Author: ALLEN Peter <allenp@tdsvic.transfield.com.au>
Date: Wed, 28 May 1997 09:56:00
Hail and well met mighty Europa builders/fliers/dreamers. My name is Peter Allen (married, 35, no kids) and this is my short note of introduction. I have just returned to Melbourne, Australia after l
Welcome back to the top of the world. Its easy, forget about using all logic and leap in with both feet! The wife soon gets used to it or you end up divorced - either way, you end up with the plane
Peter, I've pasted an e-mail I sent the other day to another interested Aussie that may help to summarise and answer some of your queries/concerns. Have a read and drop me a line if you like as I am
If you stop because you wreck a cloth skin, the Now that statement is actually debateable and I did debate it at Sun 'n Fun with an EAA Composite Tech Counsellor. He actually micros the surface befor
Author: Graham Singleton <100421.2123@compuserve.com>
Date: Thu, 29 May 1997 20:01:16
Reply to Tony Renshaw. The early fast glass kits like Glasair (the best ) and Lancair required lots of hours to finish. I was involved in finishing G-TRUK the first UK Glasair and it took well over 4
Author: Graham Singleton <100421.2123@compuserve.com>
Date: Thu, 29 May 1997 20:01:21
beforehand, lets it dry and then light sands the surface before laying up<< Don't think I'd do it that way.I expect it would bond OK but it would be hard to sand accurately on a foam an micro surfac
hard to real They were my thoughts exactly! can you imagine what a mess you could make if you did the whole wing that way!!! Tony -- Tony Krzyzewski tonyk@kaon.co.nz Managing Director Ph 64 9 358 91
I don't know. I just helped someone here closout their wing on a Glasair. Having seen what is required to get all of the ribs exactly the right size to correctly fit the pre made wing skin I am a lo
Gidday Tony C, Interesting! I'd prefer to be conservative with the effective strength of mechanical bonds in this scenario v/s chemical bonds if it is all layed up wet, from "wo to go". Amazing the d
I had to do it on my rudder closeout which you may recall had a section filled with foam and micro. I agree with your comments about some tech counsellors though!! Tony Fun I not --End of Original Me