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AeroSun VXi Wingtips

bob865

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Someone posted the VXi wingtips recently and I think they look nice. My wings just recently shipped and the standard wingtips are on backorder. I was contemplating asking vans to cancel the standard wingtips and let me buy the VXi's instead. That's all backstory, but my question relates to material. Vans is offering the wingtips in carbon fiber and fiberglass. Why would you choose one material over the other? Seems to me the carbon fiber should be lighter and stronger, so why would someone choose the fiberglass instead?

https://store.vansaircraft.com/ln-aerosun-wingtips-7-8-cf.html
https://store.vansaircraft.com/ln-aerosun-wingtips-7-8.html
 
I chose carbon fiber 'just because'. I figured lighter/stiffer (maybe). The standard fiberglass has a lot of flex to it. I do not have a wingtip mounted antenna or magnetometer.
 
I have the carbon fiber wingtips on order. Checked with AeroLED's first and they indicate there is no issue with the magnetometer. Did not ask about an Archer antenna.
 
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