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shempdowling2(at)earthlin
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 Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 12:49 pm Post subject: Sliding canopy aft fairing |
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*Just wondered if anyone has modified there aft fairing to fiberglass.
My aluminum fairing doesnt seal at all and Im thinking of notching it,
bending each notch to fit the fuse, then glassing over the "teeth"
made by notching the original al.
Im thinking about weaving a glass strip around each tooth, one on top,
the next underneath in an attempt for cohesion. I guess I'll drill
a bunch of holes in the teeth as well.
Any suggestions?
Shemp
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recapen(at)earthlink.net
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| Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 1:29 pm Post subject: Sliding canopy aft fairing |
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One of the guys that was helping me in TX did his completely in fiberglass.
I'm gonna do mine the same way.
I'll see if I can have him write up some text......
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jim jewell
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Location: Kelowna B.C. Canada
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| Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 1:47 pm Post subject: Sliding canopy aft fairing |
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Hi Jeff,
A sheet metal shrinker/stretcher worked for me. have you looked into that as
an alternative?
Jim in Kelowna - C-GIIG ..(Gigi) has now flown 1 and 1/0 hr
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gerf(at)gerf.com
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| Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 7:43 pm Post subject: Sliding canopy aft fairing |
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Jeff,
I fabricated my fairing completely out of fiberglass - for similar reasons. I didn't do the best job of shaping the canopy frame and I couldn't get the aluminum to fit nicely. The fiberglass came out just fine.
If its any help - I used transparent duct tape (more flexible than the regular kind) to bridge the gap between the turtle deck and the canopy to form the "mold". I used lots of short strips side by side. I then applied mold releasing wax and started laying up. Overall it came out pretty well
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shempdowling2(at)earthlin
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| Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 12:16 pm Post subject: Sliding canopy aft fairing |
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Pics would be great.
Thanks
do not archive
Gerry Filby wrote:
[quote] Jeff,
I fabricated my fairing completely out of fiberglass - for similar
reasons. I didn't do the best job of shaping the canopy frame and I
couldn't get the aluminum to fit nicely. The fiberglass came out just
fine.
If its any help - I used transparent duct tape (more flexible than the
regular kind) to bridge the gap between the turtle deck and the canopy
to form the "mold". I used lots of short strips side by side. I then
applied mold releasing wax and started laying up. Overall it came out
pretty well.
I can get you some pics if its helpful.
g
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lifeofreiley2003(at)yahoo
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| Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 1:32 pm Post subject: Sliding canopy aft fairing |
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Jeff,
Check out this link... sweet!
http://www.rvpilot.com/RV9ACanopy/CanopyIndexPart2.htm
Darrell
--- Jeff Dowling <shempdowling2(at)earthlink.net> wrote:
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<shempdowling2(at)earthlink.net>
Pics would be great.
Thanks
do not archive
Gerry Filby wrote:
> Jeff,
>
> I fabricated my fairing completely out of
fiberglass - for similar
> reasons. I didn't do the best job of shaping the
canopy frame and I
> couldn't get the aluminum to fit nicely. The
fiberglass came out just
> fine.
>
> If its any help - I used transparent duct tape
(more flexible than the
> regular kind) to bridge the gap between the turtle
deck and the canopy
> to form the "mold". I used lots of short strips
side by side. I then
> applied mold releasing wax and started laying up.
Overall it came out
> pretty well.
>
> I can get you some pics if its helpful.
>
> g
>
>
>
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