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Old 08-30-2007 | 04:59 PM
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Default RE: Lanier Extra 300s 1/4 scale kit

Superworm,

hahaha....a starved horse. Well I dont need that.

Looking at the plane I realize that there is not too much area left that needs to be covered with fabric.
This as the cowl and front hatch is made out of fiberglass. Further the airfoils are sheeted where I am contemplating to fiberglass. Will see on the fiberglass issue...if I manage to fiberglass a test item well I might go ahead...if not back to brainstorming.
Therefor coming to the conclusion that covering what is left to be cover on the plane, after fiberglass, will be less than a squere meter and not matter any from a weight perspective on a plane that hopefully will be around 11 lbs.

Hmm, I have heard about people fiberglassing with acrylic instead of epoxy. Claiming half the weight and 60% strenght compared to regular fiberglassing techniques. This might be the way to go? I need to learn more about this method before deciding.

Regardless, after finishing all the hingelines I will try to replace the turtledeck with a wood built up. Lets see how that goes...