home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
- Path: sparky!uunet!news.uiowa.edu!hobbes.physics.uiowa.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!usc!rpi!sarah!cook!psinntp!psinntp!heimdall!sgidq4!dqwelch
- From: dqwelch@sgidq4.sdrc.com (Mike Welch)
- Newsgroups: rec.models.rc
- Subject: Re: FliteKote<=>MonoKote?
- Keywords: Glider,Covering
- Message-ID: <256@heimdall.sdrc.com>
- Date: 30 Dec 92 14:00:23 GMT
- References: <swhite.725657520@convex.com>
- Sender: news@heimdall.sdrc.com
- Organization: SDRC
- Lines: 46
-
- In article <swhite.725657520@convex.com>, swhite@convex.com (Steve Whiteside) writes:
- |> I have just finished up the framework on my GentleLady. I started
- |> looking into covering materials and realized I had some FliteKote
- |> left over from another project. The GentleLady instruction sheet
- |> recommends SuperMonoKote as a covering material.
- |>
- |> 1) Is FliteKote and MonoKote about the same when it comes to shrink
- |> ability and weight?
- |>
- |> 2) I haven't seen any SuperMonoKote around. Is this something that
- |> went the way of the dodo bird? Is MonoKote really SuperMonoKote in
- |> disguise?
- |>
- |>
- |> Any other recommendations about covering the 'Lady?
- |>
- |> | The Gentle Lady is almost finished!
- |> \ __|__ / It's my first RC plane.
- |> \______________|______________/ I can't wait to fly it!
- |> O
- |> Steven Whiteside
-
- Congratulations!! You picked a Great first glider.
-
- I would reccommend that you use the strongest covering for the wing.
- Monokote( or Super) is pretty strong. The wing structure is pretty
- flimsy before you cover it. Do a little test before and after covering
- the wing. You'll be amazed. I don't think you have to worry about the
- extra weight of a heavier material on the wings. You need the strength
- there.
-
- Flite Cote is light and could probably be used to cover the Fuselage.
- You don't need anymore stiffness there.
-
- Good Luck,
-
- Mike
-
- ******************************************************************************
- Mike Welch * "Gun laws go against Darwin's Theory.
- SDRC * Let stupid people kill each other."
- 2000 Eastman Drive *
- Milford, Ohio 45150 * "Governments should not mandate the
- Tel: (513) 576-2514 * use of safety belts. Let Natural
- Email: Mike.Welch@sdrc.com * Selection work." - me
- ******************************************************************************
-