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
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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
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