X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mx2.netapp.com ([216.240.18.37] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.11) with ESMTPS id 3411155 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:35:28 -0500 Received-SPF: softfail receiver=logan.com; client-ip=216.240.18.37; envelope-from=echristley@nc.rr.com X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.36,332,1228118400"; d="scan'208";a="108236224" Received: from smtp1.corp.netapp.com ([10.57.156.124]) by mx2-out.netapp.com with ESMTP; 05 Jan 2009 05:34:50 -0800 Received: from [10.62.16.115] (ernestc-thinkcenter-kubuntu64.hq.netapp.com [10.62.16.115]) by smtp1.corp.netapp.com (8.13.1/8.13.1/NTAP-1.6) with ESMTP id n05DYnPR022950 for ; Mon, 5 Jan 2009 05:34:49 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <49620C79.3070509@nc.rr.com> Date: Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:34:49 -0500 From: Ernest Christley Reply-To: echristley@nc.rr.com User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.18 (X11/20081125) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] composite / adapter References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit randy echtinaw wrote: > Please forward all the possible info starting with the bulk filler > materials right through filling the finished cloth weave to look like > metal. Remember, I am an empty sponge here :)) I just finished my canopy fairings, Randy. Because the curve was so slight, and the layup so narrow, I just put down a couple layers of packing tapes in the intersection. Then I added a strip on each side to protect the canopy and body. Three layers of 8.4oz harness weave glass, a layer of 0.75oz straight weave glass, and then a layer of cheap, rip-stop nylon that I got from Wal-Mart as a peel-ply. A strip of 1" wide blue painter's tape under the clear packing tape provide an excellent guide for lining the edges up.