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February 11th 07, 06:39 PM
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A Falco's wing
Can anyone tell me what covering is used on a Falco?
I'm pretty sure it's plywood, but is it 100% plywood? Anyone know how thick? Also, is there anything over the plywood like dacron or fiberglass? Lou 
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February 11th 07, 06:49 PM
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A Falco's wing
The skin is plywood with a layer of fairly thin fiberglass cloth.
"Lou" wrote in message ups.com... Can anyone tell me what covering is used on a Falco? I'm pretty sure it's plywood, but is it 100% plywood? Anyone know how thick? Also, is there anything over the plywood like dacron or fiberglass? Lou
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February 11th 07, 08:40 PM
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A Falco's wing
In article . com,
"Lou" wrote: Can anyone tell me what covering is used on a Falco? I'm pretty sure it's plywood, but is it 100% plywood? Anyone know how thick? Also, is there anything over the plywood like dacron or fiberglass? Lou Standard procedure on a plywood-covered surface is to use "balloon cloth" (lightweight Dacron) doped to the wood and shrunk, to give a nice, smooth surface.
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March 23rd 07, 08:40 PM
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A Falco's wing
Lou wrote:
Can anyone tell me what covering is used on a Falco? I'm pretty sure it's plywood, but is it 100% plywood? Anyone know how thick? Also, is there anything over the plywood like dacron or fiberglass? You may cover the wing with fiberglas, it's not realy heavier, bur the finnish is nicer. By -- Volem rien foutre al païs! Philippe Vessaire Ò¿Ó¬
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March 23rd 07, 09:30 PM
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A Falco's wing
On Feb 11, 11:39 am, "Lou" wrote:
Anyone know how thick? I believe it's mostly 2mm and 2.5mm. Bob K.
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March 23rd 07, 10:01 PM
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A Falco's wing
On 23 Mar 2007 14:30:07 -0700, "Bob Kuykendall"
wrote: On Feb 11, 11:39 am, "Lou" wrote: Anyone know how thick? I believe it's mostly 2mm and 2.5mm. Bob K. I believe Tony Bingelis used model airplane wt.fiberglas on his Emereaud. I used it as the final layer on my wing leading edge and tips as well as the empennage tips it is very smooth.
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March 24th 07, 12:42 PM
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A Falco's wing
I believe Tony Bingelis used model airplane wt.fiberglas on his Emereaud. I used it as the final layer on my wing leading edge and tips as well as the empennage tips it is very smooth. Your right Ed, Tony used the model airplane fiberglas but I thought he only used it on the fuselage, not the wing. I could be wrong, (not the first time), but he used it just for a thin finish of smoothness. Lou
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March 26th 07, 10:06 PM
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A Falco's wing
The certified Bellanca Viking had mahogany plywood wing surfaces, covered
with regular dacron fabric and dope. Mine was then sanded and finished in Imron, was absolutely mirror-like. Construction must have been very similar to Falco. Lee McGee "Philippe Vessaire" wrote in message ... Lou wrote: Can anyone tell me what covering is used on a Falco? I'm pretty sure it's plywood, but is it 100% plywood? Anyone know how thick? Also, is there anything over the plywood like dacron or fiberglass? You may cover the wing with fiberglas, it's not realy heavier, bur the finnish is nicer. By -- Volem rien foutre al païs! Philippe Vessaire Ò¿Ó¬
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March 26th 07, 10:52 PM
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The last time I was at Oshkosh I talked to several Falco builders. Some
covered their plywood with dacron and some with fiberglass. The ones covered in fiberglass were having some cracking problems (around the tail). There will be a Falco fly-in at Chino Airport in Southern California on Sep 22 with 13 to 15 Falco in attendance. Lee McGee wrote: The certified Bellanca Viking had mahogany plywood wing surfaces, covered with regular dacron fabric and dope. Mine was then sanded and finished in Imron, was absolutely mirror-like. Construction must have been very similar to Falco. Lee McGee "Philippe Vessaire" wrote in message ... Lou wrote: Can anyone tell me what covering is used on a Falco? I'm pretty sure it's plywood, but is it 100% plywood? Anyone know how thick? Also, is there anything over the plywood like dacron or fiberglass? You may cover the wing with fiberglas, it's not realy heavier, bur the finnish is nicer. By -- Volem rien foutre al païs! Philippe Vessaire Ò¿Ó¬
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