Fiberglass vs. Fabric

If you are building an Emeraude, you must have really good taste! That is
one beautiful
aircraft. My advice is if you are completely covering the wing with
plywood - then put on a lightweight covering of fibreglas and West epoxy. If
you are going the partial sheeted, cap strip, open bay route - stick with a
light dacron (heat shrunk) covering system like SuperFlite or something
similar.. it will look nice! Just be sure to follow the manufacturers
instructions procedure/temperature-wise.

Dave
Wittman W10 Tailwind builder

"Lou" wrote in message
ps.com...
Well, maybe no sense right away, but the plans where drawn quite a
while ago. Like the Emeraude, the invention of fiberglass hadn't
arrived yet. Although I agree with the statement of making it as light
as possible, one of the reason's for this post is to discuss weight.
If this can be done with little or no weight penalty, then I thought I
would consider the experimental part of this group. After all, if Tony
Bingelis did it with good results, then why not consider it? I like the
idea of smoother, flatter, and more solid wings. If it turns out to be
25lbs or more, then I have to re-think this or just consider going on a
diet.
Lou