Nails are not a good idea - they weaken the structure. And extra glass = extra weight....
'Just glue' holds alot more advanced aircraft together, and the KR is not exactly a new design - they have been flying for long enough that if there were structural issues we'd see them... So far, the main one was the original landing gear, and that has been 'corrected' by the newer Diehl designs... On 11/23/2012 10:08 PM, David wade wrote: > Hello all, > > I am building a KR-2 and I was wondering If anyone has tried the Hexcel > all-purpose adhesive from aircraft spruce? If so, How well does it work and > is it better than the standard T-88? Another thing I was a bit skeptical > about is the fuselage, I presumed that there was a double safety in the > construction of bonding the skin to the frame with Just Glue. I would > imagine as a second safety precaution, you would add a aircraft nail 3/8" > every 2 inches along the outside through the skin into each frame member and > along the bottom edges reinforce with Fiberglass strips. > > Mr wade > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
