Need help, Titanium / Carbon Fiber / Aluminum

[EricH]

Originally Posted by Jon Jack

In conclusion I think that Dragon Ninja is correct about carbon fiber... Don't use it unless you have the ability to make multiple sets. There is definitely a weight benefit to using it (we weight 107 and 112lbs at the San Diego Regional and LA Regional Respectively, not that all of that was a result of carbon fiber), but do be prepared to replace those parts at some point during the season.

I'm going to reiterate that. My Aero Design team always has two fuselages per plane minimum, both of carbon fiber. The reason for this can be summed up by: Crashes happen. (We tore a carbon fiber fuselage today in a crash landing when the internals broke loose. It wasn't bad, but it did hurt us.)

If you break carbon fiber, you can't fix it easily. Broken metal, on the other hand, needs only a weld or some extra bolts.