Author Topic: LittleAxe on a diet (Read 826 times)

minnesotamodeler · « **on:** September 18, 2006, 07:49:45 PM »

Rotten pics, I know, and pleae ignore the mess...but this is the latest and greatest version of my LittleAxe 1/2A stunter. Major structural changes to lose a BUNCH of weight. Earlier versions consistently hovered around 15 oz.--quite a load even for the Norvel .061. I'm shooting for 10 oz. with this one, I think that'll put it over the top concerning the performance I want. As it sits, it's about 5.5 oz. More nearly finished than it looks.

--Ray

Edit to add pics!

Tom Perry · « **Reply #1 on:** September 18, 2006, 08:24:14 PM »

Ray,

I've been doing a lot of research on covering with silk lately and ran across this:

Material oz./sq. yard.

Airspan 0.67
Litespan 0.85
Light Colored Japanese Tissue;3 thin coats of nitrate dope 0.87
Colored Micafilm 1.03
Light White Silk;5 coats thin nitrate dope 1.13
Fibafilm 1.23
Colored Skysail;4 coats 50/50 butyrate dope 1.62
Black Silkspan;5 coats thin nitrate dope 1.66
Colored Transparent Monokote 1.69
White Japanese Tissue;4 coats 50/50 butyrate dope 2.18
Colored Nylon;6 coats 50/50 butyrate dope 2.19
Opaques Colored Monokote 2.22
Coverite 21st Century Film 2.31
White Super Coverite 2.40
Colored Super Coverite 2.70

Note: These figure should be used for indication only.

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I knew silk and dope was one of the lighter finishes but didn't realize it finished this light. I weighed 1 square yard of lightweight silk at the post office and it was .3 oz.

minnesotamodeler · « **Reply #2 on:** September 18, 2006, 11:57:23 PM »

Hi Tom, I thought I replied to this once but it's gone...anyhow, thanks for the info, it's very interesting. I wonder where the "lite" films would place?

--
Ray

Author Topic: LittleAxe on a diet (Read 826 times)

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