I did not build my RV-8, but I am very comfortable with fiberglass work.
I damaged a main gear fairing in a ground loop the other day. The damage isn't that bad so I began to identify and round up the materials for a repair.
First question... they appear to be polyester, not epoxy according to the build manual. Can anyone confirm that please?
Second question... my fairing has a fiberglass bulkhead installed. It was bonded, not laminated to the shell. That feature does not appear on the drawing (45). It this an omission from the drawing, an aftermarket part, a builder modification? This is kind of important in that the bulkhead bonding was broken and it took very little effort to pop it out in one piece. Maybe the builder just put it there to keep junk out of the aft volume of the fairing. It did this well by the way, the back of the fairing was clear of debris. The area in front of the bulkhead contained plenty of the flotsam from my embarrassing divot.
Thanks in advance for your help.
I damaged a main gear fairing in a ground loop the other day. The damage isn't that bad so I began to identify and round up the materials for a repair.
First question... they appear to be polyester, not epoxy according to the build manual. Can anyone confirm that please?
Second question... my fairing has a fiberglass bulkhead installed. It was bonded, not laminated to the shell. That feature does not appear on the drawing (45). It this an omission from the drawing, an aftermarket part, a builder modification? This is kind of important in that the bulkhead bonding was broken and it took very little effort to pop it out in one piece. Maybe the builder just put it there to keep junk out of the aft volume of the fairing. It did this well by the way, the back of the fairing was clear of debris. The area in front of the bulkhead contained plenty of the flotsam from my embarrassing divot.
Thanks in advance for your help.