Fiberglass
My least favorite part of building the airplane
has to be doing fiberglass work. That said, the
amount on an RV isn’t really that much. Hopefully you can
find something in here that will make the job a little easier or less
daunting. It doesn’t matter when you do it, eventually you have to put down the rivet gun, cover up your arms so they don’t itch for a week, and get to it. Here are my thoughts on each of the assemblies: Empennage Tips Wing Tips Intersection Fairing Canopy Skirt Wheel pants and leg fairings Cowling And here are some other tips and techniques I picked up during this process.
Tell Us About Your Fiberglass ExperienceAs you can see, I had only a few fiberglass parts to work. Did you have more to do on your project? Did you build a fiberglass airframe? Share the things you did and learned with the rest of us. Kit Plane Advice readers want to hear your story. Tell us about laying up large pieces, tips on getting that perfectly smooth finish, how to make plugs that easily remove from the final piece, or any other fiberglass related topic.
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