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- From: torsten@rnivh.rni.sub.org (Torsten Leibold)
- Newsgroups: rec.models.rc
- Subject: Re: Light Covering...
- Message-ID: <2569@rnivh.rni.sub.org>
- Date: 24 Dec 92 07:05:49 GMT
- References: <226@heimdall.sdrc.com>
- Organization: Rhein-Neckar-Informationsdienst Viernheim
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- dqwelch@sgidq4.sdrc.com (Mike Welch) writes:
-
- >Does anyone have any experience building very light HL gliders?
- >(6 oz. RC)
-
- No, sorry.
-
- >I was wondering what kind of covering material to use? I realize
- >that Monokote is too heavy. I have used some stuff called
- >Flite Cote. It was light, but not very strong.
-
- >Would tissue and dope be advised? Any other advice?
-
- No !! Don't use tissue like silk or nylon if you'd like to get a light
- covering. It needs vast amounts of paint to get enough tension and
- that will make the covering much heavier than any film covering.
-
- Your only chance is to find a light film. I usually use Solarfilm by
- robbe for such purposes. But I think that it's too expensive when it
- reached USA....
-
- Bye,
- Torsten.
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