Thread: Why are compact frames stiffer?
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Old 10-03-09 | 08:41 AM
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Originally Posted by 20grit
http://www.engineersedge.com/manufac..._materials.htm


aluminum doesn't bend well, when it does bend, it can break, suddenly and catastrophically. It's a step above carbon fiber on the list of things that scare the s#!% out of me.
Have you ever watched an aluminum wing on a large jet. If they don't flex it must be an optical illusion. Don't you think it is more about design than material?
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