Can anyone tell me just what role the glass skin on the fuselage does,
the way I see it, the two side frames are nothing other than fairly simple
trusses, which would be carrying all the bending loads from wings,
tailplanes, cockpit loads etc. The turtle deck does nothing significant from
a str
Glass on the fuselage is not necessary for the structure. However it does
help prevent the wood from aging due to the elements. Paint will stick to
the wood, however moisture will expand and contract the wood and cause the
paint to eventually crack.
Orma
Southfield, MI
N110LR Tweety, old enou
At 05:06 AM 7/7/05 +1000, you wrote:
>Can anyone tell me just what role the glass skin on the fuselage does,
>And, does anyone have any experience in using longer undercarriage legs
>than shown on the plans,
>chris johnston
Glass skin on
-- larry flesner wrote:
At 05:06 AM 7/7/05 +1000, you wrote:
>Can anyone tell me just what role the glass skin on the fuselage does,
>And, does anyone have any experience in using longer undercarriage legs
>than shown on the plans,
>chris johnston
+++
Jeff Scott wrote:
> As Larry said, he and I both have the longer Diehl gear legs, although Dan
> won't sell them that length anymore. His concern is for the leverage on
> the aluminum castings in the wing as he didn't do any drop testing with
> the longer legs. I haven't seen any problems aft
You can get some very light cloth from these guys.
http://www.cstsales.com/WovenESGlass.htm
Does anyone have a cheaper source for 0.6 ounce cloth?
This is a supply house for model airplane guys and
maybe this stuff is cheaper somewhere else.
Denny ...
--- Orma wrote:
> Glass on the fuselage
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