Hey Colin
I used the blue foam from the big box airplane store. I used it every bay from
the rear shelf foreword including between the floor boards. I planed it down to
5/8" thick and fitted it between every space in the truss work of the cockpit
area. I never operated the plane without the insu
I'm sorry to say that the inside of N357CJ is not ply anything. It is paper
thin western red ceder veneer that was left over from a church that we built 20
years ago. It is simply glued to the inside frame of the sides and the infill
insulation. It is also covering my panel which is really alumi
Hi Joe,
I was wondering what you used for fuselage insulation, how much (thickness),
and where, as well as what the weight of it came to.
Also, was there a noticeable difference in noise, and/or heat retention.
Thanks
Collin
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From: "joe.kr2s.buil
How much additional weight did the plywood add?
Alex Pearson
alexptx at gmail.com
On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 6:56 AM, Roger Baalman via KRnet <
krnet at list.krnet.org> wrote:
> I am building mine the same way. Angle brackets attach the wing to the
> fuselage and transfer the loads for and aft. I
While wandering about on the internet, I stumbled on this.
YMMV
Wayne
From:http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_A-1_Skyraider
Shortly after Heinemann began design of the XBT2D-1, a study was issued
that showed for every 100 lb (45 kg) of weight reduction the takeoff run
was decreased by 8 f
I am building mine the same way. Angle brackets attach the wing to the
fuselage and transfer the loads for and aft. I also added plywood skins on the
inside of the cockpit like Joe Horton did. I like the look and the sides are
much stiffer.
Roger Baalman
rbaalman at cox.net
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