Kitplanes : KITPLANES Magazine
KITPLANES Composites Series
by Bob Fritz
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A reprint of 11 Kitplanes Magazine articles by Bob Fritz explaining and demonstrating the techniques and procedures involved in building advanced experimental aircraft such as the Lancair models. If you are building or considering one of these high performance aircraft kits, this series of articles should not be missed.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS:
- Part 1
- Wonders of modern composites materials
- Part 2
- What you'll need in the way of tools, supplies and a workbench
- Part 3
- A look at how to go about basic preparations
- Part 4
- Making parts from molds
- Part 5
- Working with carbon fiber
- Part 6
- Building wheel chocks
- Part 7
- Tackling vacuum bagging
- Part 8
- Building a vacuum pump
- Part 9
- Dealing with the pinholes problem
- Part 10
- Repair of a twisted tail and more
- Part 11
- Painting the beast. Understand the subtleties of methods and materials before you try them on the real thing.
RELATED LINKS:
- ...from the 'KITPLANES Magazine' Category
- > 2006 KITPLANES Magazine
- > Build Your Metal Working Skills
- > 2009 Kitplanes Homebuilt Aircraft Buyers Guide
- > 2009 Kitplanes Magazine Back Issues
- > 2007 KITPLANES Magazine
- > 2006 Kitplanes Magazine Back Issues
- > 2009 KITPLANES Magazine
- > KITPLANES Fabric Series
- > 2007 Kitplanes Magazine Back Issues
- > 2008 KITPLANES Magazine
- ...from the 'composites' Category
- > Composite Facts
- > Advanced Composite Techniques and Understanding Aircraft Composite Construction
- > Composite Structure Awareness
- > Advanced Composites
- > Fiberglass & Other Composite Materials
- > Basic Composite Construction Techniques
- > Advanced Composite Techniques
- > Composite Aircraft Construction
- > Moldless Composite Sandwich Aircraft Construction
- > Understanding Aircraft Composite Construction
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Aviation
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Building
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- basic knowledge
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