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The first table contains the theory for the first Stabilisers I have made. I've included both a symmetrical and semi' sections and show both although in theory there is only a slight difference.

Design Calculated Horizontal tail Core Weights!!
  Root Section Tip Section Span Root Chord Tip Chord Panel Area Panel Volume Foam Density Panel Weight Tail Total
mm mm mm  mm2 mm3 kg/m3 g g
My DLG HT22
(Floormate 200-x)		 HT22 HT22 170.00 80.00 60.00 11901.81 26118.40 32 0.84 1.67
My DLG HT12
(Floormate 200-x)		 HT12 HT12 170.00 80.00 60.00 11900.00 24925.38 32 0.80 1.60

Here is  a line up of the Stabs I have done so far.... (More close ups lower down this page..)

The next table is "work in progress", showing the data as I collect it. (11 Stabs so far (not counting a couple I did before recording weights), you'd think I'd get one right soon!)

Stabiliser Build Weights Table

Stab Number

 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Stage
Section HT12 HT12 HT12 HT12 HT22 HT22 HT12 HT12 HT12 HT12 HT12
Cores 4.0 4.0 3.8 4.1 n/m n/m n/m n/m n/m n/m n/m
Joined Cores 4.0 3.9 3.9 4.1 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.8
Trimmed and Sanded 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.2 uns 2.3 2.4 2.3 uns 2.4 2.6
LE Material 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 uns 0.1 0.15 n/m uns 0.15 0.15
Skin (with backing) 4.0 n/m n/m n/m uns 4.0 - 2.6 uns - n/m
Core with LE 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.8 uns 2.4 2.4 2.4 uns 2.5 2.6

After bagging
Raw from Bag 10.4 - 12.2 11.8 uns 9.1 7.6 - uns 8.2 8.5
Trimmed 9.0 - 10.5 10.3 uns uns 6.5 5.2 uns 7.2 7.4
With mounting hard points 9.4 - 10.7 - uns uns n/a Too soft uns n/a n/a

Stabiliser Lay-ups used:
Stab 1    was ........ Composite glass(0.75 Oz)/Kevlar(1.7Oz) LE Fabric.
Stab 2    was ........ Composite glass(0.75 Oz)/Kevlar(1.7 Oz) LE Fabric.
Stab 3    was ........ Composite glass(0.75 Oz)/Kevlar(1.7 Oz) LE Fabric.
Stab 4    was ........ Composite glass(0.75 Oz)/Kevlar(1.7 Oz) LE Fabric.
Stab 5    was destroyed in sanding.
Stab 6    was "baked" 1.7 Oz Kevlar 20/20 front, 45/45 rear. Glass(0.75 Oz) LE Fabric.
Stab 7    was 1Oz Kevlar 20/20 LE, 45/45 TE. With Glass(0.75 Oz) LE Fabric.  ***BEST YET***
Stab 8    was 45/45 glass (0.75 Oz) . Glass(0.75 Oz) LE Fabric. = Feels too soft/weak to use
Stab 9    was destroyed in sanding.
Stab 10  was 1Oz Kevlar 20/20 LE, 45/45 TE. With Glass(0.75 Oz) LE Fabric.
Stab 11  was 1Oz Kevlar 20/20 LE, 45/45 TE. With Glass(0.75 Oz) LE Fabric. 

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Here are some close up shots of various Stab groups....

 

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