KR> applying plywood to foam ribs

2012-11-04 Thread jon kimmel
You can get the same effect by covering the surface of the foam ribs with a layer of fiberglass before adhering the skin foam...that's what I plan to do. https://sites.google.com/site/mykr2stretch/ On Nov 4, 2012 12:39 PM, "david" wrote: > Noted in Herb Gillespies KR2 design review (decades ago)

KR> applying plywood to foam ribs

2012-11-04 Thread david
Noted in Herb Gillespies KR2 design review (decades ago) that as designed the torsional stifness for the wings was mostly handled by the wing skin alone. When building mine I epoxy glued 1/16" poplar ply to each side of the foam ribs (between the spars only) and tied these the spars with triang