CODE FOILS | PLUS MASTS

Code Foils are proud to add to the collection a premium higher grade mast that offers the ultimate in stiffness.

Using the same profile as our original mast the new Plus Masts are made from a higher grade High Modulus carbon that results in 41% increase in torsional stiffness and a 59% increase in flexural stiffness compared to our original high modulus standard masts.

@jamescasey7393 talks you through the benefits of the new product

Available in 75cm / 80cm / 85cm

[marksedgwick]

Would be nice to know the cost and weight difference?

[fluiditynz]

Is it really necessary? I'm 115kg and I switched from my 19mm Axis 820mm aluminium mast to my own DIY carbon mast, medium low modulus, resin infused frum a 3-d printed core, 850mm long, tapering 17mm to 14mm and I love it. I don't think torsion needs high modulus, I did half and half 300gsm double bias Adhesive Technologies carbon with med/low modulus carbon uni 200gsm chinese carbon and a skin of 200gsm twill and I love it. The only significant torsional forces are in an impact and for the lengthways uni, it is for wingtip breaching that the carbon is really nice. On my Axis aluminium mast, a breach felt wrong, I'm too heavy and the stresses on mast, doodad, fuselage and baseplate create non returning amounts of deflection at their extremes. My carbon mast? Just springy, it feels great. I have considered the layup and I think that slightly angled unidirectional interleaving would be better than double bias. It seems like there is a competition, I think Armstrong even use army surplus utra high modulus carbon, or the high aviation grade in their premium offerings. But unless it's in wings, or you are thinning under 12mm near the bottom, is it really necessary on a mast which mostly has ballanced loadings? I make my own latest foil designs not too dissimilar to yours, also a bit like F-one SK8, similar plan view and my foils are dangerously thin at the ends with a thinning algorithm that takes acount of structural requirements, I do feel springiness in my 7.8 AR 1M span latest wing on med/low modulus carbon layup. There, I'd love to have a bit higher modulus. Anyway, respect to your foils, your designs are among the top foils that I rate design-wise to compare against my own, despite that I'm profoundly happy with my own recent designs 😉