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| Originally Posted by mat2hew i'm pretty sure it just breaks, the same as fiberglass, formula 1 use a soft carbon fiber and Kevlar reinforced rubbery material which bends and flexes |
Your probably right there Matt,
I suspect Autoclaved Prepreg CF will take more abuse than wet lay-up fiberglass , but a hard enough smack at the right angle will no doubt crack it open. Adding Kevlar probably moves this point up the curve a bit.
I think its under the FIM rules that if you run a CF tank you need a FIM approved internal fuel cell that costs more than the tank.