Thank you for the detailed explanation! Subbed! 👍

@hiebertaviation

7 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Nice video Nate! Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

@hiebertaviation

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

ah come on??? no cotton?? lol Yeah the GP really are set back when they find out the some airplanes have a fabric covering on them. I had a A&P student work in my shop and he said the instructor told the class that they'll never see an airplane with fabric on it since it was all "old school" we laughed as we recovered a J-3. LOL

@hiebertaviation

Жыл бұрын

I’d rather not do this every year, sooo…no cotton! And some of the best airplanes are fabric covered! Come on Mr. Instructor!

Have you consider Oratex?

I plan to do a kevlar skin on my plane, wonder if it works...need to tighten it when gluing, bcs no shrinking, was the lightes option even with a heavier cloth/grade,,,🤔thanks for the overview, ...

@hiebertaviation

7 ай бұрын

Yeah, I think shrinking it will be a concern, along with getting air bubbles out (you would normally put it under vacuum during the drying process).

You're back!

@hiebertaviation

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, it’s been a while. I’ll do better. 😀

Did you have to do any stitching with your fabric system?

@hiebertaviation

Жыл бұрын

Stitching really depends on the aircraft/wing type and design. Some wing ribs have screws or clips to mechanically fasten the fabric to the ribs. Other ribs require a “compression” load which comes from stitching. The Cessna 140 had rib clips (probably the easiest and quickest).

@shakey2634

Жыл бұрын

@@hiebertaviation Thanks!