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| Subject: | My Interpretation Of Tip Installation... |
Dear Listers,
Today marks the completion of my RV-8 Tail including all of the
fiberglassing and tip installation. I had asked the List a while
back about filling the backs of the tips on the Vert/Horz Stabs and
got some great feedback. I used some hard foam and built a "dam" and
glassed the inside then rapped the outside with tape and filled with
resin/flockedcotton and then sanded it down to the right
size. Worked great and the next time I could do the whole thing in a
couple of days.
Rather than glassing over the whole end of the surface onto the
fiberglass tips, I opted to just mount using screws and platenuts and
only glassed AL-to-tip on the Elevator counterbalances where
necessary. They came out very nice I think with minimal fuss and
muss. Since the Rudder bottom and Fin Top had to be removable for
access to wiring, I decided that I wanted everything to look the same
and so I used the screws and platenuts throughout. Really didn't add
that much weight and allows for tip removal down the road without
paint damage.
The mount for the VOR/GS/LOC antenna on the Vert Stab came out very
nice I think and is very solid.
I definitely learned a lot about fiberglassing in the last couple of
weeks as well as gel-coating.
Lots of pictures attached.
Best regards,
Matt Dralle
RV-8 #82880 - N844RV (res)
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