KR> New wing skin idea

2014-02-17 Thread Dene
Hi Wayne Yes I have given this process a fair amount of thought and I am convinced that if I work carefully (specially since I can have the foam CNC cut), I will end up with a very stiff skin that is pretty fair. The only real filling will be over the spars where there will be a slight depression a

KR> Canopy and Spraylat

2014-02-17 Thread Rodger Nicolls
Hello everyone, I just received my new canopy from Todd's today. It's been quite an eerie nice today. First when I went to the trucking company to pick it up, I was told the box was "crushed and punctured"! I dismantled the box on the dock before accepting the shipment, but much to my relief, t

KR> New wing skin idea - Fuel tanks

2014-02-17 Thread Dene
That's why I am going for welded ally tanks. I don't think you will get anything stronger and will give the highest capacity for a given outer dimension. Regards Dene Collett Avlec Projects cc Builders of award winning aircraft tel:27419560048 cell: 27845805003 Port Elizabeth South Africa -O

KR> Fuel Tanks.

2014-02-17 Thread Mike Sylvester
I have already passed the point of no return on my fuel system but for all of you guys that are still contemplating 5 inch aluminum tubes in the outer wing. How about using a larger tube such as a 12 inch and compress it to fit the airfoil design. I would think that a plywood box could be built

KR> New wing skin idea - Fuel tanks

2014-02-17 Thread jon kimmel
"I tested the PVC water pipes and found that the fuel would weep through the sealed pipe until it was all gone in about three months. I am also testing Vinyl fence posts. I brought the test items to the Gatherings at MVN several times" The proof is in the testing but it really begs the question o

KR> New wing skin idea - Fuel tanks

2014-02-17 Thread smwood
I tested the PVC water pipes and found that the fuel would weep through the sealed pipe until it was all gone in about three months. I am also testing Vinyl fence posts. I brought the test items to the Gatherings at MVN several times. Larry always had me keep the gasoline outside the terminal

KR> New wing skin idea - Fuel tanks

2014-02-17 Thread Ronald Wright
Don't you have a concern about cold weather and the vinyl?cracking?? I would think a thin wall aluminum tube would be a much better choice.. From: smwood To: krnet at list.krnet.org Sent: Monday, February 17, 2014 1:08 PM Subject: Re: KR> New wing skin idea -

KR> Dynavibe presentation

2014-02-17 Thread brian.kraut at eamanufacturing.com
My EAA chapter has asked me to do a presentation on dynamic balancing since they have all seen me playing with my Dynavibe a lot. Being very busy (yes, and lazy) I thought I would check and see if anyone has done this for their own chapter and would like to share any of their presentation, notes,