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Composite Orbiter R&D
by Ben Roberto

Ben did R&D on fabricating a compositeorbiter. Unfortunately it did not have the right combinations of lowmass and stiffness, for a full-program R/C FAI shuttle model wherethe empty mass of the orbiter is very critical.

Some of the techniques may hold promise for afuture model. Specifically thewings.

 


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