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IS-28 Fuselage Construction
Hi All,
Can onyone tell me if the skins on the forward fuselage of an IS-28 are flat wrapped or compound curved (i.e. stretch formed). In other words would it be easy to rebuild the forward fuselage using sheet stock or would it be necessary to buy the preformed skins. Thanks, Steve |
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Earlier, Smjmitchell wrote:
Can onyone tell me if the skins on the forward fuselage of an IS-28 are flat wrapped or compound curved (i.e. stretch formed). I think that Bill Daniels is probably the RAS resident Lark expert. But from what I've seen of various Larks, the forward fuselage skins are pretty much all compound curved. Such skins aren't necessarily stretch-formed. They can also be done using English wheel and hammering or bumping. Dick Schreder used relatively low-tech hydroforming to make the compound-curved forward fuselage skins of the HP homebuilt gliders. Thanks, and best regards to all Bob K. http://www.hpaircraft.com |
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"Bob Kuykendall" wrote in message ... Earlier, Smjmitchell wrote: Can onyone tell me if the skins on the forward fuselage of an IS-28 are flat wrapped or compound curved (i.e. stretch formed). Such skins aren't necessarily stretch-formed. They can also be done using English wheel and hammering or bumping. Dick Schreder used relatively low-tech hydroforming to make the compound-curved forward fuselage skins of the HP homebuilt gliders. Thanks, and best regards to all Bob K. http://www.hpaircraft.com Here is an article that Bob wrote several years ago describing Dick Schreder's system. http://www.soaridaho.com/Schreder/Co...lly_skins.html |
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Although the glider division is clearly missing, you still might try the
factory. www.iar.ro "smjmitchell" wrote in message om... Hi All, Can onyone tell me if the skins on the forward fuselage of an IS-28 are flat wrapped or compound curved (i.e. stretch formed). In other words would it be easy to rebuild the forward fuselage using sheet stock or would it be necessary to buy the preformed skins. Thanks, Steve |
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I have contacted the factory via email regarding an IS-28b2 and IS-32 and
received helpful responses. I would encourage you to try as well. Paul Adriance "F.L. Whiteley" wrote in message ... Although the glider division is clearly missing, you still might try the factory. www.iar.ro "smjmitchell" wrote in message om... Hi All, Can onyone tell me if the skins on the forward fuselage of an IS-28 are flat wrapped or compound curved (i.e. stretch formed). In other words would it be easy to rebuild the forward fuselage using sheet stock or would it be necessary to buy the preformed skins. Thanks, Steve |
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"Bob Kuykendall" wrote in message ... Earlier, Smjmitchell wrote: Can onyone tell me if the skins on the forward fuselage of an IS-28 are flat wrapped or compound curved (i.e. stretch formed). I think that Bill Daniels is probably the RAS resident Lark expert. But from what I've seen of various Larks, the forward fuselage skins are pretty much all compound curved. Such skins aren't necessarily stretch-formed. They can also be done using English wheel and hammering or bumping. Dick Schreder used relatively low-tech hydroforming to make the compound-curved forward fuselage skins of the HP homebuilt gliders. Thanks, and best regards to all Bob K. http://www.hpaircraft.com The forward skins are compound curves so simple wraps of aluminum won't work. The lengthwise curves are actually very large radius so the English wheel should work fine as would Dick Schreder method. The factory will probably be able to supply skins but they can be made from scratch by any competent metal shop. Bill Daniels Bill Daniels |
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