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Re: Material search
The idea is to coat an R/C aircraft's landing gear with this material.
My Aero team uses a material now (sorry, I don't know what it's called) that has a tendency to tear off the wheels under high-stress situations like landing with 32 lbs aboard an 8 lb plane. It sticks together in a tire shape, but leaves the wheel. After two near-DQs today, we're looking for something better.
We know about carbon fiber. The problem is, we'd need a LOT of spares--crash landings can take their toll.
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2003-2007: FRC0330 BeachBots
2008: FRC1135 Shmoebotics
2012: FRC4046 Schroedinger's Dragons
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