Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sat, 03 Jan 2004 13:56:56 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from stork.mail.pas.earthlink.net ([207.217.120.188] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1.8) with ESMTP id 2915618 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 03 Jan 2004 12:51:16 -0500 Received: from user-0cdv45e.cable.mindspring.com ([24.223.144.174] helo=jenny) by stork.mail.pas.earthlink.net with asmtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 1Acpvf-0006Bq-00 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 03 Jan 2004 09:51:15 -0800 Reply-To: From: "Joseph Trepicone" X-Original-To: Subject: Kevlar to protect belly tank? X-Original-Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2004 12:51:11 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0000_01C3D1F8.4431B9F0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.2627 Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 X-ELNK-Trace: ccc2e4340783c619d6dd28457998182d7e972de0d01da94056737f1c5fbc2034d4f06efa4fe288f5350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0000_01C3D1F8.4431B9F0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi group, I have a few questions for those experienced with Kevlar cloth. Would applying some Kevlar cloth to the exterior of the turbine belly tank (35 gal) add a significant amount of protection to the tank skin? I was thinking of vacuum bagging 4-bid to the bottom of the belly tank, overlapping the fuselage about 2". What I'm attempting to do is improve the abrasion and impact resistance of the tank skin. I'm not asking about the ability of the internal structure to withstand an impact. I'm asking about the validity of adding a limited number of Kevlar cloth layers to help protect the tank skin. Also, are there any major differences between applying Kevlar bid and e-glass other than cutting the material? Hope someone can help. Thanks, Joe Trepicone IVPT ------=_NextPart_000_0000_01C3D1F8.4431B9F0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hi group,

I have a few questions for those experienced with = Kevlar cloth.

 

Would applying some Kevlar cloth to the exterior of = the turbine belly tank (35 gal) add a significant amount of protection to = the tank skin?  I was thinking of = vacuum bagging 4-bid to the bottom of the belly tank, overlapping the fuselage = about 2”.   What I’m = attempting to do is improve the abrasion and impact resistance of the tank skin.  I’m not asking about the = ability of the internal structure to withstand an impact.  I’m asking about the = validity of adding a limited number of Kevlar cloth layers to help protect the tank = skin.

 

Also, are there any major differences between = applying Kevlar bid and e-glass other than cutting the = material?

 

Hope someone can help.  Thanks,

 

Joe Trepicone IVPT

 

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