Fiberglass vs. Fabric

Lou wrote:
Ok, I just finished reading Tony Bingelis's "sportplane builder"
section on covering a wooden plane with fiberglass instead of the
intended fabric. Has anyone in this group ever done this or some who
knows someone who has done this? I'm building a wooden place that
calls for
a fabric covering. I've tried to do as much homework on this subject
as I can but still can not come up with a weight difference between
fabric and a thin coat of fiberglass. I know that the fabric is not
structural so why can't I subsitute a lightweight fiberglass for the
fabric?
Any feedback?
Lou


I assume you're applying it over plywood. In that case just get a book
on building wooden canoes and follow the glassing process used for them.
They usually use a layer or two of light weight cloth and West system
resin.

You can also go to the Wittman Tailwind list on Yahoo and search the
archives for posts on it. I believe most Tailwind builders glass their
ply wings instead of fabric.

John