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| Subject: | Re: Bicycle Tubing as a Source for Aircraft? |
Not necessarily chrome moly but mild steel has been used for aircraft
structure before. One issue with bicycle tubing is that it is often
much thicker than aircraft tubing, thus a weight problem. There are
often few straight sections of tubing in a bicycle. No length is long
enough to be useful for framing an aircraft.
Best thing is to check the price of tubing suitable for aircraft.
On 6/23/2018 2:10 PM, BruceClemens wrote:
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> Isn't bicycle tubing some sort of chrome moly? Would there be uses for bicycle
tubing in homebuilt aircraft? Perhaps not in critical areas but other less-
critical applications?
> Cheap and readily available.
> I did a search on this board for uses of bicycle tubing but nothing came up.
> Would appreciate your opinions and answers!
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> Read this topic online here:
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> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=481149#481149
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