Hi Guys! I got back from vacation in Ohio and have started working on the plane again. Set it on it's gear temporarily for inspiration. Well then I needed a...
Hi Jerry- I was wondering if you are close to the point of being able to get a pretty good idea of the weight of the fuselage alone ? I ask as I would like to...
Scott: The Fuselage/Hull is 45 pounds without the landing gear. the gear adds 32 pounds. The tail wheel less than a pound. I expect that the rest of the glass...
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Hi Jerry, It sure is looking good. I'm still planning on coming over on Labor Day weekend. Anxious to see the current build, but also your original mockup as...
I can understand peoples concerns about the properties of various foams. It would really suck to find out at 3K AGL that the foam is turning to powder but one...
Daniel: Well, Yes and No. The foam isn't structural in the normal sence. but it does need to be there for the sandwich to maintain its strength. The loading on...
I well know what you mean about the experts turning deaf when asked about experimental aircraft. A while back I was sent to a flight safety composite...
Jerry's last post said he should be able to bring his in under ultralight weight. From best of my knowledge, his will be the first. The janowski wasnt designed...
Hi Ray, There is a fellow on the list that lives in TX. He's not active here and I'll have to research to remember out who it is. In the past I've spoken with...
Daniel: Ya all the WAR replicas had a wood box structure so the fuse foam was just for shape. Just like the turledeck on the KR's Later, Jerry ... From: Chop...
Bountyhunter: I don't know of anyone working to keep one light enough for part 103. You might have trouble with the top speed and the stall speed since there...
Hi everyone, started glassing some foam this week for a project and something keeps nagging me and that is the way Jerry glued wood inserts into the foam and...
I think you need some sort of underlying structure to take the loads. I've seen too many cleverly built boats delaminate because the loads were being taken by...
Daniel: The wood blocks are for fastener compression loads only. All areas that have fittings such as the Spar Attach, Strut attach, Engine Mounts, etc. have...
Tony: The glass is the primary structure as well as the aluminum bar stock. The foam is there as a core only and is not expected to carry the loads. The wood...
If you do some google research into the various foams available, you will find some used by boat builders expressly for use in the transom where outboard ...
Sounds better. Tony F. From: Janowski@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Janowski@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of caribeanbound@... Sent: Monday, 29 August 2011 10:51...
Scott: Some good ideas and observations. My cores were perforated to get epoxy into the core to improve peel strength. Boat comparisons are really good in...
Four layers of glass on each side plus aluminum, that sounds like it should be able to handle the loads as well as answer the questions I had for my particular...
The foam I am using is the same as Jerry I believe, regular house building foam. It is very dense and I am using carpet tack strips to perferate the foam, then...
Daniel: I was also looking at the flying Squirrel construction. looks like he uses wood longerons and then fills in between with foam and glasses over both...
