Hello all!
I'm a bit new to the LE bunch!
Anyways, I have mostly restored a Maxair Hummer and now took on a Mitchell wing.
But I dunno, the whole energy of 'You ain't gunna tell me no!' of the LE is important to me.
To the business:
Has anyone tried to 3d print wing ribs?
If so what material?
If not, why?
As I ponder this, I also have to ask if anyone has measured the temps inside the wing cavities on extremely warm days. (PETg Plastic is moody(soft) up above about 190f)
And then I ponder if anyone has done specific structural testing on wood ribs to see what their fracture points are when tension is applied to various parts.
I don't have plans yet, so don't know the actual chord of the thing, but I do have a 40"x40"x40" 3d printer I call meterbot that we could leverage