> I've always thought I could save some weight if I replaced mine with the Dan Diehl skins ( vacuum bagged) but haven't been able to confirm how much I could save.
I don't know about weight savings - probably insignificant in the long run. I can say this about them though, after almost 25 years mine still look as smooth and clean as the day they were put on. The sharp little trailing tips look like they've been repaired once or twice where somebody has banged into them (well before I owned the plane) but that's very minor. The surfaces themselves and wing tips, top and bottom, are like new - literally. After all this time (plane finished in 1987 by Ken Cottle, Columbia, MO), that's amazing. Steve Glover now has custody of the Dan Diehl molds and has also built molds for the new AS5048/45 airfoil. I've been reading it's ten MPH faster so I would sure be looking at that if I were building wings or buying them from Nvaero. Mike ____________________________________________________________ Groupon™ Official Site 1 ridiculously huge coupon a day. Get 50-90% off your city's best! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4e081481929cca379fst05vuc
