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rocky wrote:
> Lou wrote:
> > Ok, I just finished reading Tony Bingelis's "sportplane builder"
> > section on covering a wooden plane with fiberglass instead of the
> > intended fabric. Has anyone in this group ever done this or some who
> > knows someone who has done this? I am building a wooden place that
> > calls for
> > a fabric covering. I have tried to do as much homework on this subject
> > as I can but still can not come up with a weight difference between
> > fabric and a thin coat of fiberglass. I know that the fabric isn't
> > structural so why cannot I subsitute a lightweight fiberglass for the
> > fabric?
> > Any feedback?
> > Lou
> >
> The fiberglass you're refferring to goes by the name of RAZORBACK.
> Various military planes used it like the PT-19B
Razorback is it's own covering system, using dope on fiberglass cloth
IIFC. Bingelis' technique is to use light fiberglass over plywood,
using the same resin one normally uses.
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Re: Fiberglass vs. Fabric
