PatternFlyer: The carb is covered with a material similar to stocking. Nothing fancy here. I'll have to ask Yves about the band holding it on. I think it's like a small, flat O-ring.

There is nothing on the wing saddles. The Synergy has wing fairings of gelcoat and the shine in the photo is giving an optical illusion. Not many airplanes use them anymore. My Majestics have them, and CPLR uses them for his designs, but the Evolis/Enigmas from AP are flat sided. I am not sure if there are any benefits from having them as they add a little weight. Perhaps they assist airflow at the root of the wing. I think I will pose that question in the "aerodymanics" forum.

CDallas, please see page 10 (I think it's ten) of the ZNLine Factory: Enigma Building thread. There are pictures of the cutting plotter we use to cut the covering. We discussed lots on covering today and I hope that in the next few months I can do a short thread on the techniques used.

I can tell you that it starts out with an immaculately prepared surface. I had sanded to 1000 grit some surfaces and Yves did not take them today. He showed me some barely visible imperfections that he wanted filled before he would take them. We must do all of the sanding in our shop so that his covering room stays as dust free as possible.

Regards,
Mark