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Post by shane on Sept 3, 2009 23:40:25 GMT 10
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Post by jirvin4505 on Sept 3, 2009 23:48:06 GMT 10
That looks great Shane - will have to do a shed visit soon cheers jeff |
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Post by sean on Sept 4, 2009 0:28:57 GMT 10
Nice one Shane, look forward to seeing it.  |
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Post by skyzking on Sept 5, 2009 10:43:40 GMT 10
nice one Shane, are those cores CNC cut?
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Post by vh7377 on Sept 5, 2009 18:47:34 GMT 10
Great Work Shane.
Love the spars. Looking forward to seeing it.
Cheers,
Hutton
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Post by shane on Sept 7, 2009 22:15:59 GMT 10
Thanks for the feedback everyone.
Want to have this in the air by the end of the year,target weight is 1600 gr.
Skyzking, the cores are cut with a bow.
And Hutton ,see you very soon. ;D
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Post by shane on Oct 25, 2009 22:57:52 GMT 10
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Post by sean on Oct 25, 2009 23:15:13 GMT 10
Looks great Shane!
One thing I'm wondering about - how will you bag the centre panel at the dihedral break? Will the mylar conform to the angle, or does it need to be cut? I ask because I need to figure this out for my next project.
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Post by shane on Oct 29, 2009 23:35:00 GMT 10
Sean ,i will be bagging the centre pannel one side at a time then joining the skins later with the doubler i normaly put in the middle.
You probably don't want to do this on the DS plane your thinking of so keep looking around on the groups the answer is out there.
Keep going ,Shane. ;D
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Post by vh7377 on Nov 4, 2009 8:41:30 GMT 10
Don't do it Shane  Cut the mylars so that they butt up to each other and bag both sides in one go. That way the doubler fits under the skins (i.e. put it on the foam, then put the skins over it). It is easy, you might have a little line where the mylars join, but it is far better than being a potentially unhappy clapper. PM or call me if you need help/ advice. Hutton |
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Post by sean on Dec 8, 2009 12:04:54 GMT 10
Any updates Shane?
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Post by shane on Dec 8, 2009 23:38:28 GMT 10
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Post by thevon on Dec 9, 2009 6:40:28 GMT 10
I've visited Shane a couple of times in the last 2 weeks and seen this thing first-hand. One night I watched him lay up a wing tip panel and vac bag it. I seriously (no kidding) doubt that anyone can do a better job than Shane. He takes a very long time, is really careful and well planned with his work and goes to great lengths to achieve accuracy and light weight. Being cabinetmaker probably helps! I sorta hoped that a session watching the process would make me feel more confident about my capability but it was the opposite! I got a bit scared at just how much work it was! This Supra is going to be a very competitive plane - almost exactly the same weight as a hollow molded version, which is a pretty big achievement for a wing full of high density blue foam.
Shane's so focussed on weight, he's not gonna paint it!
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Post by sean on Dec 9, 2009 10:23:44 GMT 10
Wow Shane! That looks incredible, as good as I was expecting from you. I'm glad you haven't painted it it - it would be a terrible shame to hide that level of workmanship! How did the weight come out? It looks like you did a slightly wetter layup than you would on a DLG? The finish is nice and shiny, looks like very little if any shrink back of the resin? |
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Post by skyboyken on Dec 9, 2009 13:18:44 GMT 10
Gorgeous! Just gorgeous.
Ken.
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