Steve Wilson
Huntsville, UT
Kitfox 85DD
912A / 3 Blade Taper Tip Warp Drive
Convertible Nosewheel & Tailwheel
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We should have finished the covering a day or so ago but I decided to redo the profile on top of the vertical stabiliser - just to make it a little more fair. So it was out with the Polyfiller and wait 24 hours to re- fair it. The wires coming out the top are for a red rotating beacon.
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Ross
Mt Beauty
OZ
This was outside our bedroom window this morning.
An Australian Kitfox's!
Ross
Mt Beauty
OZ
I have seen many of you post this before and wondered at the layers and order of layers! Well we just worked it out as we went according to the principles laid out in the Polyfibre book. Another day or so and we will have all the tapes on.
I also finished the UV polyspraying on the first wing. All ready for the second wing now and then Fuselage!
I was looking at the doors frames today. I assume you just go ahead and lay tapes around them also and lap then around the aluminium frame? I cant see too much detail about this in the manual. Appreciate advice on this just to make sure.
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Ross
Mt Beauty
OZ
A good day today - 0 degrees to start with a good frost ( its meant to be spring now!) so not great for painting first up, but a clear sunny day so I prepped the second wing for Poly Spray. I am starting to like this stuff - it is nice to use - even though I am a totally inexperienced spray painter and have bugger all to compare it with.
Gayle and I also worked on the tapping of the fuselage and got both of the sides done - only the razor back and the doors to go and the covering will be finished! So, as per last post, any tips on tapping the dooors? Or is it just straight forward?
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Ross
Mt Beauty
OZ
I just taped my doors and was a little nervous before starting. I used 3 tapes per door and started from the top/aft and worked down/forward to get the over lapping needed. I think I used 3" tape to wrap it all the way around with a little extra. I cut each tape to the exact length and angles to get the overlapping all the way to the inside. Cut and test fit all of the pieces first. I glued 3 times; on the outside first, then the inside corner, then then the top and interior side. Make sure you get the inside corner to lay flat. Be careful if you have to iron this part because it could pull up and you have not way to fix it than to remove it and glue in another tape.
I hope this helps.
Phil Nelson
A&P-IA, Maintenance Instructor
KF 5 Outback, Cont. IO-240
Flying since 2016