Episode 93 - RC Composite - Strong, Light weight

Today Matt and I get to sit down again with our friend Red Jensen. special guest Robert “Red” Jensen who is a Class I & II SUAS Chief Pilot, Master UAS Technician, and the Model Lab Operations Engineer at Dale Reed Subscale Flight Research lab at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center Edwards AFB. Designer and Builder of the IF-1 Reno Racer and who I consider an expert on building a planes from fiber glass, and other composites, both RC and full sized.

Links and Resources:

 @RedJensen 

NASA: https://www.nasa.gov/gallery/subscale-research-aircraft/

https://www.homebuiltairplanes.com/forums/threads/impulse-if-1.37989/

Recommended further watches on Composites

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2PX1p7nbw8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5nNadZKI6s

Big thanks to Brian Phillips for joining us -  @RaraSVT 

History - Windecker Eagle I:

https://youtu.be/IVkVQW8P09A?si=fCO8udVeQ99TnDSF

https://texasarchive.org/2012_00213

Podcast Links

https://discord.gg/dpjGee6dtP

www.Patreon.com/aviationrcnoob/

www.aviationrcnoob.com

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Timeline

00:00 Start

01:00 Prandtl-M

04:30 Guest Welcome & Composite introduction

16:10 X-59

25:58 Our Journey in Aviation

41:40 Community and Events

48:39 History Windecker Eagle I

1:08:00 Composites with Red Jensen

1:25:00 Fabrics

1:32:00 Weaves & Weights

1:38:00 Resins

1:43:05 Spar Talk

2:18:10 Layup Types (Wet)

2:26:45 Ratios: Fiber v Resin

2:29:00 PrePreg - How to

2:39:40 Vacuum Infusion Method

2:46:20 Listener Questions

2:51:40 Good Night Joe

2:57:21 Listener Qs Cont'd

3:08:45 Layup Preparation

3:13:05 Gelcoat

3:17:20 Waxing

3:25:00 How to Spray PVA

3:27:00 Spray Adhesive

3:38:00 Closing