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Old 02-27-2002 | 08:32 PM
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TiGuy
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Default Composite racing wing

Mike,

just came across your thread. I am another one of the people you sent the reflex airfoil to. I am in the process of making plugs for a Q-500 using a thinned MH 18-B and a Q-40 design of a Caudron 460 with your reflex.

The guy that taught me how to mold doesn't bother to bag the fuse. It's a very similar process to what you have documented here, but we just lay up glass and CF in each half, trim the overlap while it is still green, with the exception of an inch or so all the way around on the second half to be layed up. This inch is then used to secure the two halves together once the molds are bolted together (wet lap) (instead of using tape). It's a much faster process since it all gets layed up molded and bolted together in one (long) sitting.

TiGuy
aka V-Raptor