Originally Posted by
acdii
I think I am getting the hang of covering with fabric now. Started on the tail last night using Stix-it and Koverall, then one coat of clear dope and it looks good.
Question on the tail fairing though, the plans and manual dont clarify the shape very well. What does the fin fairing look like? Does it taper back or does it have a curve towards the tail?
If I understand you correctly, the way I see it, the covering is attached to the vertical fin on all the structure down to lower stringer on the fin... then the covering is attached to the fuselage edges and to the center spine that runs down the top / back of the fuselage up to the vertical fin... then when the covering is shrunk, it forms the faring.
I don't have any images of mine since I stripped the covering off, but I originally did the entire fuselage in 4 pieces... first I covered the bottom of the fuse, and then covered each side including the vertical fin and half the top /back section of the fuselage, and finally a small piece of covering on top of the nose.
Here's an image of the real cub tail, maybe it will help clarify it.