The workshops listed here are designed for practical application for those
individuals who want to design and build composite aircraft
NOW AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE:
Composite
Design Manual
by Jim Marske
If you cannot attend one of our composite workshops, you can now obtain a copy
of the official "Composite Design Manual" referenced extensively throughout the workshop. This composite
manual is more than 80 pages and covers over 50 years of personal experience working with composites including
many shortcuts, practical techniques and procedures not found in any other book currently on the market.
COMPOSITE BASICS AND STRUCTURAL DESIGN SEMINAR AND WORKSHOP WITH JIM MARSKE:
Dates: To be announced
Duration: 2 Days Total (Friday
+ Saturday)
Reservations: Contact
us to reserve your seat (Limit 10)
Cost: $300 (Pre-registration
$150)
* Pre-registration may now be sent via PayPal to:
jim@marskeaircraft.com
* Check or money order payable to: Marske Aircraft Corporation, 975 Loire Valley Dr. Marion, OH 43302)
DAY ONE
FRIDAY MORNING: COMPOSITES
9:00am - Registration and getting to know one another
9:30am - Composite Materials and Layup Procedures
10:30am - Plug and Mold Design Concepts
12:00pm - Lunch
FRIDAY AFTERNOON: COMPOSITES - Hands On
1:00pm - Hot Wire a Plug and Mold Making
3:00pm - Perform Composit Layups
5:00pm - Adjourn
DAY TWO
SATURDAY MORNING: STRUCTURAL DESIGN
9:00am - Composite Laminate Strength
10:00am - Wing Design
11:00am - Wing Stress Calculations
12:00pm - Lunch
SATURDAY AFTERNOON:
1:00pm - Carbon Rod Spar Design
2:00pm - Spar Attachment Concepts
3:00pm - Your Project / Q&A Period
5:00pm - Pull your parts from the molds
5:30pm - Adjourn
The workshop and seminar sessions are held in the Marske home at 975 Loire Valley
Dr., Marion, Ohio. The basement is divided into two large rooms; a finished room is used as a classroom and an
adjoining workshop is used for composite projects. Lunch is provided for you each day and is served in the family
dining room. We look forward to seeing you!