Eagler's Nest
Airframes => Single Seaters => Topic started by: mike ketteman on January 25, 2015, 11:18:27 AM
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getting ready to order covering matl for LE,How much finishing tape is used,and size?
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getting ready to order covering matl for LE,How much finishing tape is used,and size?
Milholland coatings sequence on UL light weight fabric:
> a) 1 layer of Polybrush (brushed on north and south)
> b) 1 layer of Polybrush sprayed on (east and west)
> c) 1 layer of Polyspray sprayed (north and south)
> d) 1 layer of Polyspray sprayed (east and west)
> e) No tapes and no rib stitching... Patches around openings... Iron calibrated to 250F...
Finished wing cover will sag between ribs if pulled during application from leading or trailing edge...
To see a 16 msg discussion on this topic goto the Yahoo Group and bring up msg # 27910
This is how a novice did a LE and how it weighed:
http://www.angoraaffaire.com/leu/id40.htm
http://www.angoraaffaire.com/leu/whatdoesitweigh_.htm
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thank you Steve,hope to be in the air by early summer.
Mike