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Anyone doing a recovering project?
On Oct 12, 11:51*am, "Peter Dohm" wrote:
"Stealth Pilot" wrote in message ... On Sat, 11 Oct 2008 03:30:59 -0700 (PDT), Lou wrote: On Oct 10, 9:28 am, "Mike" nospam@ microsoft.com wrote: "Lou" wrote in message .... Depending on where you live EAA may have a workshop in your area from time to time on the subject and they also do those workshops at Oshkosh.. I think it costs a little north of $200, but it is well worth it. Thanks Mike, but thats not why I'm looking for it. I want to see and feel the texture and the underside, the weight and flexibility. I want to study an already used piece. * * * * *Lou If that's the case, then you should still check with your local EAA chapter. There will almost certainly be one or more members with some left over material. I have, It seems that nobody is recovering these days. * * * *Lou that is actually a common issue with Stits (polyfiber) when I bought the tailwind I thought maybe 5 years and it would need replacing. 9 years on I can discern no deterioration. Stealth Pilot I haven't heard much about it lately, possibly because I haven't been hanging around in the right places, but I can recall a lot of concern expressed years ago about structural deterioration hidden under the newer and more durable fabrics. *As I recall, the theory was that the need to recover was also an opportunity to thoroughly inspect the underlying structure and the newer fabrics drastically extended the time interval. *The question was whether the extended time might be excessive... Peter- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I have wondered about that too. There were issues with the Citabria/ Decathlon aircraft with wooden wings some years ago. The current factory changed to metal wings as a result. (I wonder about fatigue in a few years unless the wings are life limited.) Another thing I have noticed is that most fabric covered aircraft I have seen in recent years, (Pitts, Decathlon) have never had the inspection rings cut open. I was taught in A&P school that you left them covered only till the first annual. Otherwise you could not properly inspect the wings. I saw a Decathlon that was at least 15 years old that had never had the panels opened. The owner mentioned that the little covers tended to come off during aerobatics but I know I wouldn't annual a fabric covered aircraft unless all the rings were in place per the parts or maintenance manual and that I could open them all for a proper inspection. I suppose that Decathlon mechanics could use other means to inspect the wings, i.e. borescope but I have never confirmed that. John Dupre' |
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