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Re: FIberglass challenge

Subject: Re: FIberglass challenge
From: Miles McCallum <milesm@avnet.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 12 May 2002 06:52:32

>
> I am building the outrigger mounts for the glider wing. The book calls for
7
> inch square pieces of BID - 3 layers -- to be laid up between the two ribs
> and up against the small plywood bulkhead between the ribs (forming an "H"
> when looking down on the mount area). The distance between the ribs is
only
> about 2 1/2 to 3 inches and the distance forward to the spar is about 4
> inches.

snip

1/ layup your bid on plastic, and use that to transfer to the wing...

2/ Make a replica of the area in ply, card, or whatever, and do a trial run

3/ if you aren't happy with what you've done, pull it out and do it again
(have several sets of cut bid pieces spare...)

Miles



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