For people who have built or added new sections to their skirts. How many layups did you use to make it stiff enough? I plan on using 8.9 oz crowsfoot cloth.
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RV-8 canopy skirts
- Thread starter billdianne
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I sliced up the skirt like a pizza, bent the resulting tabs into place and then taped them down to the fuselage. Then, I used one ply of 9 oz. cloth on the top of the skirt to hold everything down.
After everything cured, I flipped the skirt over and filled the cut lines with epoxy and cotton flox. When all of that dried, I sanded the back side smooth and applied three layers of the 9 oz cloth to strengthen everything.
Then, the only thing left was to make the top side smooth with epoxy and microballoons. I am now in the process of filling and sanding to get a nice top surface.
I sliced up the skirt like a pizza, bent the resulting tabs into place and then taped them down to the fuselage. Then, I used one ply of 9 oz. cloth on the top of the skirt to hold everything down.
After everything cured, I flipped the skirt over and filled the cut lines with epoxy and cotton flox. When all of that dried, I sanded the back side smooth and applied three layers of the 9 oz cloth to strengthen everything.
Then, the only thing left was to make the top side smooth with epoxy and microballoons. I am now in the process of filling and sanding to get a nice top surface.
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