And i wouldnt be comfortable putting screws into the main spar. That would create a path for water to possibly get to the spar and weaken the effectiveness of screws and the integrity of the spar.
Rich > On Mar 6, 2014, at 8:40 AM, "Rich Parker" <richontheroad at hotmail.com> > wrote: > > Their is no sanding or singing with Diehl skins. > > Rich Parker > Greenfield NH > >> On Mar 6, 2014, at 8:25 AM, "ol' weirdo" <wmiweir at gmail.com> wrote: >> >> So I phoned Titan to ask them how they do it in their Tornado and this is >> what they said. The Wing is conventional metal from the metal builtup main >> spar to the rear spar with metal ribs and the aluminum skin riveted >> thereon. The front of the wing has foam ribs with the skin glued onto them. >> I missed asking about the skin. Is there separate skin back to the main >> spar or does one skin cover to the rear spar? >> >> Anyway, it seems to me that one might build a KR with the wing skinned with >> plywood over foam from the front spar to the rear spar and aluminum over >> foam for that part of the wing. I think it would be legitimate to use >> screws to attach the aluminum to the spar because it is doubtful if one >> could obtain an acceptable glue based attachment. I guess this would make >> the ac more Taylor than KR. >> >> To argue further, wouldn't skinning with aluminum be as legitimate as using >> Deihl skins? >> >> But the sanding song is important to the KR culture. >> >> 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
