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If you are building an Emeraude, you must have really good taste! That is
one beautiful
aircraft. My advice is if you are completely covering the wing with
plywood - then put on a lightweight covering of fibreglas and West epoxy. If
you are going the partial sheeted, cap strip, open bay route - stick with a
light dacron (heat shrunk) covering system like SuperFlite or something
similar.. it will look nice! Just be sure to follow the manufacturers
instructions procedure/temperature-wise.
Dave
<Wittman W10 Tailwind builder>
"Lou" <loupark@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1150800287.313380.63910@r2g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> Well, maybe no sense right away, but the plans where drawn quite a
> while ago. Like the Emeraude, the invention of fiberglass hadn't
> arrived yet. Although I agree with the statement of making it as light
> as possible, one of the reason's for this post is to discuss weight.
> If this can be done with little or no weight penalty, then I thought I
> would consider the experimental part of this group. After all, if Tony
> Bingelis did it with good results, then why not consider it? I like the
> idea of smoother, flatter, and more solid wings. If it turns out to be
> 25lbs or more, then I've to re-think this or just consider going on a
> diet.
> Lou
>
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Re: Fiberglass vs. Fabric
