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Building an inflatable wing: I need ideas where to source materials

I am trying to find mylar and a couple different types of two part foam. The plan is to make a spar out of a cylinder of mylar and foam to put braces on. Any suggestions would be very nice.

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Re: Building an inflatable wing: I need ideas where to source materials

Mylar is not too hard to find. You might be able to use those aluminized emergency blankets (although I can't remember if they're made of mylar or polyester). [en.wikipedia.org] These are very cheap...

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I know mylar gets used in gardening applications, to reflect the light at the walls of greenhouses, especially if artificial light gets used. The only places i know of that sell the stuff comes back...

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That would be industrial hemp, right? ;)

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The best place to get mylar is walmart or a camping store in the form of space blankets. Also would love to hear more about his inflatable wing.

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We got something called durarlar.... Not mylar but my professor swears that it is. We currently have a couple successful tests. I may be able to post some videos of it. I just need to edit them some.

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Ryan, Google is your friend; learn to use it! your Dura-Lar is apparently a polyester, as is Mylar, if memory serves. I suspect your professor is correct; Mylar is a trade name, and I suspect that...

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Depending on what part of the world your in, you can source it from several places. My current favorite is usplastics.com [www.usplastic.com]

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Hello every body , my name is dennis i'm a student come from indonesian can you help me, please? how to get inflatable wing manufacure because there's no in my country. I'm difficult to get the source...

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