REFLECTOR: Glassing the wing

[gattenby at GBRonline.com]

Andy,

Nice table...


Just one quick though.
I don't see any coax or anntenna on that wing.
Some of us put a NAV  on the lower surface of both wings.


Good luck 

Noel



----- Original Message Follows -----
From: "Andrew Ellzey" <ajlz72756 at yahoo.com>
To: "Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list"
<reflector at tvbf.org>
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Triax which side is up?
Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2005 09:25:08 -0500

> That's my plans for today. I have my left wing core ready
> to glass all shimmed and true on a true and level 4' X16'
> table that I built. My plans are to lay plastic on top of
> my dry wing, lay out my triax and get it as perfect as I
> can before anything has been wet out. I am also am
> thinking I will pre cut it somewhat close to size when I
> am finished and carefully fold the triax length wise no
> more than maybe twice and then lay it on the edge of my
> table in front of my wing. When this is complete and I
> know that I have a full day to start the final glassing, I
> then know that I won't be rushed to straighten the
> squiggles when my wing is wet. See attached photo.
> 
> Andy
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Alex Balic 
>   To: 'Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list' 
>   Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2005 2:31 AM
>   Subject: RE: REFLECTOR: Triax which side is up?
> 
> 
>   I'm thinking Alan didn't wan to spend the time to pull
> them all out- it is very, very tedious, I did mine all
> dry- laid the glass on the cores and pulled with rubber
> gloves and a set of pliers- you can put a lot of tension
> on them, and I had little trouble pulling the slack out-
> just took a few hours to do it- I was told that my triax
> was in "usual" condition as far as the squiggles are
> concerned.   As far as if they matter- yes they do- the
> triax is designed to be laid so the roving takes the
> tension loads of the structure. If the roving is not
> straight, then the resin, and the  smaller biax fibers end
> up doing  this job- as you can tell, the biax layer is
> much less substantial then the roving- in filament winding
> structures like pressure vessels, the roving is applied
> under quite a bit of tension to obtain the proper strength
> of the bottle, and the same would apply to our wings- even
> though the thickness of the glass on there is quite
> substantial (can't comment on the hollow wings since I am
> unfamiliar  with their specific construction)- 
> 
>    
> 
>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org
> [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On Behalf Of Andrew
> Ellzey
>   Sent: Saturday, October 01, 2005 11:44 PM
>   To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
>   Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Triax which side is up?
> 
>    
> 
>   Thanks, to everyone for all the help.
> 
>    
> 
>   Andy
> 
>     ----- Original Message ----- 
> 
>     From: Al Gietzen 
> 
>     To: 'Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list' 
> 
>     Sent: Saturday, October 01, 2005 6:27 PM
> 
>     Subject: RE: REFLECTOR: Triax which side is up?
> 
>      
> 
>         gently pull each strand of the triax to take out
> any slack and, just like Alex said below, it adds to the
> tension and taughtness and forgive me if I'm wrong he
> gents, but the strength of the entire wing as well
> 
>          
> 
>         It does seem that it make for a more rigid wing. 
> I have to hope it doesn't matter too much because anywhere
> I sanded through the primary and filler on my 'Wingco'
> wings I saw nothing but squiggles.  Alan apparently didn't
> think it was an issue.
> 
>          
> 
>         Al
> 
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