Fuselage recover

[Ragwing nut]

In the whole scheme of things... of all the time involved in a recover/restoration, and given the huge downside of a seem letting go on a finished aircraft, I simply can't imagine not taking the relatively short time to stitch the joint.

Then relax with the piece of mind you've enabled.

Nothing really sticks to polyester, we're basically relying on the mechanical grip of the weave. This is adaquate in shear, but when there's no structure the potential for other than shear forces increases.

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You do realize that in the blanket method, the overlap on a longeron is generally around 1"-1/2". So the glue joint has 75% less contact than the required 4" overlap in open space. Most anytime you see a failure in a glue joint, it will be from improper installation. I've done it for 30 years and never seen a failure on any of my cover jobs.