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Old 12th Jul 2005, 19:56
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I'm not familiar with the Gabri G2 project, Delta 3. Any useful design pointers? I gather that composites absorb a lot of energy while fracturinging, so allow very good crash absorbing structures. This is in addition to the good strength/stiffness per unit mass.

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