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.
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RELATED LINKS:
- ...from the 'KITPLANES Magazine' Category
- > Kitplanes Magazine Individual Back Issues
- > Kitplanes Magazine April 2012
- > Build Your Metal Working Skills
- > KITPLANES Composites Series
- > Kitplanes Magazine April 2012
- > Kitplanes Magazine Issue April 2011
- > Kitplanes Magazine Issue March 2011
- > Kitplanes Magazine Issue January 2012
- > Kitplanes Magazine Issue March 2009
- > Kitplanes Magazine Issue July 2011
- ...from the 'composites' Category
- > Understanding Aircraft Composite Construction
- > Composite Basics
- > Composite Structure Awareness
- > Composite Facts
- > KITPLANES Composites Series
- > Advanced Composite Techniques and Understanding Aircraft Composite Construction
- > Advanced Composite Construction Techniques
- > Advanced Composite Techniques
- > Aircraft Fiberglass 101
- > Essentials of Advanced Composite Fabrication & Repair
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