REFLECTOR: Aircraft Covers

Scott Derrick scott at tnstaafl.net
Tue Dec 16 10:37:03 CST 2008


I bought a cover from teh factory and it works great!

I also have a small leak in the door when it gets rained on. The cover
doesn't eliminate the leak but reduces it considerably.

Scott

> ON AIRCRAFT COVERS
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> I am trying to work on my interior.  (Read: fix my door leaks before I can
> do much else.)  I am looking into aircraft covers for a simple door leak
> fix, or sewing a cover myself.  Here's what I have been able to learn so
> far.  If you google "aircraft covers,"  there are two makers.  One
> (Kennon)
> won't do any experimental aircraft covers and refers you to Bruce.  The
> other (Bruce's Aircraft covers) lists a cover for the Velocity models but
> will not do ours anymore citing too much variance between builders and
> models to make it worth his while.  The fabric he uses is not real chafe
> tolerant so any protrusions like door handles or inlet scoops need to be
> custom re-inforced or the cover life is seriously compromised.
>
>
>
> To do this myself, it is going to take pattern making time/materials and
> an
> equipment investment.  I think I could make several and it would drop the
> set up costs to me which I think will run $1100 or so in a sewing machine
> +
> work table, seaming accessories, and some sample material to experiment
> with.  If you are interested in a cover, read on.  Otherwise you can
> delete
> this post.
>
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> The first choice is material.  The longer lasting material is heavier and
> bulkier.  The light weight stuff rolls up into a much smaller ball, but
> won't wear quite as long as the horse blanket stuff.  Third choice is
> light
> weight, longer wearing, high tech for more money.   If you were parked
> outside all the time, the heavier stuff might make sense.  If you wanted a
> dust cover inside a hangar and a weekend trip rain cover, then the later
> would make more sense.
>
>
>
> A run of the mill spam can cover is table cloth size pc fitted nicely and
> with belly straps fore and aft of the wing.  (Canards can do that).  These
> spam can covers sell for $375 to $425 or so depending on size.  Canards
> can't do the tablecloth routine.
> http://www.aircraftcovers.com/index.php?cPath=1_15_615_618
> <http://www.aircraftcovers.com/index.php?cPath=1_15_615_618&tplDir=fallback>
> &tplDir=fallback
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> The cover I envision is going to look a lot like this.  It will be fitted
> to
> encase the nose, the upper fuselage and stretch back to include the
> cooling
> air exits, but not the prop or any of the strake.   For now the
> anticipated
> price is $600 which is no more than copy catting his price for now too. I
> would hope to beat it by some, but not enough to impact anybody's buying
> decision based on cost.   I don't know yet.  I am not out to skin anybody,
> or get rich at this.
>
>
>
> I don't want to advertise on our forum beyond this question to the group.
> I am not saying I will even do it.  I just want to know what the interest
> is, and some sense of marine dingy cover material versus space age
> synthetics.  Contact me off line at terrence_miles at hotmail.com  if you
> want
> to know more.  .or you know somebody with a commercial sewing machine for
> sale.
>
>
>
> Terry
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