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Old 05-07-2010 | 07:26 AM
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csimpson
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Default RE: Supra Fly 60 build

Thanks David,

I've not decided what to do with the front tunnel yet. I'll probably fill it in with balsa up to were the tunnel is then epoxy the tunnel in like I did behind the wing.
I took one of the wifes old hairspray bottles, tacked it down to the bench so it wouldn't roll around, put some mold release on it, and laid the carbon on it just like glass. When it was done, popped it off and a perfect tunnel. The carbon I have is just a standard 5.9oz plain weave. Then next time I buy some it will be the stitched variety. The stuff I have is very tough to cut small pieces with out it falling apart. The larger flat pieces are not too bad though. I put some mold release on a piece of glass, wet out the area of the fabric, lay the fabric down & wet that out, then put the balsa or lite ply down and a thick board and weight. The next day it's a perfect carbon laminate.

The originals SF cowl I used is almost the exact same size and the cowl in the reduced plan.
As far as I can tell the two originals cowls, 45 & 60 are the same. In fact there is very little difference between the 45 and the 60 in relationship to the fuse. I think it's going to look very nice.