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Introduced to this site by a friend whom is constructing their own timber plane on which I assist from time to time. It's been great learning the process.. much like a scaled up balsa model I made as a kid. I'm guessing styrofoam isn't strong/light enough for 1:1 scale..

 

 

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Not as a basic structural component I wouldn't think but it can reinforce sheet metal and ply. Hard to glue, isn't it? Nev

 

 

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Introduced to this site by a friend whom is constructing their own timber plane on which I assist from time to time. It's been great learning the process.. much like a scaled up balsa model I made as a kid. I'm guessing styrofoam isn't strong/light enough for 1:1 scale..

It's ok if you stick it to a thick enough layup of fibreglass. most composite aircraft have foam sandwich construction - but I guess it's usually not polystyrene foam but the principle is the same.

 

 

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