On Sun, 14 Aug 2005 22:05:40 +1000, "......... :-\)\)"
wrote:


What is the experience from the field ? I am interested in the experiences
of RAH members. If you have glued fabric on without rib stitching was it a
success of failure ? What was the airplane, how wide are the cap strips and
what glue and fabric were used. If failures occurred what was the nature of
these ???

Thanks,

Steve

The fabric on my 20 year old Jungster II is glued on. On the wings
there are only 3 fabric bays the rest is covered with plywood and
fabric. The cap strips are one inch wide. I tested some strips using
several adhesives including polytak and the only one that gave
satisfactory results was Goodyear Pliobond. The Ailerons, Rudder and
Elevators are all glued on. The fabric was uncertified Dacron which is
available from several sources. As I recall the Pliobond was applied
heavily to unvarnished cap strips, the fabric was attached at leading
and trailing edges and shrunk then the cap strips were moistened with
a solvent, I can't remember if it was acetone or MEK to bring the
Pliobond up through the fabric. It was then coated with Nitrate and
Butyrate dopes and finished.

Ed Sullivan