You aren't all wet...the skin to spar bond is essential. https://sites.google.com/site/mykr2stretch/ https://sites.google.com/site/mykr2stretch/parts-for-sale On Mar 4, 2014 12:53 PM, "joe.kr2s.builder at juno.com" < joe.kr2s.builder at juno.com> wrote:
> Hey Guys, I could be all wet here but I would think that there is a huge > why not. A major part of the wings ridgedness and overall strength is from > bonding the fiberglass cloth to the wing spars and forming a true composit > structure. I do not see how you would acheive this with a aluminum skin. I > do see the chance that it would work with plywood skin bonded to the ribs > and spars.Joe Horton, Coopersburg, PA > > Bob, > > Sure, why not?� Form your ribs, slide them onto the spars and rivet > the skins onto the ribs. > > Ron > > > > ________________________________ > From: Robert Boyd <iflyexp at gmail.com> > To: KRnet <krnet at list.krnet.org> > Sent: Tuesday, March 4, 2014 8:13 AM > Subject: Re: KR> WING SKIN > > > Bill I look forward to hearing replies. I am considering the weight > difference of possibly using aluminum for ribs and skins? Couldn't someone > make one piece ribs that would slide onto the spars then rivet sheet skins > onto them? > Bob Frazeysburg Ohio > > > > > On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 8:03 AM, ol' weirdo <wmiweir at gmail.com> wrote: > > > From a fringer. > > > > Has anyone skinned the wing of his KR with aluminum sheet glued to the > foam > > the way titan build their wings? > > > > Bill Weir > > _______________________________________________ > > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org > > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to > change > > options > > > _______________________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options > _______________________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options > ____________________________________________________________ > How to Stay Asleep All Night > Try this one weird trick to put your sleep troubles to rest. > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/531620c85b1a820c82b3fst03duc > _______________________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options >
