Scott,

Thanks. When you guys watch the videos on YouTube, please rate them if you think about it. And you can add comments there also.

You go the cloth recipe correct. The tail is plenty stiff because of the curves. On some fuselages, you would want to add some carbon fiber cloth in strategic places.

Someone ordered a Stinger on Saturday. I had one in stock, the first one I laid up after getting the molds back in gear. But I forgot to add the 50K carbon fiber tow stringers to that one. I decided that I wanted to do one with the stringers before shipping the order.

The stringers are like adding rebar to the structure. the tail unit is so stiff from the CF tow that it can't bend. As shown in the video, the stringers go in the wing saddle all the way to the middle of the stab saddle.

Ed Smith, who made the molds, sent me a private message with some of his lay-up techniques for the fin/rudder. Maybe he will post them here as well.

I would be interested in hearing from other guys laying up fuselages and your cloth formulas if you don't mind sharing.