You can get the same effect by covering the surface of the foam ribs with a layer of fiberglass before adhering the skin foam...that's what I plan to do.
https://sites.google.com/site/mykr2stretch/ On Nov 4, 2012 12:39 PM, "david" <dfei...@centurytel.net> wrote: > Noted in Herb Gillespies KR2 design review (decades ago) that as designed > the torsional stifness for the wings was mostly handled by the wing skin > alone. When building mine I epoxy glued 1/16" poplar ply to each side of > the foam ribs (between the spars only) and tied these the spars with > triangle wood strips. Makes a good ladder truss. > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html >
