Iron Dog

To make the fairing to blend the wing into the rear of the fuselage, Tim and I each used one metered pump of West Systems laminating resin in a wide, shallow 3 1/2 oz. soufflé cup, and mixed-in micro-balloons until achieving a "peanut butter" consistency. This mixture was poured onto the center section at rear of the wing; then a "Bondo" applicator/spatula was used to smooth and even-it-out, blending it into the balsa sheet that formed the bottom fuse sheeting and overlapped the rear of the wing.


Tim pours the micro-ballon mixture onto the rearward center-section of his wing.



Using a Bondo applicator he works to smooth it out, and fill-in the "low" spot between the leading edge of the bottom fuse sheeting and the main wing spar.





Here in Sacramento, CA we had the hottest August ever on-record, so there isn't much time to work before the epoxy begins to set-up. Gotta work fast!



A-l-m-o-s-t there!



Okay, he's happy with it.