Fenderbean
Well Known Member
Like most doing mass amounts of research preparing for the journey ahead and I ran across this mention but no images or actual cases on the -10. Is this an option for the 10?
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Aluminum windshield fairing?
- Thread starter Fenderbean
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Glass technique
I just attended the Fiberglass for RVs EAA Sportair class. One of our projects was a small portion of a upper fuse to wind shield fairing. It was a sandwhich of a few layers of glass, structural epoxy and a Aeropoxy Light/micro mixture.
My main takeaway was - don't be scared of it. You can get a REALLY good looking result in something around 5 hours or so. The class certainly helped with that.
I just attended the Fiberglass for RVs EAA Sportair class. One of our projects was a small portion of a upper fuse to wind shield fairing. It was a sandwhich of a few layers of glass, structural epoxy and a Aeropoxy Light/micro mixture.
My main takeaway was - don't be scared of it. You can get a REALLY good looking result in something around 5 hours or so. The class certainly helped with that.
rocketman1988
Well Known Member
Aluminum fairing
I have the aluminum windshield fairing on my -10 and love it.
I got it from
http://www.mlblueskunk.com/#2869
Unfortunately, I don’t think he is making them anymore...
I have the aluminum windshield fairing on my -10 and love it.
I got it from
http://www.mlblueskunk.com/#2869
Unfortunately, I don’t think he is making them anymore...
Fenderbean
Well Known Member
no doesnt look it, any pictures of yours during the install process? How is the clear windshield attached to the fairing?
Fenderbean
Well Known Member
No classes like that near me, and I cant travel for something like that atm.
Fiberglass Fairing
Her is a few pictures hope it helps the windshield is held in with small clip at the bottom. The faring is attached with pull rivets to the fuselage and the same sealer that is used to attach the other windows in the airplane.
John
Her is a few pictures hope it helps the windshield is held in with small clip at the bottom. The faring is attached with pull rivets to the fuselage and the same sealer that is used to attach the other windows in the airplane.
John
Attachments
don't fear the fiber
https://www.vansaircraft.com/faq/canopy-fiberglass-fairing-how-to-video-series/
Before deciding to do it with aluminum, have a look at this video series - it helped me a lot and I think mine turned out really nice.
https://www.vansaircraft.com/faq/canopy-fiberglass-fairing-how-to-video-series/
Fenderbean
Well Known Member
If I hadnt seen some threads of folks with cracking at the corner I wouldnt even considered anything different
This link seems to be broke, did it move?
I did this on my RV-7, maybe some useful tips for you in this thread and in the writeup on my blog: https://vansairforce.net/community/showthread.php?t=194217
rocketman1988
Well Known Member
I don’t think they are doing it any more…
