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Sun 09/07/08


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     1. 08:17 PM - My Interpretation Of Tip Installation... (Matt Dralle)
 
 
 


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    Time: 08:17:19 PM PST US
    From: Matt Dralle <dralle@matronics.com>
    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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