Tail glassing?
 

I have always used .75 oz cloth to glass my planes. However, I'm thinking of using a heavier weight for the tail of the TGA Mig 29 I'm building. All the grain runs the same way and just doesn't appear to be very strong. I am a little concerned about tail weight/ overall weight due to the extra epoxy needed to fill heavier cloth. Any input?

Tail glassing?
 

Hank,

I've been using 1.5-oz and 2-oz cloth on parts like that with good results. Just don't use resin like you're frosting a cake. The overall wieght difference probably will be less than a few ounces.

Tail glassing?
 

I have built 3 TG Mig 29's and I can tell that using the .75 oz cloth has never been a problem for me. It will be just fine!

Joey

Tail glassing?
 

.50 to .75 oz cloth is fine for the TGA Mig or the F-15. any thing else is over kill. UNLESS you are putting a turbine in it.Even then .75 would be fine.

A sub former inside will do wonders for the flex. The new versions have one on each side for that reason.

glass cloth
 

Hank, you can simply put a second coat of .75 oz cloth over the first in critical areas. Its nearly seamless.

Some guy named Dan Parsons ;) does this and its actually way stronger and lighter than 1.5 oz single layer.