REFLECTOR: Glassing the wing

[Andrew Ellzey]

Its an old picture, the antenna is now installed and I agree I am going to 
install a second one in the right wing also.

Andy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <gattenby at gbronline.com>
To: "Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list" <reflector at tvbf.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2005 12:27 PM
Subject: REFLECTOR: Glassing the wing


> 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"
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> 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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