tube/fabric aircraft over all aluminum Wittman Tailwind W-10.Many examples with 0-360 well over 200 mph max.speed.This is a tube and fabric airframe with plywood covered wings.Plans available from ACS.0-200 power 160 mph max speed range. John. jam-n wrote: --> Homebuilt-List message posted by: jam-n have you seen any tube and fabric aircraft traveling over 200 mph, for example... :) On 10/11/2006, "Chris In Madison" wrote: >--> Homebuilt-List message posted by: "Chris In Madison" > >Hello all, > >I've been doing a lot of research on the various kits available and have found several that meet my needs for a four-seat, high-wing aircraft in the 2500 lbs. gross range. One is tube/fabric and the others are all-aluminum craft. I'm purposely leaving out any manufacturer names for this discussion. > >At first, the aluminum aircraft were all that I'd seen and I had presumed that this was the way I would go. But now that I've seen tube/fabric, I'm wondering why either of these competing design philosophies would be any more/less beneficial than the other. Web searches on the subject reveal little useful information, although I might not be searching with the proper terminology. > >Would any of you care to share your opinions on aluminum vs. tube/fabric aircraft? I'm open to any and all thoughts on the subject. > >Thanks and best regards, >Chris > >-------- >Chris Owens >Waunakee, WI > > >Read this topic online here: > >http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=67176#67176 > > --------------------------------- Now you can have a huge leap forward in email: get the new Yahoo! Mail. ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 09:02:45 AM PST US From: Sid Hausding Subject: Homebuilt-List: tube/fabric aircraft over all aluminum And that is the whole point condensed to that message.........he should con sider several designs, find a couple that he likes the best, then consider those in a medium, or construction technique, that he is comfortable or exp erienced in............unless, he wants to learn a whole new method. That is what homebuilding is all about, learning. Its all fun, most find the bu ilding just as much fun as the actual flying.=0AAll good points.........=0A =0ASid=0A--------------------------=0A=0AIt's going back a few years, but t he original Hawker Hurricane was a 300mph tube and fabric airplane :)=0A=0A If there is a must-read for the first time buider, Ron Wantajja's book is a strong candidate. The only problem might be that by the time you're done reading it, you may not only be considering pro/con tube and fabric vs alum inum, but composite and even wood too.=0A=0A=0A=0A=0ARead this topic online here:=0A=0Ahttp://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=67270#67270=0A=0A =0A=0A