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Old 05-04-2007 | 04:46 PM
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Ok I am waiting on my Alfa mig 15 and thinking about putting a thin coating of fiberglass resin on the bottom of the fuse to protect it in the long run. I am going to use a Himaxx 2025-5300 and a 2000 3 cell lipo in this plane and wondering if a very thin layer would be ok to help make it stronger.
Old 06-06-2007 | 06:38 PM
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I am waiting for mine as well!
Would glassing the bottom add too much weight ?
Or change the flight charactoristics?
Seems like a good idea.....just not sure about the added weight.
Old 06-06-2007 | 07:07 PM
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I just watched the video of that plane flying... Looks nice. I wouldn't add anny weight to this plane and refuse to fly it where I did not have a well gromed grass landing strip.
Old 06-06-2007 | 07:14 PM
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Well, maybe a thin strip at wing roots( to keep them from falling off.....LOL)
Old 06-07-2007 | 03:53 AM
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A length of Diamond tape works well.
Old 06-07-2007 | 08:18 AM
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See Bob Benjamin's article in the July 2007 Flying Models in which he glasses the entire Mig and even adds retracts. Plenty of detail on the techniques used.

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