Re: All Composite W10 anyone???
I never suggested covering a Tailwind fuselage with composite skin. The Tailwind shape makes that impractical. The one exception is that I have considered and am still considering covering the
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Tailwind14855
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Re: New to Forum, looking for 169WH or 393RC owner
169WH is registered to John Noble in New Kent VA.393RC Thomas Barnes Pittsboro NC
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Tailwind14855
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Re: All Composite W10 anyone???
Hi Don, You have a good eye. It is an OM617. it's my last Early Bronco project. I started/owned/sold a company that made reproduction bodies and parts for the 66-77 first generation broncos. The frame
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Mike S
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Re: All Composite W10 anyone???
Sounds/looks like a good W10 project. What chassis is the MB OM617 engine sitting in?
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Don Norris
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Re: All Composite W10 anyone???
Hi everyone! I tried to update my profile this morning? and may have accidentally created a new one.. Anyway, finally brought the W10 home we were looking at. It's a bit of a mystery. It May or may
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Mike S
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Re: New to Forum, looking for 169WH or 393RC owner
Hi Bernard A friend and I just brought a W10 project home last week from another member in Indiana. I'm near Aurora and he's in Bath. Your welcome to come take a look. It's pretty ugly now but the
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Mike S
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Re: New to Forum, looking for 169WH or 393RC owner
Gee, I met a Paul Tremblay at Oshkosh back in the 1990's. Smart man.? Any connection?
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Jack Dernorsek
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New to Forum, looking for 169WH or 393RC owner
Hello I am very interested in the W10 and would like to get in touch with anyone close to me. Washinton North Carolina Bernard
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btremblay@...
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Re: Design Idea for Access paneling
I have the triangular access panel on the bottom also.? The slightly oval hole is where the elevator tubes (where the horns are attached) exit the fuselage.
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Mike Wilson
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Re: Design Idea for Access paneling
Greg, Sounds like you are progressing well.? It does seem to take forever.? I made my access panels similar to what Mike mentioned.? I also used polycarbonate? (Lexan) for the "ring" and wrapped
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Keith Klos
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Re: Design Idea for Access paneling
Mike thank you for the feedback! It sounded like it would work, but I'd rather be sure and check w those who have experiance first.
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Greg Blake
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Re: Sheet metal questions
Dan-I would use minimum number of blind rivets-just enough to line up the door skin. My door rivets are working to the point I am considering new door skins with a maximum of 6 rivets each door. I did
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Tailwind14855
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Re: Design Idea for Access paneling
Hi Greg, I think your idea will work.? I used Lexan instead of Plexiglas for all of my fabric rings.? For the Tailwind horn access I used a square Lexan ring and wrapped the fabric and fabric glued
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Mike Wilson
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Design Idea for Access paneling
I have a newfound respect for what everyone says when they say they are "90% finished but 90% left to do"!!!! I feel like I should have been finished with my build last spring!! I can safely say that
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Greg Blake
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Re: Sheet metal questions
There was nothing scientific about how I tested the glue. 3M does publish some strength info but I'm just one step above a caveman so I was more interested in more of a common sense result. I would
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Dan Gidzinski
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Re: Sheet metal questions
So this was a ¡°peel strength¡± test, not a ¡°shear¡± test, right? And I do think peel strength is the parameter of interest. If so, good info . . . qualitatively anyway ¨C i.e. a comparative
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Smoky
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Re: Sheet metal questions
Excellent data, thanks for sharing it! I intend to construct my doors with 3/4" square 6061-T6 covered with 0.020" 2024-T3. I wonder if this would yield similar results?
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Don Norris
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Re: Sheet metal questions
In the event that anyone was curious about a couple of the glue options for bonding the aluminum skin to the door frames, I made up a little sample to test the 3M 2216 vs the 3M 38315 panel bonding
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Dan Gidzinski
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Horizontal Stab Spar Splice Question
The plans call for a step down in tube diameter outboard of the connector tube to match the tip dimension. ?This is a welded splice at this transition. ?Why not just flatten the tube to transition
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Michael Robinson
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Re: Spencer Aircar Auction in Central Illinois, Somebody should grab this wood.
And another lot of Spruce https://bauerauction.hibid.com/lot/226964356/aircraft-grade-spruce-lumber?ref=catalog
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Douglas Palmer
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