Frogman1195

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I have an C.G. Ultimate. I am interested in Fiberglassing the fuse. Can anyone give me an idea as to what weight of closs I should use?

Thanks

Dave

Campy

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I use either .5 oz (1/2 oz) or .75 oz (3/4 oz) fiberglass cloth.

smedsky

What are you going to fill the huge holes with or how are you going to make the glass taught without ending up with a 15 pound airplane.

Campy

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That wasn't the question that was asked.

That would be a different question in a new thread.

smedsky

Not exactly. The CG ultimate has 3X4 lightning holes in the fuse also a built up wing. I was asking for my own education if for no other reason. I have been using nylon chifon and dope for years, which is a compromise between light weight and glass and it shrinks nicely. I just don't know how it could be done with glass.

saramos

It is not recommeded to glass over open structures. If one really wanted to glass such a fuse, you would have to sheet over the openings with perhaps 1/32 - 1/16 sheet balsa. This would add some weight and may be significant in the tail area.

Scott

smedsky

That is what I was insinuating in my first post. I wondered if there was a technique that I could learn from.