Wing Leading Edge Refinishing
At 13:33 16 June 2008, Michael Huber wrote:
I want to refinish the leading edge, how do I go about keeping the
profile
correct and am I best to go back to glass on the affected areas
If you can get the original airfoil coordinates it is quite simple to
make
templates on a cnc router. Many modelers have suitable cnc routers
already
and might be cheaper than a professional shop.
Michael
The original airfoil design and the resulting profile when produced at
the factory probably are not the same. They may be reasonably close but I
have seen large differences between left and righ wing airfoils on
relatively new sailplanes. And these sailplanes were among the winning
designs.
Go figure.
Bob
|