Hi All -

For all of my previous planes, I have always been in the habit of glassing my wings even though the manufacturers don't always call for it.

The problem for me is that i built mostly ARFs. I have to cut away the nice covering scheme to glass the wings and it always looks like a patch job when I'm done. I can never match the covering scheme no matter how hard I try.

I really like the look of my new Cessna and wanted to know if glassing the wing is really necessary. H9 doesn't mention anything in the manual and I know that doesn't mean that I shouldn't do it. I just don't want to "kill" the covering scheme if I don't have to

Thoughts?

AJC

I have had several H9 planes and have never glassed any of them. As long you do a good epoxy job on the wings, I cant imagine why you would need to...especially on a plane like this that is not flown hard. Actually, I have never glassed a .40 size plane. Just my thoughts.

Dan

Ditto with Dan,

Use 2hr epoxy, it will really soak in to the wood and make a nice strong glue joint. Have many arfs myself....

chris

I used to have the 182......I did'nt glass it and it held up just fine, even after a couple of mishaps.

Thanks everyone!

This will be my 1st plane without a patch job on the wing!

AJC

I have the same plane & it has been one strong wing w/o glassing the center. Snapped it in 3 times tearing out top of fuselage each time & the wing only suffered damage in the LE about 3" long. Took me a long time to get on to not landing too slow.

Do you guys remember if your Cessna was tail or nose heavy, and what engine were you using? I plan on using a OS FX .46.

Thanks,

Dan

I had a OS .52 fs and needed 3 or 4 oz of lead on the fire wall.

Thanks, Three.

Dan